---
title: Auth Email Signin
description: |
Sign in to an existing account with an email and optional password. The
behaviour of this endpoint depends on how the instance is configured. If
email+password is the preferred method, a cookie is returned on success
but if magic links are preferred, the endpoint will start the code flow.
full: false
_openapi:
method: POST
toc: []
structuredData:
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contents:
- content: >
Sign in to an existing account with an email and optional password.
The
behaviour of this endpoint depends on how the instance is configured.
If
email+password is the preferred method, a cookie is returned on
success
but if magic links are preferred, the endpoint will start the code
flow.
---
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Sign in to an existing account with an email and optional password. The
behaviour of this endpoint depends on how the instance is configured. If
email+password is the preferred method, a cookie is returned on success
but if magic links are preferred, the endpoint will start the code flow.
<APIPage document={"../api/openapi.yaml"} operations={[{"path":"/auth/email/signin","method":"post"}]} />