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POST
/
v1
/
b2b
/
magic_links
/
email
/
discovery
/
send
C#
// POST /v1/b2b/magic_links/email/discovery/send
const stytch = require('stytch');

const client = new stytch.B2BClient({
  project_id: '${projectId}',
  secret: '${secret}',
});

const params = {
  email_address: "${email}",
};

client.MagicLinks.Email.Discovery.Send(params)
  .then(resp => { console.log(resp) })
  .catch(err => { console.log(err) });
{
  "request_id": "<string>",
  "status_code": 123
}
Send a discovery Email Magic Link to a . The magic link is valid and can be authenticated for 60 minutes, after which the Member will need to request a new magic link.

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Basic authentication header of the form Basic <encoded-value>, where <encoded-value> is the base64-encoded string username:password.

Body

application/json

Request type

​
email_address
string
required

The email address of the Member.

​
discovery_redirect_url
string

The URL that the end user clicks from the discovery Magic Link. This URL should be an endpoint in the backend server that verifies the request by querying Stytch's discovery authenticate endpoint and continues the flow. If this value is not passed, the default discovery redirect URL that you set in your Dashboard is used. If you have not set a default discovery redirect URL, an error is returned.

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pkce_code_challenge
string

A base64url encoded SHA256 hash of a one time secret used to validate that the request starts and ends on the same device.

​
login_template_id
string

Use a custom template for discovery emails. By default, it will use your default email template. Templates can be added in the Stytch dashboard using our built-in customization options or custom HTML templates with type “Magic Links - Login”.

​
locale
enum<string>

Used to determine which language to use when sending the user this delivery method. Parameter is an IETF BCP 47 language tag, e.g. "en".

Currently supported languages are English ("en"), Spanish ("es"), French ("fr") and Brazilian Portuguese ("pt-br"); if no value is provided, the copy defaults to English.

Request support for additional languages here!

Available options:
en,
es,
pt-br,
fr
​
discovery_expiration_minutes
integer<int32>

The expiration time, in minutes, for an discovery magic link email. If not accepted within this time frame, the email will need to be resent. Defaults to 60 (1 hour) with a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 10080 (1 week).

Required range: x >= 0

Response

Successful response

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request_id
string
required

Globally unique UUID that is returned with every API call. This value is important to log for debugging purposes; we may ask for this value to help identify a specific API call when helping you debug an issue.

​
status_code
integer<int32>
required

The HTTP status code of the response. Stytch follows standard HTTP response status code patterns, e.g. 2XX values equate to success, 3XX values are redirects, 4XX are client errors, and 5XX are server errors.