auth.device.start
curl --request POST \
--url https://platform.trylath.com/auth/device/start \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"clientName": "<string>"
}
'const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({clientName: '<string>'})
};
fetch('https://platform.trylath.com/auth/device/start', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));import requests
url = "https://platform.trylath.com/auth/device/start"
payload = { "clientName": "<string>" }
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://platform.trylath.com/auth/device/start"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"clientName\": \"<string>\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}{
"activityId": "<string>",
"result": {
"deviceCode": "<string>",
"userCode": "<string>",
"verificationUrl": "<string>",
"verificationUrlComplete": "<string>",
"expiresAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"expiresIn": 0,
"interval": 0
}
}auth.device.start
Starts a device sign-in for a CLI or a device without a browser. Returns a secret device code to poll with, a short user code to show the person, and the hosted URL where they approve it. Callable with a publishable key.
POST
/
auth
/
device
/
start
auth.device.start
curl --request POST \
--url https://platform.trylath.com/auth/device/start \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"clientName": "<string>"
}
'const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({clientName: '<string>'})
};
fetch('https://platform.trylath.com/auth/device/start', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));import requests
url = "https://platform.trylath.com/auth/device/start"
payload = { "clientName": "<string>" }
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://platform.trylath.com/auth/device/start"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"clientName\": \"<string>\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}{
"activityId": "<string>",
"result": {
"deviceCode": "<string>",
"userCode": "<string>",
"verificationUrl": "<string>",
"verificationUrlComplete": "<string>",
"expiresAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"expiresIn": 0,
"interval": 0
}
}Authorizations
A Lath API key: lath_live_sk… or lath_test_sk… on a server, lath_live_pk… or lath_test_pk… in a browser.
Headers
Replays the stored response for the same key and input; refuses different input.
Body
application/json
Shown to the person approving, e.g. 'acme CLI on Sean's laptop'
Required string length:
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