Factor Resource
The Factor resource is currently used by Verify Push and Verify TOTP features. It represents a verification factor/channel. When the factor_type is push, it contains the public key for a single registered device and metadata. When the factor_type is totp, it contains the seed used to generate TOTP codes and metadata. Some Factor properties apply to all factor_types and others do not. A single Entity links to multiple Factors and a single Factor links to multiple Challenges.
Factor Properties
For security reasons the binding property is ONLY returned upon creation, and is never returned afterwards.
| Resource Properties in REST API format | |
|---|---|
sid
|
A 34 character string that uniquely identifies this Factor. |
account_sid
|
The unique SID identifier of the Account. |
service_sid
|
The unique SID identifier of the Service. |
entity_sid
|
The unique SID identifier of the Entity. |
identity
|
Customer unique identity for the Entity owner of the Factor. This identifier should be immutable, not PII, length between 8 and 64 characters, and generated by your external system, such as your user's UUID, GUID, or SID. It can only contain dash (-) separated alphanumeric characters. |
binding
|
Contains the The Binding property is ONLY returned upon Factor creation. |
date_created
|
The date that this Factor was created, given in ISO 8601 format. |
date_updated
|
The date that this Factor was updated, given in ISO 8601 format. |
friendly_name
|
The friendly name of this Factor. This can be any string up to 64 characters, meant for humans to distinguish between Factors.
For |
status
|
The Status of this Factor. One of |
factor_type
|
The Type of this Factor. Currently |
config
|
An object that contains configurations specific to a |
metadata
|
Custom metadata associated with the factor. This is added by the Device/SDK directly to allow for the inclusion of device information. It must be a stringified JSON with only strings values eg. |
url
|
The URL of this resource. |
Create a new Factor resource
POST
https://verify.twilio.com/v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/Entities/{Identity}/Factors- Unverified Factors will be deleted and unverifiable after 1-24 hours from when they were created. This is done for security and clean-up reasons.
- In the request, if the specified
Entitywith the{Identity}doesn't exist, it will be created automatically. You do not need to separately create a new Entity before making this request.
Parameters
| Parameters in REST API format | |
|---|---|
service_sid
Path
|
The unique SID identifier of the Service. |
identity
Path
|
Customer unique identity for the Entity owner of the Factor. This identifier should be immutable, not PII, length between 8 and 64 characters, and generated by your external system, such as your user's UUID, GUID, or SID. It can only contain dash (-) separated alphanumeric characters. |
friendly_name
Required
|
The friendly name of this Factor. This can be any string up to 64 characters, meant for humans to distinguish between Factors.
For |
factor_type
Required
|
The Type of this Factor. Currently |
binding.alg
Optional
|
The algorithm used when |
binding.public_key
Optional
|
The Ecdsa public key in PKIX, ASN.1 DER format encoded in Base64. Required when |
config.app_id
Optional
|
The ID that uniquely identifies your app in the Google or Apple store, such as Required when |
config.notification_platform
Optional
|
The transport technology used to generate the Notification Token. Can be Required when |
config.notification_token
Optional
|
For APN, the device token. For FCM, the registration token. It is used to send the push notifications. Must be between 32 and 255 characters long. Required when |
config.sdk_version
Optional
|
The Verify Push SDK version used to configure the factor Required when |
binding.secret
Optional
|
The shared secret for TOTP factors encoded in Base32. This can be provided when creating the Factor, otherwise it will be generated. Used when |
config.time_step
Optional
|
Defines how often, in seconds, are TOTP codes generated. i.e, a new TOTP code is generated every time_step seconds. Must be between 20 and 60 seconds, inclusive. The default value is defined at the service level in the property Used when |
config.skew
Optional
|
The number of time-steps, past and future, that are valid for validation of TOTP codes. Must be between 0 and 2, inclusive. The default value is defined at the service level in the property Used when |
config.code_length
Optional
|
Number of digits for generated TOTP codes. Must be between 3 and 8, inclusive. The default value is defined at the service level in the property Used when |
config.alg
Optional
|
The algorithm used to derive the TOTP codes. Can be Used when |
metadata
Optional
|
Custom metadata associated with the factor. This is added by the Device/SDK directly to allow for the inclusion of device information. It must be a stringified JSON with only strings values eg. |
Example 1
Example 2
Fetch a Factor resource
GET
https://verify.twilio.com/v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/Entities/{Identity}/Factors/{Sid}Parameters
| Parameters in REST API format | |
|---|---|
service_sid
Path
|
The unique SID identifier of the Service. |
identity
Path
|
Customer unique identity for the Entity owner of the Factor. This identifier should be immutable, not PII, length between 8 and 64 characters, and generated by your external system, such as your user's UUID, GUID, or SID. It can only contain dash (-) separated alphanumeric characters. |
sid
Path
|
A 34 character string that uniquely identifies this Factor. |
Example 1
Read multiple Factor resources
GET
https://verify.twilio.com/v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/Entities/{Identity}/FactorsParameters
| Parameters in REST API format | |
|---|---|
service_sid
Path
|
The unique SID identifier of the Service. |
identity
Path
|
Customer unique identity for the Entity owner of the Factors. This identifier should be immutable, not PII, length between 8 and 64 characters, and generated by your external system, such as your user's UUID, GUID, or SID. It can only contain dash (-) separated alphanumeric characters. |
Example 1
Update a Factor resource
POST
https://verify.twilio.com/v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/Entities/{Identity}/Factors/{Sid}Parameters
| Parameters in REST API format | |
|---|---|
service_sid
Path
|
The unique SID identifier of the Service. |
identity
Path
|
Customer unique identity for the Entity owner of the Factor. This identifier should be immutable, not PII, length between 8 and 64 characters, and generated by your external system, such as your user's UUID, GUID, or SID. It can only contain dash (-) separated alphanumeric characters. |
sid
Path
|
A 34 character string that uniquely identifies this Factor. |
auth_payload
Optional
|
The optional payload needed to verify the Factor for the first time. E.g. for a TOTP, the numeric code. |
friendly_name
Optional
|
The new friendly name of this Factor. It can be up to 64 characters. |
config.notification_token
Optional
|
For APN, the device token. For FCM, the registration token. It is used to send the push notifications. Required when |
config.sdk_version
Optional
|
The Verify Push SDK version used to configure the factor |
config.time_step
Optional
|
Defines how often, in seconds, are TOTP codes generated. i.e, a new TOTP code is generated every time_step seconds. Must be between 20 and 60 seconds, inclusive |
config.skew
Optional
|
The number of time-steps, past and future, that are valid for validation of TOTP codes. Must be between 0 and 2, inclusive |
config.code_length
Optional
|
Number of digits for generated TOTP codes. Must be between 3 and 8, inclusive |
config.alg
Optional
|
The algorithm used to derive the TOTP codes. Can be |
config.notification_platform
Optional
|
The transport technology used to generate the Notification Token. Can be Required when |
Example 1
Delete a Factor resource
DELETE
https://verify.twilio.com/v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/Entities/{Identity}/Factors/{Sid}Parameters
| Parameters in REST API format | |
|---|---|
service_sid
Path
|
The unique SID identifier of the Service. |
identity
Path
|
Customer unique identity for the Entity owner of the Factor. This identifier should be immutable, not PII, length between 8 and 64 characters, and generated by your external system, such as your user's UUID, GUID, or SID. It can only contain dash (-) separated alphanumeric characters. |
sid
Path
|
A 34 character string that uniquely identifies this Factor. |
Example 1
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