Request Syntax URI Request Parameters Request Body Response Syntax Response Elements Errors Examples See Also

SendPhoneNumberVerification

Sends a one-time passcode (OTP) by SMS to the primary contact phone number that is currently associated with the specified AWS account, to begin verifying that phone number. You do not supply a phone number in the request; the operation uses the number currently on file for the account. To use this operation, you must have the account:SendPhoneNumberVerification IAM permission. After the code is delivered, call VerifyPhoneNumber with that code to complete verification.

For complete details about how to use the primary contact operations, see Update the primary contact for your AWS account.

Request Syntax


POST /sendPhoneNumberVerification HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json

{
   "AccountId": "string"
}

URI Request Parameters

The request does not use any URI parameters.

Request Body

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

AccountId

Specifies the 12 digit account ID number of the AWS account that you want to access or modify with this operation.

If you do not specify this parameter, it defaults to the AWS account of the identity used to call the operation.

To use this parameter, the caller must be an identity in the organization's management account or a delegated administrator account, and the specified account ID must be a member account in the same organization. The organization must have all features enabled, and the organization must have trusted access enabled for the Account Management service, and optionally a delegated administrator account assigned.

Note

The management account can't specify its own AccountId; it must call the operation in standalone context by not including the AccountId parameter.

To call this operation on an account that is not a member of an organization, then don't specify this parameter, and call the operation using an identity belonging to the account whose contacts you wish to retrieve or modify.

Type: String

Pattern: \d{12}

Required: No

Response Syntax


HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json

{
   "Status": "string"
}

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

Status

The verification status of the phone number. On a successful call, the value is PENDING: a verification code has been sent to the account's primary contact phone number and is awaiting entry through VerifyPhoneNumber.

Type: String

Valid Values: PENDING | VERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | NOT_SUPPORTED

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Error Types.

AccessDeniedException

The operation failed because the calling identity doesn't have the minimum required permissions.

errorType: The value populated to the x-amzn-ErrorType response header by API Gateway.

HTTP Status Code: 403

ConflictException

The request could not be processed because of a conflict in the current status of the resource. This happens in cases such as the following:

You try to enable a Region that is currently being disabled (in a status of DISABLING).
You try to change an account’s root user email to an email address that is already in use.
The primary contact phone number changes after you call SendPhoneNumberVerification and before you call VerifyPhoneNumber.

errorType: The value populated to the x-amzn-ErrorType response header by API Gateway.

HTTP Status Code: 409

InternalServerException

The operation failed because of an error internal to AWS. Try your operation again later.

errorType: The value populated to the x-amzn-ErrorType response header by API Gateway.

HTTP Status Code: 500

ResourceNotFoundException

The operation failed because it specified a resource that can't be found.

errorType: The value populated to the x-amzn-ErrorType response header by API Gateway.

HTTP Status Code: 404

TooManyRequestsException

The operation failed because it was called too frequently and exceeded a throttle limit.

errorType: The value populated to the x-amzn-ErrorType response header by API Gateway.

HTTP Status Code: 429

ValidationException

The operation failed because one of the input parameters was invalid.

fieldList: The field where the invalid entry was detected.
message: The message that informs you about what was invalid about the request.
reason: The reason that validation failed.

HTTP Status Code: 400

Examples

Example 1

The following example sends a verification code to the primary contact phone number of the account whose credentials are used to call the operation.

Sample Request


POST / HTTP/1.1
X-Amz-Target: AWSAccountV20210201.SendPhoneNumberVerification

{}

Sample Response


HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{
   "Status": "PENDING"
}

Example 2

The following example sends a verification code for the specified member account in an organization. The code is sent to the primary contact phone number of the member account. You must use credentials from either the organization's management account or from the Account Management service's delegated admin account.

Sample Request


POST / HTTP/1.1
X-Amz-Target: AWSAccountV20210201.SendPhoneNumberVerification

{
   "AccountId": "123456789012"
}

Sample Response


HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{
   "Status": "PENDING"
}