Auth

Authenticates users of the store.

Auth object

Represents the authentication token returned after a successful login request.

{
    "token": "string"
}

POST /auth/login

Make request

• Endpoint: /auth/login

• Method: POST

• Headers: Content-Type: application/json

• Request body:

{
    "username":"mor_2314",
    "password":"83r5^_"
}

Request

curl -X POST https://fakestoreapi.com/auth/login \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"username":"mor_2314", "password":"83r5^_"}'

Response

The endpoint returns a JSON Web Token (JWT) that can be used for authenticated requests.

• Status: 201 Created

• Content-Type: application/json

{ 
    "token": "<JWT token>" 
}

Error response

The API returns an error when credentials are missing or invalid.

• Status: 401 Unauthorized

username or password is incorrect

• Status: 400 Bad Request

username and password are not provided in JSON format