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# Send

> Sends a one-time passcode via email to an existing user's email address. Routes to `POST /sdk/v1/otps/email/send/primary` if no session is active, or `POST /sdk/v1/otps/email/send/secondary` if a session exists (to add an additional auth factor).

## Parameters

<ParamField body="email" type="String" required />

<ParamField body="expirationMinutes" type="Int?" />

<ParamField body="signupTemplateId" type="String?" />

<ParamField body="loginTemplateId" type="String?" />

<ParamField body="locale" type="String?" />

## Returns

<ResponseField name="requestId" type="String" required />

<ResponseField name="methodId" type="String" required />

<ResponseField name="statusCode" type="Int" required />

<RequestExample>
  ```js theme={null}
  StytchConsumer.otps.email.send({ email: "user@example.com" })
  ```
</RequestExample>