---
title: "Login method to get user JWT token data"
method: POST
path: "/api/auth/login"
tags: ["login-endpoint"]
---

# Login method to get user JWT token data

`POST /api/auth/login`

Login method used to authenticate user and get JWT token data.

Value of the response **token** field can be used as **X-Authorization** header value:

`X-Authorization: Bearer $JWT_TOKEN_VALUE`.

## Request body

- LoginRequest
  - `username` string, required — User email
  - `password` string, required — User password

## Response `200`

OK

- LoginResponse
  - `token` string, required — JWT token
  - `refreshToken` string, required — Refresh token

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized
- `401 ` — Unauthorized (**Expired credentials**)

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[API](https://skmtc.net/thingsboard/apis/thingsboard-rest-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/thingsboard/apis/thingsboard-rest-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/thingsboard/thingsboard-rest-api/revisions/40169ccdec5c/schema)