Create a Request Token

This endpoint is used to request a new authentication token.

POST /4/auth/request_token

Create a Request Token

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.themoviedb.org/4/auth/request_token \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "redirect_to": "https://www.themoviedb.org/"
}
'

200

{
  "request_token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJhdWQiOiIxMzk5ZTI4YjczZjA4M2U0ZTQzMmZmYzUxOTc1YWFmYSIsIm5iZiI6MTc0MDk5MjcyMS4zMDg3MjMsImp0aSI6IjY3YzU3MGQxNjQ1ZDZjMmVjNTRhOWFhNiIsInNjb3BlcyI6WyJwZW5kaW5nX3JlcXVlc3RfdG9rZW4iXSwidmVyc2lvbiI6MiwiZXhwIjoxNzQwOTkzNjIxLCJyZWRpcmVjdF90byI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZW1vdmllZGIub3JnLyJ9.dnITyB2RQO4UbilSqTJzFt9XZ-SYxovjqSVlSDI4DIg",
  "status_code": 1,
  "status_message": "Success.",
  "success": true
}

Authorizations

Authorization · string · header · required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json

redirect_to · string

The URL to redirect to after authentication

Example:

"https://www.themoviedb.org/"

Response

200 - application/json

Create a Request Token

request_token · string

Example:

"eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJhdWQiOiIxMzk5ZTI4YjczZjA4M2U0ZTQzMmZmYzUxOTc1YWFmYSIsIm5iZiI6MTc0MDk5MjcyMS4zMDg3MjMsImp0aSI6IjY3YzU3MGQxNjQ1ZDZjMmVjNTRhOWFhNiIsInNjb3BlcyI6WyJwZW5kaW5nX3JlcXVlc3RfdG9rZW4iXSwidmVyc2lvbiI6MiwiZXhwIjoxNzQwOTkzNjIxLCJyZWRpcmVjdF90byI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZW1vdmllZGIub3JnLyJ9.dnITyB2RQO4UbilSqTJzFt9XZ-SYxovjqSVlSDI4DIg"

status_code · number

Example:

1

status_message · string

Example:

"Success."

success · boolean

Example:

true