---
title: "Authenticate towards the node"
method: POST
path: "/auth"
tags: ["auth"]
---

# Authenticate towards the node

`POST /auth`

## Request body

- LoginRequest
  - `password` string, string, required
  - `username` string, string, required

## Response `200`

Login was successful

- LoginResponse
  - `error` string, string, required
  - `jwt` string, string, required

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized (Wrong permissions, missing token)

## Changes

- **2023-02-13** `1041f915f260` — 1 info
  - removed the non-success response with the status `405`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/iotaledger/apis/wasp-api/changes/auth/post.md)

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