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Session Log-in (API)

Establishing a session in the API requires specific syntax depending on whether you are using REST or SOAP. Use this table to find the syntax for your session command.

NOTE: DynID and Managed DNS credentials are independent of one another. A DynID will never be the same as a Managed DNS user_name.

WARNING: Operating on the same resource (e.g. the same hostname or instance of a service) from more than one session at the same time may cause unexpected behavior, such as unintentional service changes or the inability to propagate new zone changes.

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REST SyntaxAssociated API Topics
SOAP SyntaxSession Keep Alive
Session Active
Session Log Out

REST Syntax

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Session/ POST - Starts an API Session
HTTP Action - POST
URI - https://api.dynect.net/REST/Session/
Arguments:
string customer_name -- Required. Your customer name.
string user_name -- Required. Your user name.
string password -- Required. Your password.
Response:
NOTE: The value of the token field must be passed as the HTTP header Auth-Token for all subsequent requests.
string token -- The session token (to be passed in via the Auth-Token HTTP header)
string version -- The API protocol version that handled this request

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SOAP Syntax

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SessionLogin - Starts a new API Session.
Arguments:
string customer_name -- Required. Your customer name.
string user_name -- Required. Your user name.
string password -- Required. Your password.
Response:
NOTE: The token field will be used for all subsequent requests.
  • string data
    • string token -- The session token.
    • string version -- The API protocol version that handled this request.
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