Create Session (with Login)

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/token/validate_with_login \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "password": "Alexander4",
  "request_token": "65fa8d51d4cc82668dd72b231591cc824231193c",
  "username": "Chisa_"
}
'

import requests

url = "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/token/validate_with_login"

payload = {
    "password": "Alexander4",
    "request_token": "65fa8d51d4cc82668dd72b231591cc824231193c",
    "username": "Chisa_"
}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}

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

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({
    password: 'Alexander4',
    request_token: '65fa8d51d4cc82668dd72b231591cc824231193c',
    username: 'Chisa_'
  })
};

fetch('https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/token/validate_with_login', 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/token/validate_with_login",
  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([
    'password' => 'Alexander4',
    'request_token' => '65fa8d51d4cc82668dd72b231591cc824231193c',
    'username' => 'Chisa_'
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "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/token/validate_with_login"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"password\": \"Alexander4\",\n  \"request_token\": \"65fa8d51d4cc82668dd72b231591cc824231193c\",\n  \"username\": \"Chisa_\"\n}")

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

	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/token/validate_with_login")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"password\": \"Alexander4\",\n  \"request_token\": \"65fa8d51d4cc82668dd72b231591cc824231193c\",\n  \"username\": \"Chisa_\"\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/token/validate_with_login")

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

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"password\": \"Alexander4\",\n  \"request_token\": \"65fa8d51d4cc82668dd72b231591cc824231193c\",\n  \"username\": \"Chisa_\"\n}"

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

{
  "expires_at": "2025-01-03 16:37:35 UTC",
  "request_token": "65fa8d51d4cc82668dd72b231591cc824231193c",
  "success": true
}

Authentication

Create Session (with Login)

This method allows an application to validate a request token by entering a username and password.

Not all applications have access to a web view so this can be used as a substitute.

Please note, the preferred method of validating a request token is to have a user authenticate the request via the TMDB website. You can read about that method here.

If you decide to use this method please use HTTPS.

This would replace step 3 from the How do I generate a session id? guide.

POST

authentication

token

validate_with_login

Create Session (with Login)

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/token/validate_with_login \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "password": "Alexander4",
  "request_token": "65fa8d51d4cc82668dd72b231591cc824231193c",
  "username": "Chisa_"
}
'

import requests

url = "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/token/validate_with_login"

payload = {
    "password": "Alexander4",
    "request_token": "65fa8d51d4cc82668dd72b231591cc824231193c",
    "username": "Chisa_"
}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}

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

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({
    password: 'Alexander4',
    request_token: '65fa8d51d4cc82668dd72b231591cc824231193c',
    username: 'Chisa_'
  })
};

fetch('https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/token/validate_with_login', 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/token/validate_with_login",
  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([
    'password' => 'Alexander4',
    'request_token' => '65fa8d51d4cc82668dd72b231591cc824231193c',
    'username' => 'Chisa_'
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "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/token/validate_with_login"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"password\": \"Alexander4\",\n  \"request_token\": \"65fa8d51d4cc82668dd72b231591cc824231193c\",\n  \"username\": \"Chisa_\"\n}")

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

	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/token/validate_with_login")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"password\": \"Alexander4\",\n  \"request_token\": \"65fa8d51d4cc82668dd72b231591cc824231193c\",\n  \"username\": \"Chisa_\"\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.themoviedb.org/3/authentication/token/validate_with_login")

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

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"password\": \"Alexander4\",\n  \"request_token\": \"65fa8d51d4cc82668dd72b231591cc824231193c\",\n  \"username\": \"Chisa_\"\n}"

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

{
  "expires_at": "2025-01-03 16:37:35 UTC",
  "request_token": "65fa8d51d4cc82668dd72b231591cc824231193c",
  "success": true
}

Body

application/json

password

string

Example:

"Alexander4"

request_token

string

Example:

"65fa8d51d4cc82668dd72b231591cc824231193c"

username

string

Example:

"Chisa_"

Response

200 - application/json

Session (with Login)

expires_at

string

Example:

"2025-01-03 16:37:35 UTC"

request_token

string

Example:

"65fa8d51d4cc82668dd72b231591cc824231193c"

success

boolean

Example:

true