Initiate a new MFA action

POST/mfa/actions/init/

API version

v1

Request method

POST

Operation ID

initMfaAction

---

This resource can be used to initiate a new MFA action. The resulting token can be used to verify the MFA action.

Request

Responses

Format

application/json

Beschreibung

The process of activating Multi Factor Authentication is initialized. Now you have to confirm it

Schema-Dokumentation

• barcodestring

  required

  base64 encoded barcode content to scan from your mfa app. e.g. iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAMgAAADIEAAAAADYoy.... You\ncan display it with <img src=\"data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUh..\" />\n

• urlstring

  required

  Same as barcode, but in URL form.\n,

Beispiel

{
  "barcode": "string",
  "url": "otpauth://totp/mStudio:test@gmail.com?algorithm=SHA1&digits=6&issuer=mStudio&period=30&secret=HTXT7KJFVNAJUPYWQRWMNVQE5AF5YZI2"
}

JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "barcode",
    "url"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "barcode": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "base64 encoded barcode content to scan from your mfa app.\ne.g. `iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAMgAAADIEAAAAADYoy...`.\nYou\\ncan display it with `<img\nsrc=\\\"data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUh..\\\" />`\\n\n"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Same as barcode,  but in URL form.\\n,",
      "example": "otpauth://totp/mStudio:test@gmail.com?algorithm=SHA1&digits=6&issuer=mStudio&period=30&secret=HTXT7KJFVNAJUPYWQRWMNVQE5AF5YZI2"
    }
  }
}

Usage examples

cURL

$ curl \
    --fail \
    --location \
    -X POST \
    -d '{}' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $MITTWALD_API_TOKEN" \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    https://api.mittwald.de/v1/mfa/actions/init