Requests an authentication token for the specified user account. Credentials can either be passed in the HTTP Authorization header (in the format "user username:password") or via the "username" and "password" query string parameters.
Note: This call is not rate-limited. The "username" and "password" query string parameters are supported to facilitate the acquisition of an authentication token using a web browser. Applications should either pass the authentication credentials in the HTTP Authorization header or make use of the POST authentication_credentials call to avoid passing credentials in the query string.
(required)
Specifies the username of the user account requesting an authentication token.
(required)
Specifies the password.
(optional)
Only available for JSON format. If supplied, the response will use JSONP format with a callback of the given name.
N/A
Returns an authentication token if authentication succeeds. The client application should store the authentication token and submit it with subsequent API calls. The authentication token expires 30 minutes after it is last used. Returns '401 Unauthorized' and an error message if authentication fails.
application/json, application/javascript (JSONP), application/xml or text/csv as requested
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username
(required)
password
(required)
callback
(optional)
Response format
GET /authentication_token?username=me&password=my_password GET /authentication_token.json?username=me&password=my_password GET /authentication_token.xml?username=me&password=my_password GET /authentication_token.csv?username=me&password=my_password
JSON body: "722fa0c702f42b68e2fdb771a80caed" XML body: <?xml version="1.0"?> <string>722fa0c702f42b68e2fdb771a80caed</string> CSV body: 722fa0c702f42b68e2fdb771a80caed
