Login or create via WhatsApp

Wraps Stytch's login_or_create via WhatsApp API endpoint. Call this method to send a WhatsApp passcode to new or existing users.

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.

Method parameters

phone_number* string

Configuration object

Additional configuration.

expiration_minutes int

locale string

Response fields

request_id string

status_code int

method_id string

import { useCallback } from 'react';
import { useStytch } from '@stytch/react';
export const Login = () => {
  const stytch = useStytch();
  const sendPasscode = useCallback(() => {
    stytch.otps.whatsapp.loginOrCreate('+12025550162', {
      expiration_minutes: 5,
    });
  }, [stytch]);
  return <button onClick={sendPasscode}>Send passcode</button>;
};

RESPONSE

{
  "status_code": 200,
  "request_id": "request-id-test-b05c992f-ebdc-489d-a754-c7e70ba13141",
  "method_id": "phone-number-test-d5a3b680-e8a3-40c0-b815-ab79986666d0"
}