---
title: "Changes to Loginorcreate"
method: POST
path: "/v1/otps/whatsapp/login_or_create"
---

# Changes to Loginorcreate

`POST /v1/otps/whatsapp/login_or_create`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 6 of 26 revisions.

- **2026-06-24** `53efe07dcf8f`: 12 info
- **2026-03-07** `110f26a94e5b`: 1 info
- **2026-03-06** `9cab20b8eca7`: 1 breaking
- **2025-10-23** `4a2e3c0c0c05`: 2 breaking, 3 warning, 1 info
- **2025-09-17** `8270cf3a3d4c`: 3 info
- **2025-09-17** `864b9f438ac0`: 4 breaking

## Changes

- **2026-06-24** `53efe07dcf8f`: 12 info
  - added the new `ca-ES` enum value to the request property `locale`
  - added the new `cs` enum value to the request property `locale`
  - added the new `de-DE` enum value to the request property `locale`
  - added the new `fa` enum value to the request property `locale`
  - added the new `it` enum value to the request property `locale`
  - added the new `ja` enum value to the request property `locale`
  - added the new `nl` enum value to the request property `locale`
  - added the new `pl` enum value to the request property `locale`
  - added the new `ru` enum value to the request property `locale`
  - added the new `tr` enum value to the request property `locale`
  - added the new `vi` enum value to the request property `locale`
  - added the new `zh-Hans` enum value to the request property `locale`
- **2026-03-07** `110f26a94e5b`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-03-06** `9cab20b8eca7`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation
- **2025-10-23** `4a2e3c0c0c05`: 2 breaking, 3 warning, 1 info
  - added the new required request property `phone_number`
  - removed the required property `email_id` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the request property `email`
  - removed the request property `login_template_id`
  - removed the request property `signup_template_id`
  - added the required property `phone_id` to the response with the `200` status
- **2025-09-17** `8270cf3a3d4c`: 3 info
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `401`
  - added the media type `application/json` for the response with the status `500`
  - added the non-success response with the status `429`
- **2025-09-17** `864b9f438ac0`: 4 breaking
  - the `create_user_as_pending` request property type changed from `string` to `boolean`
  - the `expiration_minutes` request property type changed from `string` to `integer`, and format from no format to `int32`
  - the `status_code` response's property type changed from `string` to `integer`, and format from no format to `int32` for status `200`
  - the `user_created` response's property type changed from `string` to `boolean` for status `200`

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/stytch/apis/stytch-api/docs/v1/otps/whatsapp/login_or_create/post.md) - [API](https://skmtc.dev/stytch/apis/stytch-api.md) - [Page](https://skmtc.dev/stytch/apis/stytch-api/changes/v1/otps/whatsapp/login_or_create/post)