---
title: "Changes to Validate credentials"
method: POST
path: "/authenticate"
---

# Changes to Validate credentials

`POST /authenticate`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 3 of 16 revisions.

- **2026-01-30** `32f48ec94aec`: 2 breaking, 5 info
- **2023-02-28** `910d3ad08e09`: 2 info
- **2023-02-23** `9c09a2aad349`: 2 warning, 5 info

## Changes

- **2026-01-30** `32f48ec94aec`: 2 breaking, 5 info
  - the request property `login` became required
  - the request property `password` became required
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
  - added the optional property `description` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `description` to the response with the `401` status
  - added the optional property `error` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `error` to the response with the `401` status
- **2023-02-28** `910d3ad08e09`: 2 info
  - api operation id `externalAuthentication` was added
  - added the non-success response with the status `401`
- **2023-02-23** `9c09a2aad349`: 2 warning, 5 info
  - removed the optional property `description` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `error` from the response with the `200` status
  - api operation id `externalAuthentication` removed and replaced with ``
  - the request property `login` became optional
  - the request property `password` became optional
  - removed the non-success response with the status `400`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `401`

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/netxms/apis/netxms-rest-api/docs/authenticate/post.md) - [API](https://skmtc.dev/netxms/apis/netxms-rest-api.md) - [Page](https://skmtc.dev/netxms/apis/netxms-rest-api/changes/authenticate/post)