REST API 2.0 /auth/check_user Always Returns False

[kevanbrown]

Attempting to use the REST API 2.0 to check user credentials via /auth/check_user. However, this always returns false with a local test user account I have created even though I know I'm passing the correct username and password in the JSON body.

Here's an example in PowerShell:

PS C:\> Invoke-RestMethod -Uri 'https://<truenas_ip>/api/v2.0/auth/check_user' -Method Post -Headers @{Authorization="Bearer $TRUENAS_API_KEY"} -Body '{"username": "tuser", "password": "P@ssw0rd"}'
False

Same in Postman:

Is this API method functional?

 

[mrclalves]

Hi!

I think don`t are "Bearer" but "basic"

 

[gladoskar]

Hey - I tried around with it for a while and i'm pretty sure this endpoint is only for the web login, meaning it only authorizes `root`.