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url: "https://vueda.dev/v3/reference/api/py/vueda.user.serializers/LoginSerializer.md"
title: "LoginSerializer"
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# LoginSerializer

## Overview

This is a custom login serializer that uses the email instead of the username.

These fields are required to authenticate a user.

## `validate` {#validate}

### Signature {#validate-signature}

`validate(self, attrs)`

#### Parameters {#validate-parameters}

| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| self |  | yes |  |  |
| <span id="validate-param-attrs">attrs</span> |  | yes |  |  |

### Source {#validate-source}

`server/vueda/user/serializers.py:55`

## `email` {#email}

## `password` {#password}

## Source

`server/vueda/user/serializers.py:45`