---
title: "POST /auth"
method: POST
path: "/auth"
---

# POST /auth

`POST /auth`

Check auth configuration

## Request body

- AuthConfig
  - `username` string
  - `password` string
  - `serveraddress` string

## Response `200`

The request has succeeded.

- AuthResponse — An identity token was generated successfully.
  - `Status` string, required — The status of the authentication
  - `IdentityToken` string — An opaque token used to authenticate a user after a successful login

## Changes

- **2026-02-14** `31f80d10d31a` — 2 breaking, 3 info
  - request body became required
  - removed the success response with the status `204`
  - api tag `System` removed
  - removed the non-success response with the status `401`
  - …1 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/hexlet/apis/docker-engine-api/changes/auth/post.md)

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