Log In to the Verizon ThingSpace Platform

Your application must use the Login API to authenticate with the ThingSpace Platform and receive a session token before it can make any other requests. This tutorial shows the basic steps involved, as carried out in SoapUI.

1. Start SoapUI and open your project that contains the Wireless Network Service SDK wsdl files.

2. Navigate to SessionService > LogIn API and open a new request.

   

3. Enter the username and password for your Verizon ThingSpace Platform account.

   

4. Click the green arrow to run the request.

   

5. Review the XML in the Request and Response panes.

Using the Session Token

The response includes a session token.

You must include the token in the token field in the header of all API session requests following login. Here is a sample SOAP header showing the session token in bold.

<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" 
  xmlns:v2="http://nphase.com/unifiedwebservice/v2"
  ... 
   <soapenv:Header>
      <v2:token>0981e063-b2b0-4b47-bb28-7dea88a76fb4</token>
</soapenv:Header>

Session tokens expire after 20 minutes of no activity. If a token expires, your application must authenticate again to obtain a new token. If you try to use an expired token, you will receive a fault stating that "The session has expired."