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Request Login Data

You can request the login data for a user - either the reset of the password by providing the email address or username, or the username by providing the email address. The respective and requested login data is then sent to the email address - either the provided or the one connected to the username.

Allowed HTTP Methods

• POST - Requests the login data (username and/or password reset) for a user account

Resource Information

• Authentication - Only required for App, only available for 3rd Party apps
• Request Object - Email or Username
• Response Format - XML or JSON
• Response Object - none
• API Version - 2.0
• Resource URI - https://api.cardmarket.com/ws/v2.0/account/logindata?type=

Parameters

• type (query parameter)
  • Specifies if the username or password is reqested
  • Type: string
  • Mandatory

Request Object

For requesting password:

<username>username</username>

or for requesting username or password:

<email>email</email>

Example Request

1. Request a password reset for a user account by providing the username:

POST https://api.cardmarket.com/ws/v2.0/account/logindata?type=password

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<request>
    <username>Maxi</username>
</request>

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2. Request a password reset for a user account by providing the email address:

POST https://api.cardmarket.com/ws/v2.0/account/logindata?type=password

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<request>
    <email>max.mustermann@gmail.de</email>
</request>

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3. Request the username for an account by providing the email address:

POST https://api.cardmarket.com/ws/v2.0/account/logindata?type=username

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<request>
    <email>max.mustermann@gmail.de</email>
</request>