Create Session
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/session/new \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"request_token": "0609d2cbb31c2329a39455d843492a57f088cfd8"
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/session/new"
payload = { "request_token": "0609d2cbb31c2329a39455d843492a57f088cfd8" }
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({request_token: '0609d2cbb31c2329a39455d843492a57f088cfd8'})
};
fetch('https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/session/new', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/session/new",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'request_token' => '0609d2cbb31c2329a39455d843492a57f088cfd8'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/session/new"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"request_token\": \"0609d2cbb31c2329a39455d843492a57f088cfd8\"\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(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/session/new")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"request_token\": \"0609d2cbb31c2329a39455d843492a57f088cfd8\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/session/new")
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 \"request_token\": \"0609d2cbb31c2329a39455d843492a57f088cfd8\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"session_id": "3bebb91255e4341eb34bd8910da4dfbfefdb4a88",
"success": true
}Create Session
This endpoint is used to create a new session.
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new
Create Session
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/session/new \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"request_token": "0609d2cbb31c2329a39455d843492a57f088cfd8"
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/session/new"
payload = { "request_token": "0609d2cbb31c2329a39455d843492a57f088cfd8" }
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({request_token: '0609d2cbb31c2329a39455d843492a57f088cfd8'})
};
fetch('https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/session/new', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/session/new",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'request_token' => '0609d2cbb31c2329a39455d843492a57f088cfd8'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/session/new"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"request_token\": \"0609d2cbb31c2329a39455d843492a57f088cfd8\"\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(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/session/new")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"request_token\": \"0609d2cbb31c2329a39455d843492a57f088cfd8\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/session/new")
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 \"request_token\": \"0609d2cbb31c2329a39455d843492a57f088cfd8\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"session_id": "3bebb91255e4341eb34bd8910da4dfbfefdb4a88",
"success": true
}This is step 3 from the How do I generate a session id? guide to create a fully valid session ID once a user has validated the request token.
Authorizations
Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.
Body
application/json
A temporary credential used in the authentication process
Example:
"0609d2cbb31c2329a39455d843492a57f088cfd8"
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