---
title: "Login to the Cove API"
method: POST
path: "/v1/auth/login"
tags: ["Auth"]
---

# Login to the Cove API

`POST /v1/auth/login`

## Request

- Base URL: `/` (relative, and the document was published on a file host, not at the API’s origin)
- URL: `/v1/auth/login`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Login to the Cove API

## Request body

- V1LoginRequest
  - `username` string
  - `password` string

## Response `200`

A successful response.

- V1LoginResponse
  - `accessToken` string

## Other responses

- `default`: An unexpected error response.

## Changes

- **2025-06-03** `d073d48df6b1`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-02-02** `67b7e6175415`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/getcove/apis/proto-screening-v2-screening-proto/changes/v1/auth/login/post.md)

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