Initiating a Session
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Authorization: administration token or client token Endpoint information: Request a new session |
Issue a POST to the /api/v1.0/sessions endpoint to create a new session. The request body must contain the following:
| • | The instance that the session should run in. (See also Exercise 2: Identifying the Instance.) |
| • | For authorization, a JWT which must contain an instance ID which matches the instance ID included in the headers. |
When the session is first created, it is in an IDLE state.
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Item |
Description |
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URI |
/api/v1.0/sessions |
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Method |
POST |
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Path parameters |
N/A |
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Request body |
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Sample Response
The response contains a UUID identifying the session, which is generated by Elastic Access. Take note of the ID that is returned in your example, because it is used in subsequent exercises.
{
"sessionId": "f6567dd8-e069-418e-8893-7d22fcf12459""
}
See also