---
title: "Changes to Returns the JWT access token for the provided user login data if the login was successful. This is usually only called from an OAuth2 client!"
method: POST
path: "/authentication/login"
---

# Changes to Returns the JWT access token for the provided user login data if the login was successful. This is usually only called from an OAuth2 client!

`POST /authentication/login`

> Every recorded change to this endpoint, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 2 of 73 revisions.

- **2026-07-15** `1af5a8046f20` — 2 breaking, 2 info
- **2025-08-22** `53e769440a25` — 1 breaking, 2 warning, 1 info

## Changes

- **2026-07-15** `1af5a8046f20` — 2 breaking, 2 info
  - the `client_secret` request property type/format changed from ``/`` to ``/`password`
  - the `password` request property type/format changed from `string`/`` to `string`/`password`
  - added the optional property `detail/items/ctx` to the response with the `422` status
  - added the optional property `detail/items/input` to the response with the `422` status
- **2025-08-22** `53e769440a25` — 1 breaking, 2 warning, 1 info
  - the `client_secret` request property type/format changed from ``/`password` to ``/``
  - removed the optional property `detail/items/ctx` from the response with the `422` status
  - removed the optional property `detail/items/input` from the response with the `422` status
  - the `password` request property type/format was generalized from `string`/`password` to `string`/``

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/uhh-lt/apis/discourse-analysis-tool-suite-api/docs/authentication/login/post.md) · [API](https://skmtc.dev/uhh-lt/apis/discourse-analysis-tool-suite-api.md) · [Page](https://skmtc.dev/uhh-lt/apis/discourse-analysis-tool-suite-api/changes/authentication/login/post)