# Astera's Server API Documentation

**Authentication**

Astera's Server APIs use *Bearer Token* authentication. To learn more about authenticating Astera's Server APIs, click [here](/astera-data-stack-v9/api-flows/api-consumption/authorize/authorizing-asteras-server-apis.md).

**Resource: Account**

**Login**

Method: POST

Endpoint: https\://{servername}:{portno}/api/account/login

In this case: <https://LOCALHOST:9261/api/account/login>

Resource: /api/account/login

**Request Body**

{% hint style="info" %}
**Note**: The format of our request body is JSON type.
{% endhint %}

| **Fields** | **Field** **Location** | **Data Type** | **Description**                                | **JSON Format**                                                     |
| ---------- | ---------------------- | ------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| User       | Body                   | String        | Username of the Astera user account.           | { "user": "admin", "password": "Admin123", "rememberMe": **true** } |
| Password   | Body                   | String        | Password of the Astera user account.           |                                                                     |
| RememberMe | Body                   | Boolean       | Binary value. Pass “1” for yes and “0” for no. |                                                                     |

**Resource: Job**

**Status**

Method: GET

Endpoint: <https://LOCALHOST:9261/api/Job/{jobID}/Status>

Resource: /api/Job/{jobID}/Status

**Required Parameter**

| **Parameter** | **Parameter Location** | **Data Type** | **Description**                                              |
| ------------- | ---------------------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| JobID         | URI                    | Integer       | Job ID of the flow that has already been executed in Astera. |

Description: This method fetches the status of a job for the given job ID. A few of the response statuses are given below:

1. Unknown
2. Invalid
3. NotStarted
4. Queued
5. Initializing
6. Running
7. Completed


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