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com.atproto.server.createSession

Lexicon Version: 1

Type: procedure

Create an authentication session.

Parameters: (None defined)

Input:

  • Encoding: application/json
  • Schema:

Schema Type: object

NameTypeReq’dDescriptionConstraints
identifierstringHandle or other identifier supported by the server for the authenticating user.
passwordstring
authFactorTokenstring
allowTakendownbooleanWhen true, instead of throwing error for takendown accounts, a valid response with a narrow scoped token will be returned
Output:
  • Encoding: application/json
  • Schema:

Schema Type: object

NameTypeReq’dDescriptionConstraints
accessJwtstring
refreshJwtstring
handlestringFormat: handle
didstringFormat: did
didDocunknown
emailstring
emailConfirmedboolean
emailAuthFactorboolean
activeboolean
statusstringIf active=false, this optional field indicates a possible reason for why the account is not active. If active=false and no status is supplied, then the host makes no claim for why the repository is no longer being hosted.Known Values: takendown, suspended, deactivated
Possible Errors:
  • AccountTakedown
  • AuthFactorTokenRequired

{
"lexicon": 1,
"id": "com.atproto.server.createSession",
"defs": {
"main": {
"type": "procedure",
"description": "Create an authentication session.",
"input": {
"encoding": "application/json",
"schema": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"identifier",
"password"
],
"properties": {
"identifier": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Handle or other identifier supported by the server for the authenticating user."
},
"password": {
"type": "string"
},
"authFactorToken": {
"type": "string"
},
"allowTakendown": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "When true, instead of throwing error for takendown accounts, a valid response with a narrow scoped token will be returned"
}
}
}
},
"output": {
"encoding": "application/json",
"schema": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"accessJwt",
"refreshJwt",
"handle",
"did"
],
"properties": {
"accessJwt": {
"type": "string"
},
"refreshJwt": {
"type": "string"
},
"handle": {
"type": "string",
"format": "handle"
},
"did": {
"type": "string",
"format": "did"
},
"didDoc": {
"type": "unknown"
},
"email": {
"type": "string"
},
"emailConfirmed": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"emailAuthFactor": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"active": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"description": "If active=false, this optional field indicates a possible reason for why the account is not active. If active=false and no status is supplied, then the host makes no claim for why the repository is no longer being hosted.",
"knownValues": [
"takendown",
"suspended",
"deactivated"
]
}
}
}
},
"errors": [
{
"name": "AccountTakedown"
},
{
"name": "AuthFactorTokenRequired"
}
]
}
}
}