Auth0 Passwordless API

The Passwordless API from Auth0 — 1 operation(s) for passwordless.

Operations 1

POST /passwordless/start Auth0 Start Passwordless Flow #

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OpenAPI Specification

auth0-passwordless-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Auth0 Authentication Passwordless API
  description: Auth0 Authentication API. Endpoints for authentication and authorization using OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, SAML, WS-Federation, and Passwordless flows.
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
- url: '{auth0_domain}'
  description: The Authentication API is served over HTTPS.
  variables:
    auth0_domain:
      description: Auth0 domain
      default: https://demo.us.auth0.com
tags:
- name: Passwordless
paths:
  /passwordless/start:
    post:
      operationId: passwordless_start
      tags:
      - Passwordless
      summary: Auth0 Start Passwordless Flow
      description: 'You have three options for passwordless authentication: Send a verification code using email, Send a link using email, Send a verification code using SMS.'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                client_id:
                  type: string
                  description: The client_id of your application.
                client_assertion:
                  type: string
                  description: A JWT containing containing a signed assertion with your applications credentials. Required when Private Key JWT is your application authentication method.
                client_assertion_type:
                  type: string
                  description: Use the value urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer. Required when Private Key JWT is the application authentication method.
                client_secret:
                  type: string
                  description: The client_secret of your application. Required when the Token Endpoint Authentication Method field at your Application Settings is Post or Basic. Specifically required for Regular Web Applications only.
                connection:
                  type: string
                  description: How to send the code/link to the user. Use email to send the code/link using email, or sms to use SMS.
                email:
                  type: string
                  description: Set this to the user's email address, when connection=email.
                phone_number:
                  type: string
                  description: Set this to the user's phone number, when connection=sms.
                send:
                  type: string
                  description: Use link to send a link or code to send a verification code. If null, a link will be sent.
                authParams:
                  type: object
                  description: Use this to append or override the link parameters (like scope, redirect_uri, protocol, response_type), when you send a link using email.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '405':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/MethodNotAllowed'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
        '501':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotImplemented'
        '503':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
components:
  responses:
    ServiceUnavailable:
      description: Service Unavailable
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: string
              error_description:
                type: string
    NotFound:
      description: Not Found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: string
              error_description:
                type: string
    Forbidden:
      description: Forbidden
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: string
              error_description:
                type: string
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: string
              error_description:
                type: string
    MethodNotAllowed:
      description: Method Not Allowed
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: string
              error_description:
                type: string
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad Request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: string
              error_description:
                type: string
    NotImplemented:
      description: Not Implemented
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: string
              error_description:
                type: string
    TooManyRequests:
      description: Too Many Requests
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: string
              error_description:
                type: string
    InternalServerError:
      description: Internal Server Error