---
title: "Login to get authentication token"
method: POST
path: "/login"
tags: ["Authentication"]
---

# Login to get authentication token

`POST /login`

## Request body

- object
  - `username` string, required
  - `password` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful login

- object
  - `code` integer
  - `message` string
  - `data` string — Authentication token

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request
- `401` — Unauthorized

## Changes

- **2025-03-03** `14e4eafea538` — 1 breaking, 3 warning, 3 info
  - the response's body type/format changed from `object`/`` to ``/`` for status `200`
  - removed the optional property `code` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `data` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `message` from the response with the `200` status
  - …3 more
- **2025-03-02** `526e5bdf6dee` — 2 breaking, 2 warning, 7 info
  - request body became required
  - the `data` response's property type/format changed from `array`/`` to `object`/`` for status `200`
  - removed the optional property `error` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `status` from the response with the `200` status
  - …7 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/crawlab-team/apis/crawlab-api/changes/login/post.md)

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