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Create authentication session create-authentication-session

Last update: Fri Dec 06 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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IMPORTANT
REST API V2 implementation is bounded by the Throttling mechanism documentation.

Request request

HTTP
path
/api/v2/{serviceProvider}/sessions
method
POST
Path Parameters
serviceProvider
The internal unique identifier associated with the Service Provider during onboarding process.
required
Body Parameters
mvpd
The internal unique identifier associated with the Identity Provider during onboarding process.

If the streaming device platform has limitations in providing a value, then an application will have to resume the authentication session and provide a valid value.
required
domainName
The originating domain of the application performing MVPD login.

If the streaming device platform has limitations in providing a value, then an application will have to resume the authentication session and provide a valid value.
required
redirectUrl
The final redirect URL to which the user agent navigates when the authentication flow for the MVPD is completed.

The value must be URL-encoded.

If the streaming device platform has limitations in providing a value, then an application will have to resume the authentication session and provide a valid value.
required
Headers
Authorization
The generation of the bearer token payload is described in the Authorization header documentation.
required
Content-Type
The accepted media type for the resources being sent.

It must be application/x-www-form-urlencoded.
required
AP-Device-Identifier
The generation of the device identifier payload is described in the AP-Device-Identifier header documentation.
required
X-Device-Info
The generation of the device information payload is described in the X-Device-Info header documentation.

It is strongly recommended to always use it when the application's device platform allows for the explicit provision of valid values.

When provided, the Adobe Pass Authentication backend will merge explicitly set values with extracted values implicitly (by default).

When not provided, the Adobe Pass Authentication backend will use extracted values implicitly (by default).
required
X-Forwarded-For
The IP address of the streaming device.

It is strongly recommended to always use it for server to server implementations, particularly when the call is made by the programmer service rather than the streaming device.

For client to server implementations, the IP address of the streaming device is sent implicitly.
optional
Adobe-Subject-Token
The generation of the single sign-on payload for the Platform Identity method is described in the Adobe-Subject-Token header documentation.

For more details about single sign-on enabled flows using a platform identity, refer to the Single sign-on using platform identity flows documentation.
optional
AD-Service-Token
The generation of the single sign-on payload for the Service Token method is described in the AD-Service-Token header documentation.

For more details about single sign-on enabled flows using a service token, refer to the Single sign-on using service token flows documentation.
optional
Accept
The media type accepted by the client application.

If specified, it must be application/json.
optional
User-Agent
The user agent of the client application.
optional

Response response

Code
Text
Description
200
OK
The response body contains information about the next actions needed to perform authentication.
400
Bad Request
The request is invalid, the client needs to correct the request and try again. The response body may contain error information that adheres to the Enhanced Error Codes documentation.
401
Unauthorized
The access token is invalid, the client needs to obtain a new access token and try again. For more details refer to the Dynamic Client Registration Overview documentation.
405
Method Not Allowed
The HTTP method is invalid, the client needs to use an HTTP method that is permitted for the requested resource and try again. For more details refer to the Request section.
500
Internal Server Error
The server side encountered an issue. The response body may contain error information that adheres to the Enhanced Error Codes documentation.

Success success

Headers
Status
200
required
Content-Type
application/json
required
Body

JSON object having the following attributes:

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Attribute
actionName

The action that the streaming device needs to perform in order to complete the authentication flow.

The possible values are:

  • authenticate
    The streaming device or another device needs to open the provided URL in a user agent.
  • resume
    The streaming device or another device needs to provide the missing parameters and resume the authentication session using the code.
  • authorize
    The streaming device can directly proceed with decisions flows.
 required
actionType

The type of interaction the streaming device must perform in order to continue the flow with the action specified by the 'actionName' attribute.

The possible values are:

  • interactive
    The flow continues with a navigation to the provided URL using a user agent.
  • direct
    The flow continues with a direct call to the provided URL using an HTTP client available for the client implementation.
 required
missingParameters The missing parameters that need to be provided in order to complete the basic authentication flow. optional
url The URL where the client application needs to navigate. optional
code The authentication code that can be used on a secondary application to resume the authentication session. required
sessionId The opaque identifier that can be used for tracking user activity. required
mvpd The internal unique identifier associated with the Identity Provider during onboarding process. optional
serviceProvider The internal unique identifier associated with the Service Provider during onboarding process. required
required

Error error

Headers
Status
400, 401, 405, 500
required
Content-Type
application/json
required
Body
The response body may provide additional error information that adheres to the Enhanced Error Codes documentation.
required

Samples samples

1. Create authentication session without missing parameters

Request
code language-https 
POST /api/v2/REF30/sessions HTTP/1.1

    Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJjNGZjM2U3ZS0xMmQ5LTQ5NWQtYjc0Mi02YWVhYzhhNDkwZTciLCJuYmYiOjE3MjQwODc4NjgsImlzcyI6ImF1dGguYWRvYmUuY29tIiwic2NvcGVzIjoiYXBpOmNsaWVudDp2MiIsImV4cCI6MTcyNDEwOTQ2OCwiaWF0IjoxNzI0MDg3ODY4fQ.DJ9GFl_yKAp2Qw-NVcBeRSnxIhqrwxhns5T5jU31N2tiHxCucKLSQ5guBygqkkJx6D0N_93f50meEEyfb7frbHhVHHwmRjHYjkfrWqHCpviwVjVZKKwl8Y3FEMb0bjKIB8p_E3txX9IbzeNGWRufZBRh2sxB5Q9B7XYINpVfh8s_sFvskrbDu5c01neCx5kEagEW5CtE0_EXTgEb5FSr_SfQG3UUu_iwlkOggOh_kOP_5GueElf9jn-bYBMnpObyN5s-FzuHDG5Rtac5rvcWqVW2reEqFTHqLI4rVC7UKQb6DSvPBPV4AgrutAvk30CYgDsOQILVyrjniincp7r9Ww
    Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
    AP-Device-Identifier: fingerprint YmEyM2QxNDEtZDcxNS01NjFjLTk0ZjQtZTllNGM5NjZiMWVi
    X-Device-Info: ewoJInByaW1hcnlIYXJkd2FyZVR5cGUiOiAiU2V0VG9wQm94IiwKCSJtb2RlbCI6ICJUViA1dGggR2VuIiwKCSJtYW51ZmFjdHVyZXIiOiAiQXBwbGUiLAoJIm9zTmFtZSI6ICJ0dk9TIgoJIm9zVmVuZG9yIjogIkFwcGxlIiwKCSJvc1ZlcnNpb24iOiAiMTEuMCIKfQ==
    Accept: application/json
    User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Apple TV; U; CPU AppleTV5,3 OS 11.0 like Mac OS X; en_US)

Body:

mvpd=Cablevision&domainName=adobe.com&redirectUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fadobe.com
Response
code language-https 
HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8

{
    "actionName": "authenticate",
    "actionType": "interactive",
    "url": "/api/v2/authenticate/REF30/8ER640M",
    "code": "8ER640M",
    "sessionId": "1b614390-6610-4d14-9421-6565f6e75958",
    "mvpd": "Cablevision",
    "serviceProvider": "REF30"
}

2. Create authentication session with missing parameters

Request
code language-https 
POST /api/v2/REF30/sessions HTTP/1.1

    Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJjNGZjM2U3ZS0xMmQ5LTQ5NWQtYjc0Mi02YWVhYzhhNDkwZTciLCJuYmYiOjE3MjQwODc4NjgsImlzcyI6ImF1dGguYWRvYmUuY29tIiwic2NvcGVzIjoiYXBpOmNsaWVudDp2MiIsImV4cCI6MTcyNDEwOTQ2OCwiaWF0IjoxNzI0MDg3ODY4fQ.DJ9GFl_yKAp2Qw-NVcBeRSnxIhqrwxhns5T5jU31N2tiHxCucKLSQ5guBygqkkJx6D0N_93f50meEEyfb7frbHhVHHwmRjHYjkfrWqHCpviwVjVZKKwl8Y3FEMb0bjKIB8p_E3txX9IbzeNGWRufZBRh2sxB5Q9B7XYINpVfh8s_sFvskrbDu5c01neCx5kEagEW5CtE0_EXTgEb5FSr_SfQG3UUu_iwlkOggOh_kOP_5GueElf9jn-bYBMnpObyN5s-FzuHDG5Rtac5rvcWqVW2reEqFTHqLI4rVC7UKQb6DSvPBPV4AgrutAvk30CYgDsOQILVyrjniincp7r9Ww
    Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
    AP-Device-Identifier: fingerprint YmEyM2QxNDEtZDcxNS01NjFjLTk0ZjQtZTllNGM5NjZiMWVi
    X-Device-Info: ewoJInByaW1hcnlIYXJkd2FyZVR5cGUiOiAiU2V0VG9wQm94IiwKCSJtb2RlbCI6ICJUViA1dGggR2VuIiwKCSJtYW51ZmFjdHVyZXIiOiAiQXBwbGUiLAoJIm9zTmFtZSI6ICJ0dk9TIgoJIm9zVmVuZG9yIjogIkFwcGxlIiwKCSJvc1ZlcnNpb24iOiAiMTEuMCIKfQ==
    Accept: application/json
    User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Apple TV; U; CPU AppleTV5,3 OS 11.0 like Mac OS X; en_US)

Body:
Response
code language-https 
HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8

{
    "actionName": "resume",
    "actionType": "direct",
    "url": "/api/v2/REF30/sessions/8ER640M",
    "missingParameters": ["mvpd", "domain", "redirectUrl"],
    "code": "8ER640M",
    "sessionId": "1b614390-6610-4d14-9421-6565f6e75958",
    "serviceProvider": "REF30"
}

3. Create authentication session while a valid profile already exists

Request
code language-https 
POST /api/v2/REF30/sessions HTTP/1.1

    Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJjNGZjM2U3ZS0xMmQ5LTQ5NWQtYjc0Mi02YWVhYzhhNDkwZTciLCJuYmYiOjE3MjQwODc4NjgsImlzcyI6ImF1dGguYWRvYmUuY29tIiwic2NvcGVzIjoiYXBpOmNsaWVudDp2MiIsImV4cCI6MTcyNDEwOTQ2OCwiaWF0IjoxNzI0MDg3ODY4fQ.DJ9GFl_yKAp2Qw-NVcBeRSnxIhqrwxhns5T5jU31N2tiHxCucKLSQ5guBygqkkJx6D0N_93f50meEEyfb7frbHhVHHwmRjHYjkfrWqHCpviwVjVZKKwl8Y3FEMb0bjKIB8p_E3txX9IbzeNGWRufZBRh2sxB5Q9B7XYINpVfh8s_sFvskrbDu5c01neCx5kEagEW5CtE0_EXTgEb5FSr_SfQG3UUu_iwlkOggOh_kOP_5GueElf9jn-bYBMnpObyN5s-FzuHDG5Rtac5rvcWqVW2reEqFTHqLI4rVC7UKQb6DSvPBPV4AgrutAvk30CYgDsOQILVyrjniincp7r9Ww
    Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
    AP-Device-Identifier: fingerprint YmEyM2QxNDEtZDcxNS01NjFjLTk0ZjQtZTllNGM5NjZiMWVi
    X-Device-Info: ewoJInByaW1hcnlIYXJkd2FyZVR5cGUiOiAiU2V0VG9wQm94IiwKCSJtb2RlbCI6ICJUViA1dGggR2VuIiwKCSJtYW51ZmFjdHVyZXIiOiAiQXBwbGUiLAoJIm9zTmFtZSI6ICJ0dk9TIgoJIm9zVmVuZG9yIjogIkFwcGxlIiwKCSJvc1ZlcnNpb24iOiAiMTEuMCIKfQ==
    Accept: application/json
    User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Apple TV; U; CPU AppleTV5,3 OS 11.0 like Mac OS X; en_US)

Body:

mvpd=TempPass_TEST40&domainName=adobe.com&redirectUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fadobe.com
Response
code language-https 
HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8

{
    "actionName": "authorize",
    "actionType": "direct",
    "url": "/api/v2/REF30/decisions/authorize/TempPass_TEST40",
    "sessionId": "1b614390-6610-4d14-9421-6565f6e75958",
    "mvpd": "TempPass_TEST40",
    "serviceProvider": "REF30"
}

5. Create authentication session while degradation is applied

Request
code language-https 
POST /api/v2/REF30/sessions HTTP/1.1

    Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJjNGZjM2U3ZS0xMmQ5LTQ5NWQtYjc0Mi02YWVhYzhhNDkwZTciLCJuYmYiOjE3MjQwODc4NjgsImlzcyI6ImF1dGguYWRvYmUuY29tIiwic2NvcGVzIjoiYXBpOmNsaWVudDp2MiIsImV4cCI6MTcyNDEwOTQ2OCwiaWF0IjoxNzI0MDg3ODY4fQ.DJ9GFl_yKAp2Qw-NVcBeRSnxIhqrwxhns5T5jU31N2tiHxCucKLSQ5guBygqkkJx6D0N_93f50meEEyfb7frbHhVHHwmRjHYjkfrWqHCpviwVjVZKKwl8Y3FEMb0bjKIB8p_E3txX9IbzeNGWRufZBRh2sxB5Q9B7XYINpVfh8s_sFvskrbDu5c01neCx5kEagEW5CtE0_EXTgEb5FSr_SfQG3UUu_iwlkOggOh_kOP_5GueElf9jn-bYBMnpObyN5s-FzuHDG5Rtac5rvcWqVW2reEqFTHqLI4rVC7UKQb6DSvPBPV4AgrutAvk30CYgDsOQILVyrjniincp7r9Ww
    Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
    AP-Device-Identifier: fingerprint YmEyM2QxNDEtZDcxNS01NjFjLTk0ZjQtZTllNGM5NjZiMWVi
    X-Device-Info: ewoJInByaW1hcnlIYXJkd2FyZVR5cGUiOiAiU2V0VG9wQm94IiwKCSJtb2RlbCI6ICJUViA1dGggR2VuIiwKCSJtYW51ZmFjdHVyZXIiOiAiQXBwbGUiLAoJIm9zTmFtZSI6ICJ0dk9TIgoJIm9zVmVuZG9yIjogIkFwcGxlIiwKCSJvc1ZlcnNpb24iOiAiMTEuMCIKfQ==
    Accept: application/json
    User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Apple TV; U; CPU AppleTV5,3 OS 11.0 like Mac OS X; en_US)

Body:

mvpd=Cablevision&domainName=adobe.com&redirectUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fadobe.com
Response
code language-https 
HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8

{
    "actionName": "authorize",
    "actionType": "direct",
    "url": "/api/v2/REF30/decisions/authorize/Cablevision",
    "sessionId": "1b614390-6610-4d14-9421-6565f6e75958",
    "mvpd": "Cablevision",
    "serviceProvider": "REF30"
}
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