---
title: "Everest API Login"
method: POST
path: "/session"
tags: ["Authentication & Authorization"]
---

# Everest API Login

`POST /session`

This API issues a new JWT token for logging in from the Everest API.
The provided user must have the `login` capability.

## Request body

- UserCredentials
  - `username` string
  - `password` string

## Response `200`

Successful operation

- object
  - `token` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Unsuccessful operation
- `429` — Too many attempts
- `500` — Internal server error

## Changes

- **2025-05-19** `07514a9fe794` — 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `429`
- **2024-07-04** `89975f6ac454` — 2 info
  - api tag `Authentication & Authorization` added
  - api tag `Authentication` removed
- **2024-06-19** `00f3dd8cb624` — 1 info
  - api tag `Authentication` added
- **2024-05-22** `a89c25b7612d` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2024-04-12** `dec31e5eea8e` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/openeverest/apis/openeverest-schema/changes/session/post.md)

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/openeverest/apis/openeverest-schema.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/openeverest/apis/openeverest-schema/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/openeverest/openeverest-schema/revisions/46b19e13670b/schema)