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### 1b. Pass credentials to the login restService

Note that the credentials you need to use will differ from the screenshot below.

Note that the login endpoint should be invoked with the POST method.
Make a POST call to `api/authn/login` without any credentials, in order to get a response with a generated DSPACE-XSRF-TOKEN (see the response's Header).
For POST `api/authn/login' request, modify the Header as follows: Content-Type= application/x-www-form-urlencoded and X-XSRF-TOKEN= DSPACE-XSRF-TOKEN's value (from previous step)
Modify the body as follows(form-urlencoded): user= yourUsername, password= yourPassword
After modifying the Body and the Header, make a new POST request to `api/authn/login`

POST `api/authn/login`
Note that the credentials you need to use will differ from the screenshot below.

![Screenshot - post login](screenshots/post2.png)

### 1c. Copy the Bearer token and add it to the Authentication section in Postman

If all authentication details are correct, you should receive a 200 status code, and in the Header of the response, you will find an 'Authorization' token.
This token is your Bearer token, and should be provided in all future calls as Bearer Token (as authentication method).
In all future cals, also keep in the Header section the X-XSRF-TOKEN provided previously.

![Screenshot - get authn status](screenshots/post3.png)

### 1d. Re-verify your authentication status
### 1d. Re-verify your authentication status

`api/authn/status`
With the Bearer Token and the X-XSRF-TOKEN, you should be able to get authenticated using

GET `api/authn/status`

In the return section, note that authentication is true.

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### 3a. Creating a Workspaceitem

POST `api/submission/workspaceitems`
Set in the Header: Content-Type= multipart/form-data, X-XSRF-TOKEN= token received at login. Also dont forget to give the Bearer Token for Authenticaation.
The body must be set as multipart and must be empty. Make the call to

This endpoint allows you to post an empty object to the request.
POST `api/submission/workspaceitems`

Note the id of the object that is created.

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