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# Login

POST https://testapi.nms.go.ug/api/v1/auth/login
Content-Type: application/json

> **Start Here** — This is the **entry point** of the NMS API Platform Platform API and the **default landing page** of the published documentation at [https://apidocs.nms.go.ug](https://apidocs.nms.go.ug). Run this request first to obtain your JWT token before calling any other endpoint.

Authenticates a user against the NMS API Platform and returns a JWT Bearer token.

**Request Body (JSON):**
```json
{
  "username": "your_username",
  "password": "your_password"
}
```

**Success Response (200 OK):**
```json
{
  "token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzM4NCJ9...",
  "expiresIn": 3600
}
```

**Post-Response Script:** The returned token is automatically saved to the `jwt_token` collection variable, so all subsequent requests will use it via `Authorization: Bearer {{jwt_token}}`.

**Notes:**
- Run this request first before calling any other endpoint.
- If you receive `401 Unauthorized` on other requests, re-run this to refresh the token.


Reference: https://apidocs.nms.go.ug/api-reference/collection/authentication/login

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: collection
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  /api/v1/auth/login:
    post:
      operationId: login
      summary: Login
      description: >
        > **Start Here** — This is the **entry point** of the NMS API Platform
        Platform API and the **default landing page** of the published
        documentation at [https://apidocs.nms.go.ug](https://apidocs.nms.go.ug).
        Run this request first to obtain your JWT token before calling any other
        endpoint.


        Authenticates a user against the NMS API Platform and returns a JWT
        Bearer token.


        **Request Body (JSON):**

        ```json

        {
          "username": "your_username",
          "password": "your_password"
        }

        ```


        **Success Response (200 OK):**

        ```json

        {
          "token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzM4NCJ9...",
          "expiresIn": 3600
        }

        ```


        **Post-Response Script:** The returned token is automatically saved to
        the `jwt_token` collection variable, so all subsequent requests will use
        it via `Authorization: Bearer {{jwt_token}}`.


        **Notes:**

        - Run this request first before calling any other endpoint.

        - If you receive `401 Unauthorized` on other requests, re-run this to
        refresh the token.
      tags:
        - subpackage_authentication
      parameters:
        - name: Authorization
          in: header
          description: Bearer authentication
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Authentication_Login_Response_200'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                username:
                  type: string
                password:
                  type: string
              required:
                - username
                - password
servers:
  - url: https://testapi.nms.go.ug
  - url: http://localhost:8081
  - url: http://localhost:8083
components:
  schemas:
    Authentication_Login_Response_200:
      type: object
      properties: {}
      description: Empty response body
      title: Authentication_Login_Response_200
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

```

## SDK Code Examples

```python
import requests

url = "https://testapi.nms.go.ug/api/v1/auth/login"

payload = {
    "username": "admin",
    "password": "Admin2026!"
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://testapi.nms.go.ug/api/v1/auth/login';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"username":"admin","password":"Admin2026!"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://testapi.nms.go.ug/api/v1/auth/login"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"username\": \"admin\",\n  \"password\": \"Admin2026!\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://testapi.nms.go.ug/api/v1/auth/login")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"username\": \"admin\",\n  \"password\": \"Admin2026!\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://testapi.nms.go.ug/api/v1/auth/login")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"username\": \"admin\",\n  \"password\": \"Admin2026!\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://testapi.nms.go.ug/api/v1/auth/login', [
  'body' => '{
  "username": "admin",
  "password": "Admin2026!"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://testapi.nms.go.ug/api/v1/auth/login");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"username\": \"admin\",\n  \"password\": \"Admin2026!\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "username": "admin",
  "password": "Admin2026!"
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://testapi.nms.go.ug/api/v1/auth/login")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```