Cloud Administration Enable Emergency Tokencode API Version 1
This API enables an Emergency Tokencode for a single user. For more information about Emergency Tokencode, see Supported Authentication Methods - Emergency Tokencode.
For information about managing access to this API, see Accessing the Cloud Administration APIs.
Note: If the Online Emergency Access Code (EAC) configuration is locked at the company level in the Company Settings, any values sent in the request are overridden by the company-level settings. For better visibility into the configurations used to generate the Online EAC, see Cloud Administration Enable Emergency Tokencode API Version 2. To configure EAC settings at the company level, see Configure Session and Authentication Method Settings
Authentication
Clients calling this API must authenticate themselves by including a JSON Web Token in a request. For instructions on using this token, see Authentication for the Cloud Administration REST APIs.
Software Developer Kit
You can download the API Software Developer Kit (SDK) from Cloud Administration REST API Download.
Request Requirements
Use the following information to enable emergency tokencode for a user. The <userId> is a unique user identifier that is returned in the response to the Cloud Administration User Details API.
| Method | Request URL | Response Content Type | Response Codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | /AdminInterface/restapi/v1/users/<userId>/emergencyTokencode | application/json | 200, 400, 404, 429 |
Request Parameters
This API requires the following parameter.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| expirationDays | Number of days until the Emergency Tokencode expires. Valid values are 1 to 7. |
Example Request Body
The following example displays a request.
{
"expirationDays": "7"
}
Example Response Body
The following example displays a response body.
{
"emergencyTokencodeId": "f10d0514-7dd1-4a13-a30e-236d0e65b56a",
"emergencyTokencode": "<emergency tokencode>",
"expirationDate" : "2018-09-06T15:34:44.000Z"
"offlineExpirationDate" : "2018-30-06T12:00:00.000Z"
}
Response Property Descriptions
The following table describes the response properties and data types.
| Property | Description | Data Type |
|---|---|---|
| emergencyTokencodeId | Identifies the Emergency Tokencode. | String |
| emergencyTokencode | Emergency Tokencode | String |
| expirationDate | Expiration date for the Emergency Tokencode. | String |
| offlineExpirationDate | Expiration date for Emerency Tokencode when used offline. | String |
Response Codes
This API returns the following response codes.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 200 | Emergency Tokencode successfully enabled. |
| 400 | Invalid expiration date. |
| 400 | User is disabled. |
| 404 | User not found. |
| 429 | Too many requests. |
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