Authenticate a user, given a username and a password. This method has to be called via HTTPS request. This method is not available to general public. Only Veoh's partners can access this feature.
Request URL
HTTPS://www.veoh.com/rest/v1/?method=veoh.people.authenticate&apiKey=[your api key]
HTTP method
POST
Arguments
j_username(Required)
The username of the user making this request. It has to represent a valid user in the sysetm.Combined with the j_password, it will be used to provide one time authentication.
j_password(Required)
The password of the user making this request. Combined with the j_username, it will be used to provide one time authentication.
Example Response
#EXAMPLERESPONSE#
Error Codes
100 : rest.api.serviceUnavailable
The REST API service in temporarily unavailable
118 : rest.api.invalidApiKey
The api key provided in the url is not valid.
117 : rest.api.noApiKeyProvided
No api key has been provided in the request.
131 : rest.api.tooManyRequests
The number of requests made has exceeded the limit of this apiKey.
117 : rest.api.noApiKeyProvided
No api key has been provided in the request.
132 : rest.api.gapNotEnough
The request has to be made after a certain period of time associated with this apiKey
224 : rest.user.logginFailed
The username or the password provided in the request is not valid. Authentication failed.
128 : rest.api.httpsReqired
HTTPS protocol is required for one time authentication.
201 : rest.user.noUserNameProvided
No user name has been provided in the request
203 : rest.user.invalidUsername
The user name provided in the request is not valid. A valid user name should only contain alphanumeric characters (0-9)(A-Z) between 3 and 40 characters long.
