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POST
/
authentication
/
token
/
validate_with_login
Create Session with Login
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/token/validate_with_login \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "username": "bisi",
  "password": "test123",
  "request_token": "65579224bd555f9fccda03941a3dcc53b606abee"
}
'
{
  "success": true,
  "expires_at": "2024-12-16 22:49:51 UTC",
  "request_token": "65579224bd555f9fccda03941a3dcc53b606abee"
}
To validating a request token, a user must authenticate the request via the TMDB website

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

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

Body

application/json
​
username
string
required

The user's username.

​
password
string
required

The user's password.

​
request_token
string
required

A token to authenticate the request.

Response

200 - application/json

Successful response

​
success
boolean

Indicates success

​
expires_at
string

Expiration time

​
request_token
string

Token for request