---
title: "Authenticate user"
method: POST
path: "/users/authenticate"
tags: ["users"]
---

# Authenticate user

`POST /users/authenticate`

Validate and issue token to user.

## Request body

- Credential
  - `username` string
  - `password` string

## Response `200`

Token issued

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid credentials input

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/packtpublishing/apis/users-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/packtpublishing/apis/users-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/packtpublishing/users-api/revisions/9b9ab746852c/schema)