# Authorizing Requests

When sending requests to the API endpoints, the request includes a header that contains an authorization code. The authorization code is acquired by sending a request to DisasterAWARE Enterprise API Authorization endpoint.

Please note, authorization tokens are valid for 15 mins, at which time you will need to request a new authorization token. The tokens are standard JWT tokens, therefore you can decode the token to review the expiration (exp) value. You can paste your token into <https://jwt.io> to inspect the token details.

### Authorization API

| URL        | HTTP Verb | Functionality                                                            |
| ---------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| /authorize | POST      | Login with posting credentials to get access and refresh JSON Web Tokens |

{% openapi src="/files/wYQaKpPZEdPb68ZWOF6w" path="/authorize" method="post" %}
[openapi.yaml](https://3664004773-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FbwQ2AvqpbIy1hD3QFTQG%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-9d646f1681dee35f7dc1c0638c3b2af1bcd498f5%2Fopenapi.yaml?alt=media)
{% endopenapi %}

{% hint style="warning" %}
Please use the provided credentials to complete this request. The response will include a JSON Web Token (JWT) that you will send with the Authorization request header in the following format:

```
{
    "Authorization": "Bearer <insert-json-web-token>"
}
```

For more information about JWT please visit [jwt.io](https://jwt.io/)
{% endhint %}


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