auth.recoverPassword

Reset the 2FA password using the recovery code sent using auth.requestPasswordRecovery.

Example

Javascript

const {Api, TelegramClient} = require('telegram');
const {StringSession} = require('telegram/sessions');

const session = new StringSession('');
const client = new TelegramClient(session, apiId, apiHash, {});

(async function run() {
    const result = await client.invoke(new Api.auth.recoverPassword({
        code: 'random string here',
        }));
    console.log(result); // prints the result
})();

TypeScript

import {Api, TelegramClient} from 'telegram';
import {StringSession} from 'telegram/sessions';

const session = new StringSession('');
const client = new TelegramClient(session, apiId, apiHash, {});

(async function run() {
    const result: Api.auth.Authorization = await client.invoke(new Api.auth.recoverPassword({
        code: 'random string here',
        }));
    console.log(result); // prints the result
})();

TL schema

auth.authorization#cd050916 flags:# tmp_sessions:flags.0?int user:User = auth.Authorization;
auth.authorizationSignUpRequired#44747e9a flags:# terms_of_service:flags.0?help.TermsOfService = auth.Authorization;
---functions---
auth.recoverPassword#4ea56e92 code:string = auth.Authorization;

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
code	string	Code received via email

Result

auth.Authorization

Possible errors

Code	Type	Description
400	CODE_EMPTY	The provided code is empty

Can bots use this methd ?

yes

Related pages

Two-factor authentication

How to login to a user's account if they have enabled 2FA, how to change password.

auth.requestPasswordRecovery

Request recovery code of a 2FA password, only for accounts with a recovery email configured.