# Citrix NetScaler Authentication API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/citrix-netscaler/citrix-netscaler-authentication-api/  
**Provider:** Citrix NetScaler — https://apis.io/providers/citrix-netscaler/  
**Base URL:** https://<netscaler-ip>/nitro/v1  
**Documentation:** https://developer-docs.netscaler.com/en-us/adc-nitro-api/current-release.html

Citrix NetScaler Authentication API is one of 9 APIs that [Citrix NetScaler](https://apis.io/providers/citrix-netscaler/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition. Tagged areas include Authentication. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, authentication docs, a getting-started guide, a changelog, and 1 JSON Schema.

Session-based authentication for the NITRO API. Obtain an authentication token via login, then include it as a cookie in subsequent requests.

## Machine-readable artifacts (8)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/citrix-netscaler/refs/heads/main/openapi/citrix-netscaler-authentication-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://developer-docs.netscaler.com/en-us/adc-nitro-api/current-release.html
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/citrix-netscaler/refs/heads/main/json-schema/citrix-netscaler-vserver-schema.json
- **JSONLD** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/citrix-netscaler/refs/heads/main/json-ld/citrix-netscaler-context.jsonld
- **Authentication** — https://developer-docs.netscaler.com/en-us/adc-nitro-api/current-release/performing-basic-netscaler-operations.html
- **GettingStarted** — https://developer-docs.netscaler.com/en-us/adc-nitro-api/current-release/before-you-begin.html
- **SDKs** — https://www.citrix.com/downloads/citrix-adc/sdks/
- **ChangeLog** — https://developer-docs.netscaler.com/en-us/adc-nitro-api/current-release/nitro-changes-across-releases/

## Other Citrix NetScaler APIs (8)

- [NetScaler ADM NITRO API](https://apis.io/apis/citrix-netscaler/netscaler-adm-nitro-api/)
- [NetScaler SDX NITRO API](https://apis.io/apis/citrix-netscaler/netscaler-sdx-nitro-api/)
- [NetScaler Next-Gen API](https://apis.io/apis/citrix-netscaler/netscaler-next-gen-api/)
- [Citrix NetScaler CS Virtual Server API](https://apis.io/apis/citrix-netscaler/citrix-netscaler-cs-virtual-server-api/)
- [Citrix NetScaler LB Virtual Server API](https://apis.io/apis/citrix-netscaler/citrix-netscaler-lb-virtual-server-api/)
- [Citrix NetScaler NS Config API](https://apis.io/apis/citrix-netscaler/citrix-netscaler-ns-config-api/)
- [Citrix NetScaler Statistics API](https://apis.io/apis/citrix-netscaler/citrix-netscaler-statistics-api/)
- [Citrix NetScaler System API](https://apis.io/apis/citrix-netscaler/citrix-netscaler-system-api/)

## Tags

Authentication

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