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Method to exchange a legacy AuthenticationTicket or title SecretKey for an Entity Token or to refresh a still valid Entity Token.

Syntax

Parameters

entityHandle   PFEntityHandle PFEntityHandle to use for authentication. request   PFAuthenticationGetEntityRequest* Populated request object. async   XAsyncBlock*
Inout
XAsyncBlock for the async operation.

Return value

Type: HRESULT Result code for this API operation.

Remarks

This API is available on Windows, Linux, and macOS. This API must be called with X-SecretKey, X-Authentication or X-EntityToken headers. The header must still be valid and cannot be expired or revoked.If successful, it will issue a new entity token and emit the ‘entity_logged_in’ PlayStream event. When the asynchronous task is complete, call PFAuthenticationGetEntityGetResult to get the result.

Requirements

Header: PFAuthentication.h

See also

PFAuthentication members
Last modified on October 20, 2026