diff --git a/public/openapi/write/login.yaml b/public/openapi/write/login.yaml
index 001cd5da01..d594e4b30f 100644
--- a/public/openapi/write/login.yaml
+++ b/public/openapi/write/login.yaml
@@ -15,9 +15,14 @@ post:
             username:
               type: string
               example: admin
+              required: true
             password:
               type: string
               example: '123456'
+              required: true
+            session:
+              type: number
+              example: 1
   responses:
     '200':
       description: credentials successfully validated
diff --git a/src/controllers/write/utilities.js b/src/controllers/write/utilities.js
index c0d275f55a..5e5326c8a7 100644
--- a/src/controllers/write/utilities.js
+++ b/src/controllers/write/utilities.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Utilities.ping.post = (req, res) => {
 
 Utilities.login = (req, res) => {
 	res.locals.continueLogin = async (strategy, req, res) => {
-		const { username, password } = req.body;
+		const { username, password, session } = req.body;
 
 		const userslug = slugify(username);
 		const uid = await user.getUidByUserslug(userslug);
@@ -37,8 +37,13 @@ Utilities.login = (req, res) => {
 		}
 
 		if (ok) {
-			const userData = await user.getUsers([uid], uid);
-			helpers.formatApiResponse(200, res, userData.pop());
+			const userData = (await user.getUsers([uid], uid)).pop();
+
+			if (parseInt(session, 10) === 1) {
+				await authenticationController.doLogin(req, userData.uid);
+			}
+
+			helpers.formatApiResponse(200, res, userData);
 		} else {
 			helpers.formatApiResponse(403, res);
 		}