Getting Device Code

In this article

You can obtain a device code from Microsoft Azure to sign in to the Microsoft authentication portal.

Request

POST https://<hostname>:4443/v6/Organizations/{organizationId}/DeviceCode

Request Headers

The request header must contain an authorization token of the current session.

Request Parameters

The following parameter must be specified in the URL of the request:

Parameter	Type	Description
organizationId	string	Specifies the identification number of the Microsoft 365 organization. For more information on how to get this parameter, see Getting Organizations.

Request Body

None.

Response

The server returns the following response to the client.

Response Codes

A successfully completed operation returns a response code 200 OK.

Response Headers

The response to this request contains the following headers. The response may also include additional standard HTTPS headers.

Header	Description
Content-length	The length of the response body.
Content-type	The media type and syntax of the response body message: application/json; charset=utf-8

Response Body

The response body contains the following properties:

Property	Type	Description
userCode	string	Specifies the code that you must copy and then specify on the Microsoft authentication portal.
verificationUrl	string	Specifies the verification URL that you must open to sign in to Microsoft Azure.
expiresIn	integer	Specifies the lifespan of the code in milliseconds.
message	string	Specifies the help message.

Example

The example shows how to obtain a device code from Microsoft Azure to sign in to the Microsoft authentication portal.

Request:

POST https://abc.tech.local:4443/v6/Organizations/40dfa255-2762-43e5-8320-dff7a9201f90/DeviceCode

Request Header:

Authorization: Bearer <Access-Token>

Response:

200 OK

Response Body:

{

"userCode": "CWE5QHLNM",

"verificationUrl": "https://microsoft.com/devicelogin",

"expiresIn": 899,

"message": "To sign in, use a web browser to open the page https://microsoft.com/devicelogin and enter the code CWE5QHLNM to authenticate."

}