/v2/login¶
The login route is required before access to any route under v2 is requested.
The system will respond with a token that needs to be included in the header of all subsequent API requests.
The following methods are supported for the login route.
Method |
URI |
Description |
|---|---|---|
POST |
|
Retrieves dashboard data for a specific user. |
High Level login API Flow¶
POST¶
/v2/login
Required Parameters
The login request requires a
usernameandpasswordparameter to be sent as part of the POST request.Note
the
usernameandpasswordshould be sent as a multipart form parameter. The username should be a userid that already exists in the system. A user can be added through our User Interface or via the API.By default, the system contains a user named
lxt_api_user. This userid can be used for first time API users. Thelxt_api_userpassword is set at install time by your system administrator.Example Curl Request
Command:
curl -k -w '\nRESP_CODE: %{response_code}\n' -X POST https://<IP or FQDN>/api/v2/login -d"username=lxt_api_user&password=password1"
Output (truncated):
{"token":"eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiJ9[...]"}
RESP_CODE:
200