# Log in to the Masking Engine

Endpoint: POST /login
Version: 5.1.41
Security: 

## Request fields (application/json):

  - `username` (string, required)
    The username for logging into the Masking Engine.
    Example: "maskinguser"

  - `password` (string, required)
    The password for logging into the Masking Engine.
    Example: "secret123"

## Response 201 fields (application/json):

  - `Authorization` (string)
    The Authorization token to be provided in the headers of subsequent endpoint calls. Note that the timeout for the Authorization token is controlled by the 'API_AUTHORIZATION_TIMEOUT' property.
    Example: "415aac5d-SOME-RANDOM-STRING-af6cf70dc49e"


## Response 401 fields