# JWT authorize object

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An API object for user authentication or a JW token refresh request.

| Name | Type/Value | Description |
|------|------------|-------------|
| password | string | The user’s password (required) |
| ttl | integer (range: 1-86400) (default: 300) | Time to live - The amount of time in seconds the token will be valid |
| username | string | The user’s username (required) |