---
title: "Begin passkey registration"
method: POST
path: "/accounts/begin-passkey-registration"
tags: ["Multi-Factor Authentication"]
---

# Begin passkey registration

`POST /accounts/begin-passkey-registration`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.quiva.ai`
- URL: `https://api.quiva.ai/accounts/begin-passkey-registration`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in header `x-api-key`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/quivaworks/apis/quiva-ai-gateway/docs/accounts/begin-passkey-registration/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Initiates the passkey registration process

## Response `200`

Passkey registration initiated successfully

- object
  - `data` object, required: WebAuthn registration options

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized

## Changes

- **2025-06-12** `4979dfd00eda`: 1 info
  - added the required property `data` to the response with the `200` status

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/quivaworks/apis/quiva-ai-gateway/changes/accounts/begin-passkey-registration/post.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/quivaworks/apis/quiva-ai-gateway.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/quivaworks/apis/quiva-ai-gateway/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/quivaworks/apis/quiva-ai-gateway/revisions/700eb1ace61a?raw)