1. Authentication
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  • Handwrite Admin
    • Start here — staff console
    • Admin API specification notes
    • Admin socket specification notes
    • Staff role and permission matrix
    • Staff workflows and architecture
    • Admin source and validation status
    • Customer accounts
      • README — GET /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/billing
      • README — GET /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/cloud/documents/{id}
      • README — GET /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/cloud/documents
      • README — POST /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/cloud/keys/{keyId}/revoke
      • README — GET /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/cloud/keys
      • README — GET /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/cloud/oauth
      • README — GET /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/cloud/orgs
      • README — GET /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/cloud/settings
      • README — GET /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/cloud/usage
      • README — GET /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/cloud/webhooks
      • README — POST /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/delete
      • README — POST /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/disable
      • README — POST /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/enable
      • README — POST /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/mfa-reset
      • README — POST /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/password-reset
      • README — POST /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/purge
      • README — POST /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/restore
      • README — GET /api/admin/accounts/{sub}
      • README — PATCH /api/admin/accounts/{sub}
      • README — POST /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/sign-out
      • README — GET /api/admin/accounts
      • GET /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/billing
      • GET /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/cloud/documents/{id}
      • GET /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/cloud/documents
      • POST /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/cloud/keys/{keyId}/revoke
      • GET /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/cloud/keys
      • GET /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/cloud/oauth
      • GET /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/cloud/orgs
      • GET /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/cloud/settings
      • GET /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/cloud/usage
      • GET /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/cloud/webhooks
      • POST /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/delete
      • POST /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/disable
      • POST /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/enable
      • POST /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/mfa-reset
      • POST /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/password-reset
      • POST /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/purge
      • POST /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/restore
      • GET /api/admin/accounts/{sub}
      • PATCH /api/admin/accounts/{sub}
      • POST /api/admin/accounts/{sub}/sign-out
      • GET /api/admin/accounts
    • Staff administration
      • README — POST /api/admin/admins/{sub}/password-reset
      • README — PATCH /api/admin/admins/{sub}
      • README — DELETE /api/admin/admins/{sub}/sessions
      • README — GET /api/admin/admins
      • README — POST /api/admin/admins
      • POST /api/admin/admins/{sub}/password-reset
      • PATCH /api/admin/admins/{sub}
      • DELETE /api/admin/admins/{sub}/sessions
      • GET /api/admin/admins
      • POST /api/admin/admins
    • Operations
      • README — GET /api/admin/alarms
      • README — GET /api/admin/audit
      • README — GET /api/admin/billing
      • README — GET /api/admin/config
      • README — PUT /api/admin/config
      • README — GET /api/admin/deletions
      • README — GET /api/admin/icloud/probe
      • README — POST /api/admin/jobs/rollup
      • README — GET /api/admin/me
      • README — GET /api/admin/overview
      • README — GET /api/admin/usage/accounts/{sub}
      • README — GET /api/admin/usage/orgs/{id}
      • README — GET /api/admin/usage/rollup
      • GET /api/admin/alarms
      • GET /api/admin/audit
      • GET /api/admin/billing
      • GET /api/admin/config
      • PUT /api/admin/config
      • GET /api/admin/deletions
      • GET /api/admin/icloud/probe
      • POST /api/admin/jobs/rollup
      • GET /api/admin/me
      • GET /api/admin/overview
      • GET /api/admin/usage/accounts/{sub}
      • GET /api/admin/usage/orgs/{id}
      • GET /api/admin/usage/rollup
    • Authentication
      • README — POST /api/admin/auth/challenge
      • README — POST /api/admin/auth/sign-in
      • README — POST /api/admin/auth/sign-out-all
      • README — POST /api/admin/auth/sign-out
      • README — POST /api/admin/auth/step-up
      • POST /api/admin/auth/challenge
        POST
      • POST /api/admin/auth/sign-in
        POST
      • POST /api/admin/auth/sign-out-all
        POST
      • POST /api/admin/auth/sign-out
        POST
      • POST /api/admin/auth/step-up
        POST
    • Staff webhooks
      • README — DELETE /api/admin/hooks/{id}
      • README — POST /api/admin/hooks/{id}/test
      • README — GET /api/admin/hooks
      • README — POST /api/admin/hooks
      • README — staff webhook delivery
      • DELETE /api/admin/hooks/{id}
      • POST /api/admin/hooks/{id}/test
      • GET /api/admin/hooks
      • POST /api/admin/hooks
    • Organisations
      • README — POST /api/admin/orgs/{id}/api-access
      • README — GET /api/admin/orgs/{id}/audit
      • README — GET /api/admin/orgs/{id}/members
      • README — GET /api/admin/orgs/{id}
      • README — GET /api/admin/orgs/{id}/usage
      • POST /api/admin/orgs/{id}/api-access
      • GET /api/admin/orgs/{id}/audit
      • GET /api/admin/orgs/{id}/members
      • GET /api/admin/orgs/{id}
      • GET /api/admin/orgs/{id}/usage
    • Schools
      • README — POST /api/admin/schools/{orgId}/close
      • README — GET /api/admin/schools/{orgId}
      • README — PATCH /api/admin/schools/{orgId}
      • README — GET /api/admin/schools
      • POST /api/admin/schools/{orgId}/close
      • GET /api/admin/schools/{orgId}
      • PATCH /api/admin/schools/{orgId}
      • GET /api/admin/schools
    • Sessions
      • README — DELETE /api/admin/sessions/{id}
      • README — GET /api/admin/sessions
      • DELETE /api/admin/sessions/{id}
      • GET /api/admin/sessions
    • Support
      • README — GET /api/admin/support/canned/{id}
      • README — PUT /api/admin/support/canned/{id}
      • README — DELETE /api/admin/support/canned/{id}
      • README — GET /api/admin/support/canned
      • README — POST /api/admin/support/canned
      • README — GET /api/admin/support/tickets/{id}/attachments/{n}
      • README — GET /api/admin/support/tickets/{id}/link
      • README — POST /api/admin/support/tickets/{id}/link
      • README — POST /api/admin/support/tickets/{id}/note
      • README — POST /api/admin/support/tickets/{id}/reply
      • README — GET /api/admin/support/tickets/{id}
      • README — PATCH /api/admin/support/tickets/{id}
      • README — POST /api/admin/support/tickets/{id}/school
      • README — POST /api/admin/support/tickets/{id}/spam
      • README — GET /api/admin/support/tickets
      • GET /api/admin/support/canned/{id}
      • PUT /api/admin/support/canned/{id}
      • DELETE /api/admin/support/canned/{id}
      • GET /api/admin/support/canned
      • POST /api/admin/support/canned
      • GET /api/admin/support/tickets/{id}/attachments/{n}
      • GET /api/admin/support/tickets/{id}/link
      • POST /api/admin/support/tickets/{id}/link
      • POST /api/admin/support/tickets/{id}/note
      • POST /api/admin/support/tickets/{id}/reply
      • GET /api/admin/support/tickets/{id}
      • PATCH /api/admin/support/tickets/{id}
      • POST /api/admin/support/tickets/{id}/school
      • POST /api/admin/support/tickets/{id}/spam
      • GET /api/admin/support/tickets
    • Health
      • README — GET /api/health
      • GET /api/health
  1. Authentication

POST /api/admin/auth/challenge

Developing
POST
/api/admin/auth/challenge
POST /api/admin/auth/challenge {email, challenge, session, username, answers}: answers NEW_PASSWORD_REQUIRED
({newPassword}), MFA_SETUP ({code} from the newly enrolled authenticator) or SOFTWARE_TOKEN_MFA ({code}).
Pre-session staff sign-in operation. Same-origin JSON checks and login rate limiting apply. No developer bearer key.
Source snapshot: admin/src/app/api/admin/auth/challenge/route.ts. This reference describes the current working tree, not proof of deployment. The response service types and validators remain authoritative.

Request

Body Params application/jsonRequired

Examples

Responses

🟢200
application/json
POST /api/admin/auth/challenge {email, challenge, session, username, answers}: answers NEW_PASSWORD_REQUIRED
({newPassword}), MFA_SETUP ({code} from the newly enrolled authenticator) or SOFTWARE_TOKEN_MFA ({code}).
Bodyapplication/json

🟠400
🟠401
🟠403
🟠429
⚪default
Request Request Example
Shell
JavaScript
Java
Swift
curl --location '/api/admin/auth/challenge' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "email": "user@example.com",
    "challenge": "NEW_PASSWORD_REQUIRED",
    "session": "stringstringstringst",
    "username": "string",
    "answers": {
        "newPassword": "stringstring",
        "code": "string"
    }
}'
Response Response Example
200 - Example 1
{}
Modified at 2026-10-26 13:41:16
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