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POST
/
auth
/
login-email
Log in with email
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.example.com/auth/login-email \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "email": "<string>",
  "password": "<string>"
}
'
{
  "token": "<string>",
  "message": "<string>"
}
Signs in an existing user using Firebase Authentication. Returns a JWT token on success.
This endpoint does not require authentication.

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Request body

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email
string
required
The email address associated with the account.
​
password
string
required
The account password. Validated by Firebase Authentication.

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Response

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200 — Success

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token
string
required
A signed JWT valid for 1000 days. Pass this value in the x-access'courser-auth-token header on authenticated requests.
​
message
string
required
Always "Login successful".

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401 — Incorrect credentials

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message
string
"Incorrect email or password"

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Example

curl --request POST \
  --url http://localhost:8000/auth/login-email \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "email": "professor@university.edu",
    "password": "securepassword123"
  }'
200
{
  "token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9...",
  "message": "Login successful"
}
401
{
  "message": "Incorrect email or password"
}