# `/account/auth`

**Type:** POST  
**Auth:** No  
**Body:** JSON

## Description

This endpoint generates a bearer auth token, which can then be used to access endpoints, that need auth.
The generated token expires after 2 weeks.

## Request Body

| Field      | Description                                                                                                                                                                           |
|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `userid`   | The users primary id (the one that is returned from [`/account/register`](https://git.nerdcult.net/antifallobst/icrc-server/src/branch/master/docs/api/endpoints/account/register.md) |
| `password` | The password of the account.                                                                                                                                                          |

## Responses

| HTTP Code | Type                        | Description                                                       | Body                                                             |
|-----------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 200       | Success                     | Successful authentication.                                        | Json containing only a `token` field, containing a bearer token. |
| 401       | Error/AuthenticationFailure | There was no authentication possible using the given credentials. | Standard Error Body.                                             |
| 404       | Error/UserNotFound          | There was no user found for the given ID.                         | Standard Error Body.                                             |