authorize

Simple auth has been DEPRECATED. Please use Oauth2 endpoints.

Auth scheme uses a simple combination of the username and SHA1 hashed password.

Example: GET auth_token

GET https://api.hipgeo.com/authorize?user=joe&
password=538961e738dbd13384bbb80d82b7ab960edff5dd

Returns:

{
  "auth_token":"joe_538961e738dbd13384bbb80d82b7ab960edff5dd",
  "id":"u_220",
  "name":"joe",
  "fullname":"Joe Sunshine",
  "result":"success"
}