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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/engine/lib/web_services.php b/engine/lib/web_services.php
index b440e3afb..51cad6f39 100644
--- a/engine/lib/web_services.php
+++ b/engine/lib/web_services.php
@@ -1166,6 +1166,17 @@ function list_all_apis() {
* @access private
*/
function auth_gettoken($username, $password) {
+ // check if username is an email address
+ if (is_email_address($username)) {
+ $users = get_user_by_email($username);
+
+ // check if we have a unique user
+ if (is_array($users) && (count($users) == 1)) {
+ $username = $users[0]->username;
+ }
+ }
+
+ // validate username and password
if (true === elgg_authenticate($username, $password)) {
$token = create_user_token($username);
if ($token) {
@@ -1195,7 +1206,7 @@ $ERRORS = array();
*
* @return void
* @access private
- *
+ *
* @throws Exception
*/
function _php_api_error_handler($errno, $errmsg, $filename, $linenum, $vars) {