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v4 pin not working #52

Closed mark-hahn closed 3 years ago

mark-hahn commented 3 years ago

I must be doing something stupid. I just subscribed and my pin isn't working. Details ...

curl -X 'POST' \
  'https://api4.thetvdb.com/v4/login' \
  -H 'accept: application/json' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"pin": "<mypin>"}'
{
  "status": "failure",
  "message": "InvalidAPIKey: apikey invalid",
  "data": null
}

Any suggestions?

EDIT: I also tried this with my pre-subcription apikey and my new legacy apikey. Didn't work either ...

curl -X 'POST' \
  'https://api4.thetvdb.com/v4/login' \
  -H 'accept: application/json' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"pin": "<my pin>", "apikey":"<my api key>"}'
emily-helwig commented 3 years ago

@mark-hahn Hi Mark! Take a look at the documentation here: https://app.swaggerhub.com/apis/thetvdb/tvdb-api_v_4/

You'll need two things to log in:

  1. A v4 API key, with "End-User Subscriptions" selected as the funding method. You can apply for a v4 key through your Dashboard --> API Keys.
  2. Your subscriber PIN, which it seems as though you already have.

Once you have both of these items (looks like you're just missing a user-supported v4 key), you can login on the API, receive a bearer token, and be able to authorize yourself and utilize the API.

Please try this and let me know if it works. Thanks!

mark-hahn commented 3 years ago

Thanks, I'll try that.

FYI: I was misled in the documentation. It said "v4 API keys are project-specific and not required for most users". I assumed I was one of the "most users".

mark-hahn commented 3 years ago

Hmmm. It says company name required to get an api key.. I guess I'll make up a name.

antheaezzell commented 3 years ago

@mark-hahn confirming that we can close this ticket for you?