Passwordless API

This page contains the APIs that are used to authenticate users without passwords using one-time passwords.

You also may find the One-Time Passwords documentation helpful.

Tip

Prior to version 1.41.0, one-time passwords were the only form of passwordlessAny login that doesn't ask for a password, such as passkeys or one-time passwords. The Passwordless API handles one-time passwords only. authentication supported by FusionAuth.

Therefore the user interface and API use the term passwordless, even though versions 1.41.0 and beyond support multiple kinds of passwordless authentication, including Passkeys.