Create a Client Session

Creating a client session Active login period for a user in WebEOC Nexus, visible to administrators who can view and terminate sessions through Sessions Manager. involves use of the login endpoint.

login endpoint description
Description Creates a client session; if a client is logged in, they can make subsequent calls to the REST service
URL /sessions
Method POST
Parameters

  • username

  • password

  • position

  • incident

Review the parameter definitions and examples of how to use the login endpoint in JavaScript and C# calls.

Parameters

login endpoint parameters
Variable Name Type Description Required
username String Username of the WebEOC Nexus user True
password String Password for the user specified True
position String

WebEOC Nexus position the user will fill while performing subsequent operations

 False
incident String WebEOC Nexus incident with which subsequent operations will be associated False

Examples

JavaScript Call

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var creds = {
'username': 'webeoc administrator', 
'password': 'x',
'position': 'CMD EOC Director', 
'incident': 'Incident Name'
};
await fetch(`${baseUrl}/sessions`, { 
method: 'POST',
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, 
body: JSON.stringify(creds)
})

C# Call

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public async Task Login()
{
using (var httpClient = new HttpClient(httpClientHandler))
{
var creds = new
{
username = "webeoc administrator", 
password = "x",
position = "CMD EOC Director", 
incident = "Incident Name"
};

string serializedCreds = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(creds);

await httpClient.PostAsync($"{baseUrl}/sessions", new StringContent(serializedCreds));
}
}

Related Concepts

Sessions

Related Tasks

Delete a Client Session

Maintain a Client Session