Authentication

User Database Document

• Social network username (String object)
• password hash
• Sign-in date (Date object)
• Social network type ("instagram", "tiktok" or "vsco")
• Boolean for Instagram authentication
• Document ID (key of _id)

Server API

PATCH api/sign_up/instagram

1. Accepts HTTP JSON body of {username: String, password: String},
2. hashes password
3. and saves user record without signing-in.

PATCH api/sign_in/instagram

1. Accepts HTTP JSON body of {username: String, password: String},
2. compares password hash,
3. signs-in to Instagram through Puppeteer.
   • If sign-in ended successfully, an HTTP JSON response of {toke: String} is returned with JSON Web Token (JWT).

PATCH api/sign_out/instagram

1. Accepts HTTP header with JWT in the Authorisation field,
2. signs-out to Instagram through Puppeteer.
   • If sign-out ended successfully, an HTTP JSON response of {status: false} is returned.