Login

{
  "title": "Login to Lemmy",
  "description": "Example of authenticating with a Lemmy instance to obtain a JWT bearer token.",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "url": "https://lemmy.world/api/v4/account/auth/login",
    "headers": {
      "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    "body": {
      "username_or_email": "example_user",
      "password": "your_password_here",
      "totp_2fa_token": null
    }
  },
  "response": {
    "status": 200,
    "body": {
      "jwt": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIxMjM0NSIsImlzcyI6ImxlbW15LndvcmxkIiwiaWF0IjoxNzAyMDAwMDAwfQ.example",
      "registration_created": false,
      "verify_email_sent": false
    }
  },
  "notes": "Store the JWT token and include it as an Authorization: Bearer <token> header in subsequent authenticated requests. Tokens do not expire but are invalidated on logout."
}