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# Prepare email OTP start

> Prepares a Turnkey activity for starting the email-OTP flow. Stamp `intent.activityBody` and call the matching commit endpoint to dispatch the OTP.



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://platform.spritz.finance/openapi.json post /v1/wallet-kit/auth-methods/email/start/intents
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Spritz Finance API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: API for the Spritz Finance platform with RFC 9457 error handling
servers:
  - url: https://platform.spritz.finance
    description: Production
  - url: https://sandbox.spritz.finance
    description: Sandbox
security: []
tags:
  - name: Users
    description: User management endpoints
  - name: Bank Accounts
    description: Manage bank accounts for off-ramp destinations
  - name: Bills
    description: Manage bill pay accounts
  - name: Cards
    description: Spritz-issued debit cards
  - name: Auto-Ramp Accounts
    description: Virtual bank accounts that automatically convert fiat deposits to crypto
  - name: Spritz App
    description: >-
      Endpoints used by the Spritz app and internal SDKs. Excluded from the
      public partner spec.
paths:
  /v1/wallet-kit/auth-methods/email/start/intents:
    post:
      tags:
        - Wallet Kit
      summary: Prepare email OTP start
      description: >-
        Prepares a Turnkey activity for starting the email-OTP flow. Stamp
        `intent.activityBody` and call the matching commit endpoint to dispatch
        the OTP.
      operationId: postV1Wallet-kitAuth-methodsEmailStartIntents
      requestBody:
        description: Prepare body for starting the email-OTP flow.
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              description: Prepare body for starting the email-OTP flow.
              type: object
              properties:
                email:
                  minLength: 1
                  format: email
                  description: Email address to send the one-time passcode to.
                  type: string
              required:
                - email
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              description: Prepare body for starting the email-OTP flow.
              type: object
              properties:
                email:
                  minLength: 1
                  format: email
                  description: Email address to send the one-time passcode to.
                  type: string
              required:
                - email
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              description: Prepare body for starting the email-OTP flow.
              type: object
              properties:
                email:
                  minLength: 1
                  format: email
                  description: Email address to send the one-time passcode to.
                  type: string
              required:
                - email
      responses:
        '200':
          description: >-
            Prepared email-start activity. Stamp `intent.activityBody` and
            submit via the matching commit endpoint.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                description: >-
                  Prepared email-start activity. Stamp `intent.activityBody` and
                  submit via the matching commit endpoint.
                type: object
                properties:
                  intent:
                    description: >-
                      Prepared activity that the embedded wallet must stamp
                      before commit.
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      intentId:
                        description: >-
                          Single-use intent identifier returned by prepare. Pass
                          back to commit alongside the user's stamp. TTL is 60
                          seconds.
                        type: string
                      activityBody:
                        description: >-
                          Turnkey activity body bytes for the wallet to stamp.
                          Sign with the user's WebAuthn authenticator and submit
                          the stamp via the matching commit endpoint.
                        type: string
                      timestampMs:
                        description: >-
                          Unix-millisecond timestamp the activity body was
                          issued at. Pass through verbatim when stamping.
                        type: string
                      expiresAt:
                        format: date-time
                        description: >-
                          ISO 8601 timestamp at which the prepared intent
                          expires (60s after issue).
                        type: string
                    required:
                      - intentId
                      - activityBody
                      - timestampMs
                      - expiresAt
                required:
                  - intent
        '401':
          description: Response for status 401
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  type:
                    default: about:blank
                    description: A URI reference that identifies the problem type
                    type: string
                    example: urn:problem-type:auth:unauthorized
                  title:
                    description: A short, human-readable summary of the problem type
                    type: string
                    example: Unauthorized
                  status:
                    description: The HTTP status code
                    type: number
                    example: 401
                  detail:
                    description: A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence
                    type: string
                    example: Bearer token required
                  instance:
                    description: A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence
                    type: string
                  realm:
                    description: The authentication realm
                    type: string
                    example: API
                  scope:
                    description: The required scope for this resource
                    type: string
                    example: read:users
                required:
                  - title
                  - status
                additionalProperties: false
        '429':
          description: Response for status 429
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  type:
                    default: about:blank
                    description: A URI reference that identifies the problem type
                    type: string
                    example: urn:problem-type:auth:unauthorized
                  title:
                    description: A short, human-readable summary of the problem type
                    type: string
                    example: Unauthorized
                  status:
                    description: The HTTP status code
                    type: number
                    example: 400
                  detail:
                    description: A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence
                    type: string
                  instance:
                    description: A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence
                    type: string
                    example: /errors/1234567890
                  code:
                    description: >-
                      Machine-readable cause, present when exactly one thing
                      failed. Branch on this, never on `detail`, which is
                      human-facing copy and may change. For deposit limits the
                      vocabulary matches the `reason` values the limits API
                      returns pre-flight.
                    type: string
                    example: transaction_limit
                  field:
                    description: The offending request field, present alongside `code`.
                    type: string
                    example: amountUsd
                  retryable:
                    description: >-
                      Whether retrying the same request later may succeed
                      without changing its inputs.
                    type: boolean
                    example: true
                required:
                  - title
                  - status
                additionalProperties: false
        '500':
          description: Response for status 500
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  type:
                    default: about:blank
                    description: A URI reference that identifies the problem type
                    type: string
                    example: urn:problem-type:auth:unauthorized
                  title:
                    description: A short, human-readable summary of the problem type
                    type: string
                    example: Unauthorized
                  status:
                    description: The HTTP status code
                    type: number
                    example: 400
                  detail:
                    description: A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence
                    type: string
                  instance:
                    description: A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence
                    type: string
                    example: /errors/1234567890
                  code:
                    description: >-
                      Machine-readable cause, present when exactly one thing
                      failed. Branch on this, never on `detail`, which is
                      human-facing copy and may change. For deposit limits the
                      vocabulary matches the `reason` values the limits API
                      returns pre-flight.
                    type: string
                    example: transaction_limit
                  field:
                    description: The offending request field, present alongside `code`.
                    type: string
                    example: amountUsd
                  retryable:
                    description: >-
                      Whether retrying the same request later may succeed
                      without changing its inputs.
                    type: boolean
                    example: true
                required:
                  - title
                  - status
                additionalProperties: false
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: Cognito JWT token for regular user authentication

````