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checkToken #

Checks the validity of an authentication token.


Query Syntax #

HTTP #

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URL: http://kuzzle:7512/_checkToken
Method: POST
Body:
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{
  "token": "<the JWT to check>"
}

Other protocols #

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{
  "controller": "auth",
  "action": "checkToken",
  "body": {
    "token": "<the JWT to check>"
  }
}

Body properties #

  • token: the authentication token to be tested

Response #

The returned result contains the following properties:

  • valid: a boolean telling whether the provided token is valid
  • state: the reason why a token is invalid. Present only if valid is false
  • expiresAt: token expiration timestamp. Present only if valid is true

Example:

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{
  "status": 200,
  "error": null,
  "controller": "auth",
  "action": "checkToken",
  "requestId": "<unique request identifier>",
  "result": {
    "valid": true,
    "expiresAt": 1538557452248
  }
}