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Add TOTP device for user

Add a TOTP device for a user and enable TOTP if not already enabled.

POST/appid-{appId}/recipe/totp/device
Authorization
api-keyAPI key · headerrequired
The core service API token. If you are using a self-hosted core service and you have not generated a token, you can omit the header.
Header parameters
ridstring
cdi-versionstring
X.Y of the X.Y.Z CDI version.
Request body
application/json
userIduserIdrequired
deviceNamestring
Name of the TOTP device
skewnumberrequired
Time skew in seconds for TOTP validation
periodnumberrequired
Time period in seconds for TOTP code generation
Responses
200Indicates success with the status and secret properties
One of:
object
statusstatusOK
Allowed:OK
secretstring
The TOTP secret key for the device
deviceNamestring
Name of the created TOTP device
object
statusstring
Allowed:DEVICE_ALREADY_EXISTS_ERROR
400error code 400
string
401error code 401
string
404error code 404
string
500error code 500
string
Try it
Server
Authorization
Parameters
Bodyapplication/json
Request
curl -X POST "/appid-{appId}/recipe/totp/device" \
  -H "api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "userId": "fa7a0841-b533-4478-95533-0fde890c3483",
  "deviceName": "My Authy App",
  "skew": 0,
  "period": 30
}'
Response
{
  "status": "OK",
  "secret": "JBSWY3DPEHPK3PXP",
  "deviceName": "d1"
}

API reference

API schema and response details