---
title: "Email a 6-digit operator confirmation code."
method: POST
path: "/api/agent/key/request"
---

# Email a 6-digit operator confirmation code.

`POST /api/agent/key/request`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.coveragecat.com`
- URL: `https://api.coveragecat.com/api/agent/key/request`
- Auth: none required

Starts the delegated-agent auth bootstrap flow by emailing a short-lived one-time verification code to the supplied operator address. Use this before calling `/api/agent/key/confirm`.

## Headers

- `Coverage-Cat-API-Version` 'v1'

## Request body

- AgentKeyRequest
  - `email` string, email, required

## Response `200`

Confirmation code sent.

- AgentKeyResponse
  - `api_key` string
  - `expires_at` string, date-time
  - `key_prefix` string
  - `message` string
  - `status` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request.
- `429`: Too many OTP requests for this email.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/coveragecat/apis/coverage-cat-delegated-insurance-purchase-apis.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/coveragecat/apis/coverage-cat-delegated-insurance-purchase-apis/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/coveragecat/apis/coverage-cat-delegated-insurance-purchase-apis/revisions/b80fe29790dc?raw)