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generate-otp ​

Method: POST
Path: /auth/generate-otp

Tags: Auth

Summary ​

Generate OTP

Description ​

Generates and sends an OTP for authentication or verification. Returns an otp_token to pass to the verify-otp endpoint.

Storefront SDK Usage ​

SDK Method: sdk.auth.generateOtp()

Example:

typescript
// Generate OTP for phone number
const { data, error } = await sdk.auth.generateOtp({
  phone: "9876543210",
  country_code: "+91"
});

if (error) {
  console.error("OTP generation failed:", error.message);
} else {
  console.log("OTP sent successfully");
  console.log("OTP token:", data.otp_token);
  console.log("Action:", data.otp_action);
}

TypeScript Definition ​

typescript
"generate-otp": {
        parameters: {
            query?: never;
            header?: {
                /** @description This param is used to enable debug mode. If debug mode is enabled, the API will return OTP as well. This is only for development and testing purposes. */
                "x-debug-mode"?: components["parameters"]["DebugMode"];
            };
            path?: never;
            cookie?: never;
        };
        requestBody: {
            content: {
                "application/json": components["schemas"]["GenerateOtpWithPhone"] | components["schemas"]["GenerateOtpWithEmail"];
            };
        };
        responses: {
            /** @description OK */
            200: {
                headers: {
                    [name: string]: unknown;
                };
                content: {
                    "application/json": {
                        /** @description A descriptive message confirming the success or failure of the operation. */
                        message: string;
                        /** @description Indicates whether the request was successful or failure (true for success, false for failure). */
                        success: boolean;
                        /** @description An object containing the response content. */
                        content: {
                            /** @description A string representing the OTP token. */
                            otp_token: string;
                            /** @description This is used for verifying OTP or using subsequent APIs call. */
                            otp_action: string;
                        };
                    };
                };
            };
            400: components["responses"]["BadRequest"];
            401: components["responses"]["Unauthorized"];
        };
    };

Component References ​

ReferenceResolves To
components["parameters"]["DebugMode"]DebugMode
components["schemas"]["GenerateOtpWithPhone"]GenerateOtpWithPhone
components["schemas"]["GenerateOtpWithEmail"]GenerateOtpWithEmail
components["responses"]["BadRequest"]BadRequest
components["responses"]["Unauthorized"]Unauthorized

Parameters ​

  • x-debug-mode (header): This param is used to enable debug mode. If debug mode is enabled, the API will return OTP as well. This is only for development and testing purposes.

Request Body ​

Content Types: application/json

Responses ​

200 ​

OK

400 ​

Bad request

401 ​

Not authorized for given operation on the Resource

OpenAPI Definition ​

json
{
  "tags": [
    "Auth"
  ],
  "operationId": "generate-otp",
  "summary": "Generate OTP",
  "description": "Generates and sends an OTP for authentication or verification. Returns an `otp_token` to pass to the verify-otp endpoint.",
  "externalDocs": {
    "url": "https://llm-docs.commercengine.io/storefront/operations/generate-otp",
    "description": "API reference for the generate-otp operation"
  },
  "parameters": [
    {
      "$ref": "#/components/parameters/DebugMode"
    }
  ],
  "requestBody": {
    "description": "",
    "required": true,
    "content": {
      "application/json": {
        "schema": {
          "oneOf": [
            {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/GenerateOtpWithPhone"
            },
            {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/GenerateOtpWithEmail"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "responses": {
    "200": {
      "description": "OK",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "type": "object",
            "required": [
              "message",
              "success",
              "content"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "message": {
                "description": "A descriptive message confirming the success or failure of the operation.",
                "type": "string"
              },
              "success": {
                "description": "Indicates whether the request was successful or failure (true for success, false for failure).",
                "type": "boolean"
              },
              "content": {
                "description": "An object containing the response content.",
                "properties": {
                  "otp_token": {
                    "description": "A string representing the OTP token.",
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "otp_action": {
                    "description": "This is used for verifying OTP or using subsequent APIs call.",
                    "type": "string"
                  }
                },
                "required": [
                  "otp_token",
                  "otp_action"
                ],
                "type": "object"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "400": {
      "$ref": "#/components/responses/BadRequest"
    },
    "401": {
      "$ref": "#/components/responses/Unauthorized"
    }
  },
  "security": [
    {
      "Authorization": []
    }
  ],
  "x-speakeasy-group": "auth",
  "x-speakeasy-ignore": false,
  "x-speakeasy-name-override": "generateOtp"
}

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