Verify Clerk user TOTP

Verify a TOTP or backup code for a user in a connected Clerk application.

← All Clerk endpoints · Capability overview

POST/v1/clerk/users/{user_id}/verify-totp

https://api.vee3.io/v1/clerk/users/{user_id}/verify-totp

5 tokens

Verify a TOTP or backup code for a user in a connected Clerk application.

Authorization

Send your API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

MCP

The same capability is available as an MCP tool on Vee3 hosted MCP.

Tool name

clerk.verify_user_totp

Parameters3 fields

clerk_instance_idstringOptional

Clerk instance id (ins_...) from clerk.get_connected_accounts. Omit to use the default connected account.

user_idstringRequired

Clerk user id (user_...) to operate on.

codestringRequired

TOTP or backup code to verify.

Response2 fields

verifiedboolean

True when the code is valid.

code_typestring

Type of code verified (for example totp or backup_code).

HTTP errors: clerk_connection_required, clerk_connection_not_found, clerk_connection_invalid, validation_error, unauthorized, payment_required

Example request

Python

import requests

url = "https://api.vee3.io/v1/clerk/users/{user_id}/verify-totp"
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
}
payload = {
    "user_id": "user_2abc123",
    "code": "424242"
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()
print(data)

Example responses1 example

200Successful response.

success.json

{
  "verified": true,
  "code_type": "totp"
}