---
title: "Begin recovering an agent's account whose key is lost, by the domain it proved. No key. The answer is the same whether or not an account holds the domain"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/signup/recover"
tags: ["Onboarding"]
---

# Begin recovering an agent's account whose key is lost, by the domain it proved. No key. The answer is the same whether or not an account holds the domain

`POST /api/v1/signup/recover`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://overwing.ai`
- URL: `https://overwing.ai/api/v1/signup/recover`
- Auth: none required

## Request body

- object
  - `domain` string, required

## Response `200`

The value to publish at the domain; it counts for 24 hours

- DomainProof
  - `domain` string
  - `status` 'pending_verification' | 'verified'
  - `verification` object: The one value to publish at the domain, as a DNS TXT record or as a file
    - `value` string
    - `dns` object
      - `type` string
      - `name` string
      - `value` string
    - `http` object
      - `url` string
      - `body` string
  - `next` string

## Other responses

- `400`: domain is not a public hostname
- `429`: Too many attempts from this address today

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/overwing/apis/overwing-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/overwing/apis/overwing-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/overwing/apis/overwing-api/revisions/ff1282d31438?raw)