Verify OTP (One-time passcode)

POST /v1/auth/otps/verify

Verify an OTP (one-time passcode) against a method ID (email, phone number) to authenticate the user. This endpoints verifies that the OTP sent in is valid for the given method ID.

HTTP Request

POST /v1/auth/otps/verify

Returns

A successful response returns an object with method_id, method_type, and verified user_id properties.

application/json

Body

  • method_id string Required

    Method ID to verify the OTP against. This can either be the phone_number_id or email_id returned by the send or login or create endpoints.

    Minimum length is 1.

  • otp string Required

    OTP received by the User.

    Minimum length is 1.

  • Device fingerprinting metadata for fraud detection during OTP code verification step. This is useful to ensure that the user who originated the request matches the user that verifies the token. Verification requirements can be enabled by matching fields in the device_fingerprint such as IP, User Agent or the combination of them (more fraud detection features coming soon!)

    Hide device_fingerprint attributes Show device_fingerprint attributes object
    • ip string

      IP of the user originating the request.

    • User Agent of the browser originating the request.

  • Optional Extend the session expiration time to N minutes from now, must be between 5 to 525600 minutes (365 days). This parameter will create a new session if there is no existing session along with a session_token and session_jwt. However, if a valid session_token or session_jwt is sent in, it will extend that session by the minutes specified. If not sent in, no session will be created by default.

  • Optional Unique session token to verify.

  • Optional Unique Session JWT to verify.

Responses

POST /v1/auth/otps/verify
curl \
 -X POST https://api.streambird.io/v1/auth/otps/verify \
 -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 -d '{"method_id":"pn_24oXBLRv6BoHXbNZoTAZkAFlRsy","otp":"829994","session_expires_in":100,"device_fingerprint":{"ip":"123.2.1.1"}}'
Request example
{
  "method_id": "pn_24oXBLRv6BoHXbNZoTAZkAFlRsy",
  "otp": "829994",
  "session_expires_in": 100,
  "device_fingerprint": {
    "ip": "123.2.1.1"
  }
}
Response examples (200)
{
  "method_id": "pn_24oXBLRv6BoHXbNZoTAZkAFlRsy",
  "method_type": "phone_number",
  "user_id": "user_24wFP9pDa9YiMJLun94iKykoZs2",
  "session_token": "7hssInGtOjKGUh8w7T4NjgLIKKSw6UdZ8uOduBYmJzrtfV6GrNtaUYoGehRS6jBh",
  "session": {
    "id": "sess_24tZ6tlJ7CxlTwB6Zoj6SHQ9vU3",
    "user_id": "user_24wFP9pDa9YiMJLun94iKykoZs2",
    "session_token": "7hssInGtOjKGUh8w7T4NjgLIKKSw6UdZ8uOduBYmJzrtfV6GrNtaUYoGehRS6jBh",
    "started_at": 1643496805,
    "expires_at": 1643502805,
    "last_active_at": 1643496805,
    "factors": [
      {
        "delivery_channel": "sms",
        "type": "otp",
        "method": {
          "method_id": "pn_24oXBLRv6BoHXbNZoTAZkAFlRsy",
          "method_type": "phone_number",
          "phone_number_id": "pn_24oXBLRv6BoHXbNZoTAZkAFlRsy",
          "phone_number": "+14152222222",
          "last_verified_at": 1643496805
        }
      }
    ],
    "device_fingerprint": {
      "user_agent": "",
      "ip": "123.2.1.1"
    },
    "updated_at": 1643496805,
    "created_at": 1643496805
  }
}