Create a token
A user can only have one token, which means that generating a new token will invalidate the previous one. Only someone with superuser privileges can generate a new token.
RequestResponse
PUT /api/authenticate
Body parameters
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Name |
Type |
Description |
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The username of the user to generate a new token for |
Body examples
RequestResponse
{
"user_name":"Username"
}
Response
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Response |
Description |
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Returns the newly generated token to be used in the |
Response examples
RequestResponse
Status: 200 Ok
{
"token" : "newly-generated-token-to-be-used-in-X-Auth-Token-header"
}