User.Login

Logs a user in and creates a user session. Sessions expire after 5 minutes unless another call is made using the returned session key.

Parameters and required information

Here's a list of all the parameters you'll need to pass to the User.Login method. All of the parameters are required unless otherwise noted.

ApiKey

Your API application key. Click here for information on where to get this key.

Username

The username of the MediaSilo user account

Password

The password of the MediaSilo user account

Hostname

The MediaSilo hostname (i.e. myaccount.mediasilo.com)

Return Codes

Success

Status: success

Logon was successful. Response will contain a valid session key.

Status: fail

The call was not successful. Most likely because the XML that was received was not correctly formatted.

Error

101: The USERNAME attribute is required in the USER_LOGON function

The USERNAME was not passed along and authentication failed.

102: The PASSWORD attribute is required in the USER_LOGON function

The PASSWORD was not passed along and authentication failed

103: The HOSTNAME attribute is required in the USER_LOGON function

The HOSTNAME was not passed along and authentication failed.

104: The APIKEY attribute is required in the USER_LOGON function

A valid API key is required but was not passed along.

HTTP POST

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>  
<request>  
	<username>string</username> 
	<password>string</password>  
	<hostname>string</hostname>  
	<apikey><![CDATA[string]]></apikey>  
</request>  
 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
	<mediasilo_response method="User.Login" status="success">
	<sessionkey>string</sessionkey>
</mediasilo_response>