Create MFA User Device (PingID Desktop)
POST {{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices
The creation and pairing of a PingID Desktop device involves a sequence of requests and responses, including interaction with the Desktop API
This example shows the first step in this process, sending a POST request to the devices endpoint:
POST {{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices
The type parameter is set to PINGID_DESKTOP_GEN2.
For this request, the body must also contain the status parameter, which ordinarily is optional, but here must be set to ACTIVATION_REQUIRED.
This example also includes the optional but recommended parameter policy.id.
When creating a device for authentication with the PingID Desktop application, the relying party ID is taken by default from the relevant MFA policy. However, in the request to create the device, you have the option of including the rp object in the body of the request in order to override the value from the MfA policy with a different domain.
Request Model
| Property | Type | Required? |
|---|---|---|
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String |
Optional |
|
String |
Required |
|
String |
Required |
Refer to the MFA devices data model for full property descriptions.
The response from the PingOne server contains a field called pingIdDesktopCredentialCreationOptions, which consists of a signed JWT.
After the JWT is received, you must send it to the Desktop API Register endpoint http://localhost:9410/register. The body of that request should just be the JWT that you received, sent as plain text. The request must also include the header Content-Type set to application/jwt and the header Origin set to the Relying Party ID you specified in the relevant MFA policy, for example, https://app.pingone.eu
The response from the desktop agent will contain an attestation JWT, which must be used in the request to activate the PingID Desktop device.
Example Request
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curl --location --globoff '{{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer {{accessToken}}' \
--data '{
"type": "PINGID_DESKTOP_GEN2",
"status": "ACTIVATION_REQUIRED",
"policy": {
"id": "{{deviceAuthenticationPolicyID}}"
}
}'
var options = new RestClientOptions("{{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices")
{
MaxTimeout = -1,
};
var client = new RestClient(options);
var request = new RestRequest("", Method.Post);
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer {{accessToken}}");
var body = @"{" + "\n" +
@" ""type"": ""PINGID_DESKTOP_GEN2""," + "\n" +
@" ""status"": ""ACTIVATION_REQUIRED""," + "\n" +
@" ""policy"": {" + "\n" +
@" ""id"": ""{{deviceAuthenticationPolicyID}}""" + "\n" +
@" }" + "\n" +
@"}";
request.AddStringBody(body, DataFormat.Json);
RestResponse response = await client.ExecuteAsync(request);
Console.WriteLine(response.Content);
package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "{{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices"
method := "POST"
payload := strings.NewReader(`{
"type": "PINGID_DESKTOP_GEN2",
"status": "ACTIVATION_REQUIRED",
"policy": {
"id": "{{deviceAuthenticationPolicyID}}"
}
}`)
client := &http.Client {
}
req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, payload)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer {{accessToken}}")
res, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
defer res.Body.Close()
body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
fmt.Println(string(body))
}
POST /environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices HTTP/1.1
Host: {{apiPath}}
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer {{accessToken}}
{
"type": "PINGID_DESKTOP_GEN2",
"status": "ACTIVATION_REQUIRED",
"policy": {
"id": "{{deviceAuthenticationPolicyID}}"
}
}
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient().newBuilder()
.build();
MediaType mediaType = MediaType.parse("application/json");
RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(mediaType, "{\n \"type\": \"PINGID_DESKTOP_GEN2\",\n \"status\": \"ACTIVATION_REQUIRED\",\n \"policy\": {\n \"id\": \"{{deviceAuthenticationPolicyID}}\"\n }\n}");
Request request = new Request.Builder()
.url("{{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices")
.method("POST", body)
.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
.addHeader("Authorization", "Bearer {{accessToken}}")
.build();
Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
var settings = {
"url": "{{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices",
"method": "POST",
"timeout": 0,
"headers": {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"Authorization": "Bearer {{accessToken}}"
},
"data": JSON.stringify({
"type": "PINGID_DESKTOP_GEN2",
"status": "ACTIVATION_REQUIRED",
"policy": {
"id": "{{deviceAuthenticationPolicyID}}"
}
}),
};
$.ajax(settings).done(function (response) {
console.log(response);
});
var request = require('request');
var options = {
'method': 'POST',
'url': '{{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices',
'headers': {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'Authorization': 'Bearer {{accessToken}}'
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"type": "PINGID_DESKTOP_GEN2",
"status": "ACTIVATION_REQUIRED",
"policy": {
"id": "{{deviceAuthenticationPolicyID}}"
}
})
};
request(options, function (error, response) {
if (error) throw new Error(error);
console.log(response.body);
});
import requests
import json
url = "{{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices"
payload = json.dumps({
"type": "PINGID_DESKTOP_GEN2",
"status": "ACTIVATION_REQUIRED",
"policy": {
"id": "{{deviceAuthenticationPolicyID}}"
}
})
headers = {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'Authorization': 'Bearer {{accessToken}}'
}
response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload)
print(response.text)
<?php
require_once 'HTTP/Request2.php';
$request = new HTTP_Request2();
$request->setUrl('{{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices');
$request->setMethod(HTTP_Request2::METHOD_POST);
$request->setConfig(array(
'follow_redirects' => TRUE
));
$request->setHeader(array(
'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
'Authorization' => 'Bearer {{accessToken}}'
));
$request->setBody('{\n "type": "PINGID_DESKTOP_GEN2",\n "status": "ACTIVATION_REQUIRED",\n "policy": {\n "id": "{{deviceAuthenticationPolicyID}}"\n }\n}');
try {
$response = $request->send();
if ($response->getStatus() == 200) {
echo $response->getBody();
}
else {
echo 'Unexpected HTTP status: ' . $response->getStatus() . ' ' .
$response->getReasonPhrase();
}
}
catch(HTTP_Request2_Exception $e) {
echo 'Error: ' . $e->getMessage();
}
require "uri"
require "json"
require "net/http"
url = URI("{{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port);
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
request["Authorization"] = "Bearer {{accessToken}}"
request.body = JSON.dump({
"type": "PINGID_DESKTOP_GEN2",
"status": "ACTIVATION_REQUIRED",
"policy": {
"id": "{{deviceAuthenticationPolicyID}}"
}
})
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
let parameters = "{\n \"type\": \"PINGID_DESKTOP_GEN2\",\n \"status\": \"ACTIVATION_REQUIRED\",\n \"policy\": {\n \"id\": \"{{deviceAuthenticationPolicyID}}\"\n }\n}"
let postData = parameters.data(using: .utf8)
var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string: "{{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices")!,timeoutInterval: Double.infinity)
request.addValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
request.addValue("Bearer {{accessToken}}", forHTTPHeaderField: "Authorization")
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.httpBody = postData
let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) { data, response, error in
guard let data = data else {
print(String(describing: error))
return
}
print(String(data: data, encoding: .utf8)!)
}
task.resume()
Example Response
201 Created
{
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "https://api.pingone.eu/v1/environments/abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6/users/d4543f69-e508-4cc6-bd16-b61baa4b3caf/devices/0ac16146-5e05-d328-0ac1-61465e05d328"
},
"environment": {
"href": "https://api.pingone.eu/v1/environments/abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6"
},
"user": {
"href": "https://api.pingone.eu/v1/environments/abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6/users/d4543f69-e508-4cc6-bd16-b61baa4b3caf"
},
"device.activate": {
"href": "https://api.pingone.eu/v1/environments/abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6/users/d4543f69-e508-4cc6-bd16-b61baa4b3caf/devices/0ac16146-5e05-d328-0ac1-61465e05d328"
}
},
"rp": {
"id": "pingone.eu",
"name": "pingone.eu"
},
"id": "0ac16146-5e05-d328-0ac1-61465e05d328",
"environment": {
"id": "abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6"
},
"user": {
"id": "d4543f69-e508-4cc6-bd16-b61baa4b3caf"
},
"type": "PINGID_DESKTOP_GEN2",
"status": "ACTIVATION_REQUIRED",
"createdAt": "2026-02-16T11:51:34.153Z",
"updatedAt": "2026-02-16T11:51:34.153Z",
"os": {},
"model": {},
"pingIdDesktopCredentialCreationOptions": "{{desktopCredentialCreationOptionsValue}}"
}