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Authenticate and get access token.

Endpoint​

POST /api/Authentication/login

Request Body​

{
  "email": "[email protected]",
  "password": "password"
}

Parameters​

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
emailstringYesUser email address
passwordstringYesUser password

Response​

Success (200 OK)​

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIs...",
    "refreshToken": "refresh-token-here",
    "expiresIn": 3600,
    "user": {
      "id": "user-id",
      "email": "[email protected]",
      "fullName": "John Doe",
      "username": "johndoe"
    }
  }
}

Error (401 Unauthorized)​

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "INVALID_CREDENTIALS",
    "message": "Invalid email or password"
  }
}

Example​

const response = await fetch('http://localhost:5000/api/Authentication/login', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    email: '[email protected]',
    password: 'password'
  })
});

const data = await response.json();
localStorage.setItem('token', data.data.token);

Token Usage​

Include the token in subsequent requests:

fetch('http://localhost:5000/api/Post/feed/home', {
  headers: {
    'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`
  }
});

Next Steps​