# Start authentication flow **GET /auth/start** Starts login through the account app when configured, or directly through the identity provider for local deployments. ## Servers - https://agentengine.mongodb.com: https://agentengine.mongodb.com () ## Authentication methods - Bearer auth ## Parameters ### Query parameters - **post_login_uri** (string) Post-login redirect URI - **n** (string) Relative UI route to restore after Account login - **signedOut** (string) Forward signed-out state to the account app ## Responses ### 302 Redirect to account app or identity provider #### Body: application/json (string) string ### 400 Bad Request #### Body: application/json (object) object ### 500 Internal Server Error #### Body: application/json (object) object [Powered by Bump.sh](https://bump.sh)