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# Send OTP

Send OTP to your users to verify that phone number provided is accurate.

Make a **POST** request to the following endpoint.

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```url
https://api.localramp.co/v1/kyc/send-otp
```

{% endcode %}

The request takes this as the body

```javascript
{
    phone_number: "08023339279",
    mode: "whatsapp"
}
```

With the following header

```
x-auth-token: <SECRET_KEY>
```

If the API call is successful, LocalRamp returns the following response:

```javascript
{
    status: "success",
    data: {
        otp: "706948",
        phone_number: "08023339279"
    }
}
```

`mode` can either be `sms` and `whatsapp`