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Authenticate API
editAuthenticate API
editEnables you to submit a request with a basic auth header to authenticate a user and retrieve information about the authenticated user.
Request
editGET /_security/_authenticate
Description
editA successful call returns a JSON structure that shows user information such as their username, the roles that are assigned to the user, any assigned metadata, and information about the realms that authenticated and authorized the user.
Response codes
editIf the user cannot be authenticated, this API returns a 401 status code.
Examples
editTo authenticate a user, submit a GET request to the
/_security/_authenticate endpoint:
GET /_security/_authenticate
The following example output provides information about the "rdeniro" user:
{
"username": "rdeniro",
"roles": [
"admin"
],
"full_name": null,
"email": null,
"metadata": { },
"enabled": true,
"authentication_realm": {
"name" : "file",
"type" : "file"
},
"lookup_realm": {
"name" : "file",
"type" : "file"
},
"authentication_type": "realm"
}