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Getting Bearer Tokens

  • Create a new user login either by registering to create a new free account, or by sending an invitation to join an existing account
  • Login to the OpenSolar App to automatically create your bearer token
  • Once you've created the token, you can acquire it via the command line by POSTing your username and password to the login endpoint
  • For MFA enabled accounts, you'll have to add the current 2FA token in the POSTed data.

Sample POST request and response (Generate a bearer token):

Request 
$ curl "https://api.opensolar.com/api-token-auth/"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
--request POST
-d '{"username":"arnie@illbeback.com","password":"gettothechopper", "token": "1234"}'

note

Standard user tokens expire after 7 days. To prevent tokens from expiring, set your user to be a machine user.

Response 
output: {
	"token": "d7e1b00845ae0d9d3fdfc8c0cbf2300766d94002",
	"user": {
		...
	},
	...
}