What method should I use for a login (authentication) request?

Question

I would like to know which http method I should use when doing a login request, and why? Since this request creates an object (a user session) on the server, I think it shou

Answer 1

For Login I use POST, below is my code for LOGIN method I used Nodejs with Express and Mongoose

your router.js
     const express = require("express");
     const router = express.Router();

     router.post("/login", login);

your controller.js
     export.login = async(req, res) => {
         //find the user based on email
         const {email, password} = req.body; 

           try{
                const user =  awaitUser.findOne({email});
                if(user==null) 
                 return res.status(400).json({err : "User with 
                         email doesnot exists.Please signup"});
          }
           catch(error){
                 return res.status(500).json({err : 
                                     error.message});
               }

         //IF EVERYTHING GOES FINE, ASSIGN YOUR TOKEN
          make sure you have JWT installed 
         const token = jwt.sign({_id: user._id}, YOUR_SECRET_KEY);

         res.cookie('t');

         const {_id, name, email} = user;
         return res.json({token, user : {_id, email, name}});



     }