Clerk

Clerk Passkeys API

Used to interact with the passkeys of the logged in user.

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
Identity & Access Management BC-620.20

Operations 5

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POST /v1/me/passkeys Register a new passkey for my account · Create Passkey #
Ask an LLM
“How do I add a passkey to my account?”
“What starts passkey registration for the signed-in user?”
Tell an agent
Create a new passkey for my account.
Start registering a passkey on this device.
GET /v1/me/passkeys/{passkey_id} Get one of my passkeys · Get Passkey #
Ask an LLM
“What details are stored about one of my passkeys?”
“Can I look up a single passkey on my account by its ID?”
Tell an agent
Get passkey {passkey_id}.
Show the properties of my passkey {passkey_id}.
PATCH /v1/me/passkeys/{passkey_id} Rename a passkey · Update Passkey #
Ask an LLM
“How do I give one of my passkeys a friendlier name?”
“Can I change the label of an existing passkey?”
Tell an agent
Rename passkey {passkey_id} to {name}.
Label my passkey {passkey_id} as {name}.
DELETE /v1/me/passkeys/{passkey_id} Delete a passkey · Delete Passkey #
Ask an LLM
“How do I remove a passkey from a lost device?”
“Can I delete one of my passkeys?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete passkey {passkey_id}.
Remove my passkey {passkey_id} from my account.
POST /v1/me/passkeys/{passkey_id}/attempt_verification Verify a newly created passkey · Attempt Passkey Verification #
Ask an LLM
“How do I finish setting up a passkey with the browser's credential response?”
“What do I submit to verify a passkey after registration?”
Tell an agent
Verify passkey {passkey_id} with credential {public_key_credential}.
Complete verification of new passkey {passkey_id}.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://clerk.com/docs/reference/backend-api
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APIReference
https://clerk.com/docs/reference/backend-api
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GettingStarted
https://clerk.com/docs/quickstarts/overview
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Authentication
https://clerk.com/docs/backend-requests/making/jwt-templates
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Documentation
https://clerk.com/docs
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Documentation
https://clerk.com/docs/webhooks/overview

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/openapi/clerk-com-passkeys-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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SpectralRuleset
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/rules/clerk-rules.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

clerk-com-passkeys-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Clerk Frontend Passkeys API
  version: v1
  description: The Clerk REST Frontend API, meant to be accessed from a browser or native environment.
  x-logo:
    url: https://clerk.com/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fclerk-logo.svg&w=96&q=75
    altText: Clerk docs
    href: https://clerk.com/docs
  contact:
    email: support@clerk.com
    name: Clerk Team
    url: https://clerk.com/support
  termsOfService: https://clerk.com/terms
  license:
    name: MIT
    url: https://github.com/clerk/javascript/blob/main/LICENSE
servers:
- url: https://{domain}.clerk.accounts.dev
  variables:
    domain:
      default: example-destined-camel-13
      description: Your Development Instance Frontend API Domain.
security:
- {}
- DevBrowser: []
- ProductionBrowser: []
- ProductionNativeApp: []
  ProductionNativeFlag: []
tags:


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