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createMyCredentials

Creates new credentials for the current user.

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Query Syntax

HTTP

```http URL: http://kuzzle:7512/_me/credentials//_create Method: POST Headers: Authorization: "Bearer " Body: ``` ```http URL: http://kuzzle:7512/credentials//_me/_create Method: POST Headers: Authorization: "Bearer " Body: ```

{
  // example with the "local" authentication strategy
  "username": "MyUser",
  "password": "MyPassword"
}

Other protocols

{
  "controller": "auth",
  "action": "createMyCredentials",
  "strategy": "<strategy>",
  "jwt": "<authentication token>",
  "body": {
    "username": "MyUser",
    "password": "MyPassword"
  }
}

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Arguments

• jwt: valid authentication token (for the HTTP protocol, the token is to be passed to the Authorization header instead)
• strategy: name of the authentication strategy to use

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Body properties

Credentials to be created. The properties to send will depend on the chosen authentication strategy.

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Response

The result content depends on the authentication strategy.

Example with the local authentication strategy:

{
  "status": 200,
  "error": null,
  "action": "createMyCredentials",
  "controller": "auth",
  "result": {
    "username": "MyUser",
    "kuid": "<kuid>"
  }
}