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# Request a pairing code for a phone number



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json post /api/{session}/pair/code
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Polymorfa WhatsApp API
  version: 0.0.0
  description: >-
    Public Polymorfa REST API for sessions, messaging, media, webhooks,
    campaigns, templates, client tokens, widgets, and bridge routing.
  contact:
    name: Polymorfa API
    url: https://docs.polymorfa.com
servers:
  - url: https://api.polymorfa.com
security:
  - BearerAuth: []
paths:
  /api/{session}/pair/code:
    post:
      tags:
        - Pairing
      summary: Request a pairing code for a phone number
      operationId: requestPairCode
      parameters:
        - schema:
            type: string
          required: true
          name: session
          in: path
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PairCodeRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Pairing code issued
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RequestPairCodeResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad request — request body or params failed validation
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid authentication token
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '403':
          description: Authenticated but not permitted (missing scope or rule violation)
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Resource not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      security:
        - BearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    PairCodeRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        phone:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
      required:
        - phone
    RequestPairCodeResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
          enum:
            - true
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PairCodeResponse'
      required:
        - success
        - data
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
        docs:
          type: string
          description: URL to the documentation for this error
      required:
        - error
    PairCodeResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Numeric pairing code for device linking
      required:
        - code
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        Polymorfa organization key (titan_ prefix), project token (titan_pt_
        prefix), or client token (titan_ct_ prefix), where the operation permits
        that audience.

````