---
title: "Request a one-time password"
method: POST
path: "/auth/request-otp"
tags: ["Auth"]
---

# Request a one-time password

`POST /auth/request-otp`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.shopseen.com/v1`
- URL: `https://api.shopseen.com/v1/auth/request-otp`
- Auth: none declared

## Request body

- object
  - `email` string, email, required

## Response `200`

OTP sent

- object
  - `message` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Missing or invalid email address or JSON body
- `422`: Email provider cannot deliver to this recipient
- `429`: OTP cooldown or request rate limit exceeded
- `503`: Email delivery is unavailable; no automatic resend is attempted

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/shopseen/apis/a-side-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/shopseen/apis/a-side-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/shopseen/apis/a-side-api/revisions/f37f989e90da?raw)