Unable to create API token - method_not_allowed

icecore

When surfing to expected URL to create a token, it returns method_not_allowed with code 405

I followed the instructions from this page:
https://docs.flarum.org/rest-api#access-tokens
and I try to create a token by the csrf.

I used this structure URL:
https://domain.com/public/api/token

It returns me this:
{"errors":[{"status":"405","code":"method_not_allowed"}]}

Flarum information

Latest version: 1.4.1
PHP version: 8.1.9

clarkwinkelmann

icecore you must perform a POST request to that API endpoint. You can't do it via a regular browser, you can use a command line tool like curl or other graphical API testing utilities (some exist as browser extensions but I can't remember any name right now) if you need to perform a manual one-off request.

If you are getting this error while calling the API from an application you wrote, can you share the code snippet you use to perform the HTTP request? What language is it coded in?

icecore

I want to use the API to post new threads / posts.
Still can't figure out how to get the token and how to use it properly to make few things.

Tried via Postman.

Resolved:
Posted it with a form-data type in body.

clarkwinkelmann

icecore yep, Postman was the name I couldn't remember!

Flarum accepts multiple kinds of payload format, form-data or JSON will work for all endpoints.

JSON is the most practical to create discussions and posts since you will need a lot of nested properties for the JSON:API format, which might be hard to achieve with other formats. But for token creation either works fine.

icecore

clarkwinkelmann I'm working on a Python app so I'll implement it there, just wanred to see the token for limitations.
thanks!