Form.io Server-to-Server User Creation and Authentication

create.js

var request = require("request");

// The api key is generated within the Form.io project settings.
var apiKey = '23kj2k3jhkj2h3';

// Create a new user.
request({ 
  method: 'POST',
  url: 'https://example.form.io/user/submission',
  headers: {
    'content-type': 'application/json',
    'x-token': apiKey
  },
  body: { 
    data: { 
      email: '[email protected]', 
      password: apiKey
    }
  },
  json: true
}, function (error, response, body) {
  if (error) throw new Error(error);

  // The user is created.
  console.log(body);
});

login.js

var request = require("request");

// The api key is generated within the Form.io project settings.
var apiKey = '23kj2k3jhkj2h3';

// Log the user in using the api key.
request({ 
  method: 'POST',
  url: 'https://example.form.io/user/login',
  headers: {
    'content-type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: { 
    data: { 
      email: '[email protected]', 
      password: apiKey
    }
  },
  json: true
}, function (error, response, body) {
  if (error) throw new Error(error);

  // This is the users auth token, and can now be handed to a user on the front end.
  var userToken = response.headers['x-jwt-token'];
  
  // You can also use that token to save a submission to another form as that user like so.
  request({ 
    method: 'POST',
    url: 'https://example.form.io/someform',
    headers: {
      'content-type': 'application/json',
      'x-jwt-token': userToken
    },
    body: { 
      data: { 
        firstName: 'Travis', 
        lastName: 'Tidwell',
        email: '[email protected]'
      }
    },
    json: true
  });
});