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POST
/
3
/
authentication
/
session
/
new
Create session
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/session/new \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "request_token": "97e8b69a2897f0b530ccb46c5cb352dd0a387e7c"
}'
{
  "session_id": "7274a757c27767f63eda2c6599afd5b280047f2d",
  "success": true
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json
​
request_token
string

This is a temporary credential used in the authentication process.

Example:

"97e8b69a2897f0b530ccb46c5cb352dd0a387e7c"

Response

200 - application/json

create session

​
session_id
string

A token that represents a logged-in user's session after they have authenticated with their TMDB account.

Example:

"7274a757c27767f63eda2c6599afd5b280047f2d"

​
success
boolean

This shows whether the output was a success or failure.

Example:

true