OTP Authentication

The WhatsApp OTP (One-Time Password) functionality in BizMagnets enables businesses to send OTPs via WhatsApp as part of user authentication, secure logins, or verification processes.

This guide will walk you through using the API to send OTPs efficiently through WhatsApp, leveraging BizMagnets platform and Meta's WhatsApp Business API.

Send OTP

POST https://api.bizmagnets.ai/otp/{{otp_config_uid}}/sendOTP

X-API-KEY - You can find the API keys under the settings.

This unique ID "5a706684-851f-3a27-b0d1-284155d8f862" is used for OTP tracking. You'll need this for the OTP verification step.

Headers

Name	Value
Content-Type	application/json
X-API-KEY	{{api_key}}

Body

Name	Type	Description
name	string	The name of the recipient.
mobileNumber	string	The recipient's mobile number (without country code).
countryCode	string	The country code for the recipient's mobile number.

Response

201

{
  "id": "5a706684-851f-3a27-b0d1-284155d8f862",
  "message": "success"
}

Verify OTP

POST https://api.bizmagnets.ai/otp/{{otp_uid}}/verifyOTP

To verify the OTP entered by the user, you must use the same otp_uid returned in the response from the Send OTP request. This ensures that the OTP being verified matches the one generated for that specific request.

Headers

Name	Value
Content-Type	application/json
X-API-KEY	{{api_key}}

Body

Name	Type	Description
otp	string	The OTP entered by the user for verification.
mobileNumber	string	The recipient's mobile number (without country code).
countryCode	string	The country code for the recipient's mobile number.

Response

200

{
  "id": "5a706684-851f-3a27-b0d1-284155d8f862",
  "message": "success"
}

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