Auth

Authentication operations.

Authenticate

post

Authenticate to retrieve the HUE application key. Requires to go and press the button on the bridge

Body

application/json

devicetypestringOptionalExample: app_name#instance_name

generateclientkeybooleanOptional

Responses

200

Authentication Success

application/json

401

Unauthorized

application/json

post

/api

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

POST /api HTTP/1.1
Host: 192.168.1.0
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 64

{
  "devicetype": "app_name#instance_name",
  "generateclientkey": true
}

[
  {
    "success": {
      "username": "a4e08834-0893-4013-b646-738582ec15c9",
      "clientkey": "8c7f2f7e-efb5-4b89-9b54-aac797040ea4"
    }
  }
]