---
title: "Use a one-time recovery code to satisfy a two-factor authentication requirement."
method: POST
path: "/mf-recovery"
---

# Use a one-time recovery code to satisfy a two-factor authentication requirement.

`POST /mf-recovery`

## Request body

- object
  - `code` string — One-time recovery code

## Response `200`

Successful authentication.

- DefaultJsonResponse
  - `meta` object, required
    - `code` integer, required — Http status code
  - `response` object, required
    - `user` object — By default an empty dictionary is returned. However by overriding _User::get_security_payload()_ any attributes of the User model can be returned.
    - `csrf_token` string — Session CSRF token

## Other responses

- `302` — Successful login
- `400` — Error when validating code.

## Changes

- **2023-10-22** `b647a0e917e6` — 1 breaking, 3 info
  - the response's body type/format changed from ``/`` to `object`/`` for status `400`
  - removed `#/components/schemas/BaseJsonResponse, subschema #2` from the response body `allOf` list for the response status `400`
  - added the required property `meta` to the response with the `400` status
  - added the required property `response` to the response with the `400` status
- **2022-07-22** `4b3ea48a957a` — 1 breaking, 2 warning, 2 info
  - the `allOf[subschema #2]/response/errors` response's property type/format changed from `object`/`` to `array`/`` for status `400`
  - removed the optional property `allOf[subschema #2]/response/error` from the response with the `400` status
  - removed the optional property `allOf[subschema #2]/response/errors/field-name` from the response with the `400` status
  - added the optional property `allOf[subschema #2]/response/field_errors` to the response with the `400` status
  - …1 more
- **2022-06-18** `2f80547852cc` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2019-07-23** `11c8459a5c04` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/pallets-eco/apis/flask-security-external-api/changes/mf-recovery/post.md)

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