---
title: "Changes to Verifies user or application authentication"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/authentication"
---

# Changes to Verifies user or application authentication

`POST /api/v1/authentication`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 1 of 2 revisions.

- **2026-10-30** `4fd8e917d458`: 2 breaking, 4 warning, 1 info

## Changes

- **2026-10-30** `4fd8e917d458`: 2 breaking, 4 warning, 1 info
  - removed the required property `entity/password` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the required property `entity/userId` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `entity/backEndLogin` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `entity/country` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `entity/language` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `entity/rememberMe` from the response with the `200` status
  - api operation id `postAuthentication` removed and replaced with `postAuthenticationV1`

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/anzworldline-solutions/apis/dotcms-rest-api/docs/api/v1/authentication/post.md) - [API](https://skmtc.dev/anzworldline-solutions/apis/dotcms-rest-api.md) - [Page](https://skmtc.dev/anzworldline-solutions/apis/dotcms-rest-api/changes/api/v1/authentication/post)