---
name: metabase_auth
kind: function
lang: py
domain: infra
version: "1.0.0"
purity: impure
signature: "def metabase_auth(base_url: str, email: str, password: str) -> MetabaseClient"
description: "Autentica contra la API de Metabase con email y password. Retorna un MetabaseClient con session token valido por 14 dias. Endpoint: POST /api/session."
tags: [metabase, auth, session, api, python]
uses_functions: []
uses_types: []
returns: []
returns_optional: false
error_type: "error_go_core"
imports: [httpx]
tested: false
tests: []
test_file_path: ""
file_path: "python/functions/metabase/client.py"
---

## Ejemplo

```python
from functions.metabase import metabase_auth

client = metabase_auth("http://localhost:3000", "admin@example.com", "pass")
# client listo para usar con todas las funciones CRUD

# Alternativa con API key:
from functions.metabase import MetabaseClient
client = MetabaseClient("http://localhost:3000", "mb_api_key_xxxxx")
```

## Notas

Dos formas de obtener un client:
- `metabase_auth()`: login con email/password, obtiene session token via POST /api/session
- `MetabaseClient(base_url, api_key)`: constructor directo con API key (recomendado para automatizacion)

El client es un context manager: `with metabase_auth(...) as client:`

Errores comunes:
- 401: credenciales invalidas
- Rate limiting en intentos fallidos de login