POST api/Authentication/GetTokenAlt

Requests a Token for use in making calls to the WebAPI. The token will be set for 6 months. If the password does not match -or the Client is not marked as active - then the Token will contain an authentication = false.

Request Information

URI Parameters

None.

Body Parameters

Credentials

GetTokenRequest

Name	Description	Type	Additional information
UserID		string	None.
Password		string	None.

Request Formats

application/json, text/json

Sample:

{
  "UserID": "sample string 1",
  "Password": "sample string 2"
}

application/xml, text/xml

Sample:

<GetTokenRequest xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/MarketplaceDataContracts.Request">
  <Password>sample string 2</Password>
  <UserID>sample string 1</UserID>
</GetTokenRequest>

application/x-www-form-urlencoded

Sample:

Sample not available.

Response Information

Resource Description

a Token upon authentication.

AuthToken

Name	Description	Type	Additional information
Token		string	None.

Response Formats

application/json, text/json

Sample:

{
  "Token": "sample string 1"
}

application/xml, text/xml

Sample:

<AuthenticationController.AuthToken xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/MarketplaceAPI.Controllers">
  <Token>sample string 1</Token>
</AuthenticationController.AuthToken>