login

HTTP method: POST

The login method requires authentication, and you use it to log on before making other API calls.

Test URL https://testgateway.altapaysecure.com/merchant/API/<method>
Production URL https://<YourShopName>.altapaysecure.com/merchant/API/<method>

The table shows the most pertinent response values for the method. For a complete list of API response parameters, see API Response structure (XML).

Minimal Request

  curl --request POST \
  --url https://<YourShopName>.altapaysecure.com/merchant/API/login \
  --header 'Authorization: Basic auth' \

Example XML response for a successful login

<APIResponse version="20170228">
	<Header>
		<Date>2020-11-07T14:41:31+01:00</Date>
		<Path>API/login</Path>
		<ErrorCode>0</ErrorCode>
		<ErrorMessage/>
	</Header>
	<Body>
		<Result>OK</Result>
	</Body>
</APIResponse>