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id: ci-login-create
title: Authenticate and receive an access token
description: >-
  Authenticate using an API key and receive an access token for further API
  requests.
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  children={"Authenticate and receive an access token"}
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<MethodEndpoint
  method={"post"}
  path={"/login"}
  context={"endpoint"}
>

</MethodEndpoint>

Authenticate using an API key and receive an access token for further API requests.

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  id={"request"}
  as={"h2"}
  className={"openapi-tabs__heading"}
  children={"Request"}
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</Heading>

<ParamsDetails
  parameters={undefined}
>

</ParamsDetails>

<RequestSchema
  title={"Body"}
  body={{"required":true,"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"api_key":{"type":"string","description":"The API key for authentication."}},"example":{"api_key":"MZRODUyNTA4..."}}}}}}
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</RequestSchema>

<StatusCodes
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  responses={{"200":{"description":"Successful login.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"access_token":{"type":"string","description":"The access token for further API requests. Include this token in your requests as *Bearer access_token*."}},"example":{"access_token":"eyJraWQiOiJGZFV..."}}}}}}}
>

</StatusCodes>