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Payload Authentication API

The Authentication API from Payload — 8 operation(s) for authentication.

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

Payload Authentication API is one of 5 APIs that Payload publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Authentication. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 8 operations across 8 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 3.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://example.com.

8 operations 8 paths 0 schemas 1 GET7 POST

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
3.0
Base URL
https://payloadcms.com/api
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Contact
Payload
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Payload Authentication API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — JWT issued by the login endpoint. Send as Authorization: JWT or via cookie.

Paths & Operations 8

Across 8 paths, the API surfaces 8 operations — 1 GET, 7 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Authentication 8
POST
/api/{userCollection}/login
Login and receive a JWT token
login 1 param → 200
POST
/api/{userCollection}/logout
Logout current session
logout 1 param → 200
GET
/api/{userCollection}/me
Get current authenticated user
me 1 param → 200
POST
/api/{userCollection}/refresh-token
Refresh the JWT token
refreshToken 1 param → 200
POST
/api/{userCollection}/verify/{token}
Verify a newly-registered user via email token
verifyUser 2 params → 200
POST
/api/{userCollection}/forgot-password
Initiate forgot-password flow
forgotPassword 1 param → 200
POST
/api/{userCollection}/reset-password
Reset password using a token
resetPassword 1 param → 200
POST
/api/{userCollection}/unlock
Unlock a locked user account
unlockUser 1 param → 200

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

payload-authentication-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Payload publishes across the network.

Payload
AE Profile APIs.io
Payload Collections API
AE Profile APIs.io
Payload Globals API
AE Profile APIs.io
Payload Preferences API
AE Profile APIs.io
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Base URL
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Docs
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