Create Session (with login)

This endpoint create the session id with its login details.

POST /3/authentication/token/validate_with_login

Create Session (with login)

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/token/validate_with_login \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "password": "test123",
  "request_token": "9cd2a6e7bb16e67e55bc695c87d9d63e0727057b",
  "username": "johnny_appleseed"
}
'

200

{
  "expires_at": "2024-12-14 17:06:53 UTC",
  "request_token": "9cd2a6e7bb16e67e55bc695c87d9d63e0727057b",
  "success": true
}

Authorizations

Authorization · string · header · required

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

Body

application/json

password · string

The password used to create the account.

Example:

"test123"

request_token · string

A temporary credential used in the authentication process.

Example:

"9cd2a6e7bb16e67e55bc695c87d9d63e0727057b"

username · string

The username used to create the account

Example:

"johnny_appleseed"

Response

200 - application/json

create session (with login)

expires_at · string

This is when the request token will expire.

Example:

"2024-12-14 17:06:53 UTC"

request_token · string

A temporary credential used in the authentication process.

Example:

"9cd2a6e7bb16e67e55bc695c87d9d63e0727057b"

success · boolean

This is the success or failure of our request.

Example:

true