Whatsapp Login Or Create

POST

https://test.stytch.com/v1/otps/whatsapp/login_or_create

Send a one-time passcode (OTP) to a User's WhatsApp using their phone number. If the phone number is not associated with a User already, a User will be created.

Cost to send SMS OTP

Before configuring SMS or WhatsApp OTPs, please review how Stytch bills the costs of international OTPs and understand how to protect your app against toll fraud.

Next steps

Collect the OTP which was delivered to the User. Call Authenticate OTP using the OTP code along with the phone_id found in the response as the method_id.

Body parameters

phone_number* string

expiration_minutes int

create_user_as_pending boolean

attributes object

locale string

Response fields

status_code int

request_id string

user_id string

phone_id string

user_created boolean

const stytch = require('stytch');

const client = new stytch.Client({
  project_id: 'PROJECT_ID',
  secret: 'SECRET',
});

const params = {
  phone_number: "+12025550162",
};

client.otps.whatsapp.loginOrCreate(params)
  .then(resp => { console.log(resp) })
  .catch(err => { console.log(err) });

RESPONSE

{
  "status_code": 200,
  "request_id": "request-id-test-b05c992f-ebdc-489d-a754-c7e70ba13141",
  "user_id": "user-test-16d9ba61-97a1-4ba4-9720-b03761dc50c6",
  "phone_id": "phone-number-test-d5a3b680-e8a3-40c0-b815-ab79986666d0",
  "user_created": true
}

Delete

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Start

Reset options

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Register

Authenticate

Token

M2M Client

Rotate secret

Tokens

Configuration

Methods

Log in or create User by WhatsApp OTP

Cost to send SMS OTP

Next steps

Body parameters

Response fields

Common Error Types