How to login a user via API?

NathanLei · November 23, 2019, 2:43pm

I have gone thought all the topic, None of them explain well, how to log in a user via API. I’m making an APP base on discourse APIs… someone cares to share a link or code?? please…

zeroarst · January 23, 2020, 8:23am

Hi did you manager to solve the problem? I am looking the same thing. My thing is simple: I just want to validate user by asking username and password, and once logged in successfully. I then save the status in my android app. I don’t want to use SSO because I just want to validate user that’s all.

tohu · January 23, 2020, 9:09am

There’s a React Native app that you can use as a reference to find out how to login.
This file in particular should help you get started.

github.com/pmusaraj/discourse-mobile-single-site-app

js/Authenticate.js

main

'use strict';
import {Platform} from 'react-native';

import AsyncStorage from '@react-native-community/async-storage';
const site = 'https://' + global.siteDomain;

class Authenticate {
  constructor() {}

  login(username, password) {
    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
      this.getAbout()
        .then((json) => {
          // old version
          if (json.about.version.startsWith('2.5')) {
            this.getCSRF()
              .then((json) => {
                if (json.csrf) {
                  AsyncStorage.getItem('@Discourse.loginCookie').then(
                    (cookie) => {

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