Create MFA User Device (WhatsApp)
POST {{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices
This example adds WhatsApp as an MFA method for the specified user:
POST {{apiPath}}/environments/{{envID}}/users/{{userID}}/devices
The type field is set to WHATSAPP and the user’s telephone number is provided for phone.
The value of policy.id is the ID of an existing MFA policy that includes WhatsApp as an allowed authentication method.
The phone number must be provided in international format (includes a leading + character), for example, +14155552671.
Always include the country code in the value you provide for the phone parameter.
You can use any of the following formats:
+1.5125551234
+15125551234
+1.512.555.1234
+1 (512) 555-1234
The status parameter is optional. Use cases:
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If the actor makes the request on behalf of another user, the value assigned to
statuscan be one of:-
ACTIVE(default, if not provided): The device is pre-paired for the user. The user is not required to activate the device before performing the first authentication. -
ACTIVATION_REQUIRED: The user must activate the device before performing the first authentication.
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If the actor making the request is the user for whom the device is being created, the status can only be
ACTIVATION_REQUIRED(default, if not provided). In this case, the user is required to activate the device before performing the first authentication.
If the status is ACTIVATION_REQUIRED, you can use the notification property during device creation to create a custom device pairing notification. This is only applicable with SMS, Voice, Email, and WhatsApp devices. This property is not returned with GET operations and cannot be used with PUT operations. For more information, refer to Custom device pairing notification with device creation.
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An actor making a self-request must have an access token that includes the |
Prerequisites
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Refer to MFA Devices for important overview information.
Request Model
| Property | Type | Required? |
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String |
Required |
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String |
Required |
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String |
Required |
Refer to the Device properties data models for full property descriptions.
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": "WHATSAPP",
"phone": "+1.5125551234",
"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"": ""WHATSAPP""," + "\n" +
@" ""phone"": ""+1.5125551234""," + "\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": "WHATSAPP",
"phone": "+1.5125551234",
"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": "WHATSAPP",
"phone": "+1.5125551234",
"policy": {
"id": "{{deviceAuthenticationPolicyID}}"
}
}
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient().newBuilder()
.build();
MediaType mediaType = MediaType.parse("application/json");
RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(mediaType, "{\n \"type\": \"WHATSAPP\",\n \"phone\": \"+1.5125551234\",\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": "WHATSAPP",
"phone": "+1.5125551234",
"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": "WHATSAPP",
"phone": "+1.5125551234",
"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": "WHATSAPP",
"phone": "+1.5125551234",
"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": "WHATSAPP",\n "phone": "+1.5125551234",\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": "WHATSAPP",
"phone": "+1.5125551234",
"policy": {
"id": "{{deviceAuthenticationPolicyID}}"
}
})
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
let parameters = "{\n \"type\": \"WHATSAPP\",\n \"phone\": \"+1.5125551234\",\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/b30ac647-e33e-464f-a6ea-0275082d4c26/devices/cd44c285-2375-4c17-9c54-47dea4438e11"
},
"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/b30ac647-e33e-464f-a6ea-0275082d4c26"
}
},
"id": "cd44c285-2375-4c17-9c54-47dea4438e11",
"environment": {
"id": "abfba8f6-49eb-49f5-a5d9-80ad5c98f9f6"
},
"user": {
"id": "b30ac647-e33e-464f-a6ea-0275082d4c26"
},
"type": "WHATSAPP",
"status": "ACTIVE",
"createdAt": "2024-11-21T11:20:18.259Z",
"updatedAt": "2024-11-21T11:20:18.259Z",
"phone": "+1.5125551234"
}