Authorization Token API

Introduced 1.0

Returns an OK status with an empty message field. This endpoint accepts a POST request but does not issue a token.

To generate an authorization token for a service account, use the Generate User Token API.

Endpoints

POST /_plugins/_security/api/authtoken

Example request

POST _plugins/_security/api/authtoken
{}

Example response

{
  "status": "OK",
  "message": ""
}

Response body fields

The response body is a JSON object with the following fields.