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createPhoneNumber()

Creates a PhoneNumber for the specified user.

function createPhoneNumber(params: CreatePhoneNumberParams): Promise<PhoneNumber>
  • Name
    userId
    Type
    string
    Description

    The ID of the user to create the phone number for.

  • Name
    phoneNumber
    Type
    string
    Description

    The phone number to assign to the specified user. Must adhere to the E.164 format standard for phone number format.

  • Name
    primary?
    Type
    boolean
    Description

    Whether or not to set the phone number as the user's primary phone number. Defaults to false, unless it is the first phone number.

  • Name
    verified?
    Type
    boolean
    Description

    Whether or not the phone number is verified.

  • Name
    reservedForSecondFactor
    Type
    boolean
    Description

    Whether or not the phone number is reserved for multi-factor authentication. The phone number must also be verified. If there are no other reserved second factors, the phone number will be set as the default second factor.

const response = await clerkClient.phoneNumbers.createPhoneNumber({
  userId: 'user_123',
  phoneNumber: '15551234567',
  primary: true,
  verified: true,
})

console.log(response)
/*
_PhoneNumber {
  id: 'idn_123',
  phoneNumber: '15551234567',
  reservedForSecondFactor: false,
  defaultSecondFactor: false,
  verification: _Verification {
    status: 'verified',
    strategy: 'admin',
    externalVerificationRedirectURL: null,
    attempts: null,
    expireAt: null,
    nonce: null
  },
  linkedTo: []
}
*/

Backend API (BAPI) endpoint

This method in the SDK is a wrapper around the BAPI endpoint POST/phone_numbers. See the BAPI reference for more information.

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