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# /login

## login form inputs.

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `geolytix.xyz/login`

This endpoint checks user credentials and will either redirect to the client interface with a temporary access token or redirect to the login view.

#### Query Parameters

| Name     | Type   | Description                                        |
| -------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------- |
| email    | string | The email address associated with an user account. |
| password | string | The user account password.                         |

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{% tab title="301 A /login post will always return a redirect." %}

```
If valid credentials were provided the redirect will access the client interface with a temporary access token.

If invalid credentials were provided the redirect will open the login view with a message in regard to the login failure.
```

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