---
title: "Post Totp Start"
method: POST
path: "/api/account/totp/start"
tags: ["account"]
---

# Post Totp Start

`POST /api/account/totp/start`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.getcheapgames.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.getcheapgames.com/api/account/totp/start`
- Auth: none declared

Begin an enrolment: a new seed, as a QR code, a key to type and an
otpauth URI, and the sealed blob `/totp/confirm` hands back with the
first code. Nothing is stored until then, and the blob lasts ten minutes.

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- TotpStartOut: An enrolment begun: what to scan or type, and the blob the confirm step hands back.
  - `setup` string, required
  - `secret` string, required
  - `otpauth` string, required
  - `qr` string, required

---

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