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POST
/
3
/
authentication
/
session
/
new
Create session
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/session/new \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "request_token": "b8308ca8ff09894f2f96723e0bf12ca12dcfc4f6"
}
'
{
  "session_id": "af596ffaed7dba65990f8145d69e3bcc7c2f8b04",
  "success": true
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

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

Body

application/json
​
request_token
string

The unique token returned in create request token endpoint. It must be validated before it is used. See how to validate here

Example:

"b8308ca8ff09894f2f96723e0bf12ca12dcfc4f6"

Response

200 - application/json

Request successful

​
session_id
string

A unique identifier for an authenticated user session

Example:

"af596ffaed7dba65990f8145d69e3bcc7c2f8b04"

​
success
boolean

Indicates whether the request was successful. Possible values - true or false

Example:

true