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# Method name: login(email: string, password: string, options: LoginOptions)

# Method package: wixMembersV2

# Method menu location: wixMembersV2 --> authentication --> login

# Method Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/velo/apis/wix-members-v2/authentication/login.md

# Method Description:

Logs in a registered member with an email and password.

The `login()` function only works with existing members. To register a new member use the [`register()`](#register) function.

To complete the login, the returned session token must be applied using the `applySessionToken()` function in the wix-members-frontend API.



# Method Code Examples:

*** Note: do not assume any prop names or enum values other than the ones in the example.

## login example for dashboard page code

```javascript
import { authentication } from 'wix-members.v2';

async function login(email, password, options) {
  try {
    const result = await authentication.login(email, password, options);
    return result;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
    // Handle the error
  }
}

```

## login example for exporting from backend code

```javascript
import { authentication } from 'wix-members.v2';
import { webMethod, Permissions } from 'wix-web-module';
import { elevate } from 'wix-auth';

const elevatedLogin = elevate(authentication.login);

export const login = webMethod(
  Permissions.Anyone,
  async (email, password, options) => {
    try {
      const result = await elevatedLogin(email, password, options);
      return result;
    } catch (error) {
      console.error(error);
      // Handle the error
    }
  }
);

```

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