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# Get Authentication Otp Via Telephone Number

HTTP API `POST` `/auth/create-user-otp`

To start using the API as a user you need to have a registered user account. The first thing you need to do to authenticate is to request an OTP code, in this case we'll demonstrate it using a telephone number.

## Request

```json
{
  "telephone_number": "1"
}
```

## Response

**HTTP Response Code:** 200

```json
{
  "expires_at": "2026-01-15T09:00:01.000000Z",
  "next_otp_at": "2026-01-15T09:00:00",
  "otp_status": "OTP sent",
  "remaining_otp_attempts": 5
}
```