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# Open a passkey registration session

> Creates a short-lived registration session (10-minute TTL) that coordinates WebAuthn passkey enrollment for an end user. Pass the returned `frameToken` to the DAA web SDK's `sca.enroll` method to run the enrollment ceremony.




## OpenAPI

````yaml openapi/accounts.yaml post /v1/accounts/passkeys/registrations
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  version: 1.0.0
  title: Accounts (Stablecoin) API
  description: >
    Circle's Accounts API provides endpoints for managing stablecoin accounts --
    including transfers,

    withdrawals, deposits, wire and ACH bank accounts, and blockchain addresses.


    An **Account** is a general representation of a ledger or custody object
    that holds balances. It can be a business account,

    a stablecoin account ledger for an end user, an extra sub-ledger, or any
    future custody solution.
  license:
    name: Circle License
    url: https://circle.com/terms
servers:
  - url: https://api-sandbox.circle.com
  - url: https://api.circle.com
security: []
tags:
  - name: Accounts
    description: Manage accounts.
  - name: Account Groups
    description: Manage custody account groups and their memberships.
  - name: Limits
    description: View effective account limits and current usage.
  - name: Transfers
    description: Manage account transfers.
  - name: Transactions
    description: |
      Get a unified, customer-friendly view of account transaction activity.
  - name: Wires
    description: Manage account bank accounts for wire transfers.
  - name: Deposits
    description: Get information on account bank deposits.
  - name: Withdrawals
    description: Manage account bank withdrawals (fiat offramp).
  - name: ACH
    description: Manage account bank accounts for ACH transfers.
  - name: Deposit Addresses
    description: Manage account deposit addresses.
  - name: Recipient Addresses
    description: Manage account recipient addresses used for transfers.
  - name: Passkeys
    description: >
      Manage WebAuthn passkeys and Strong Customer Authentication (SCA)
      challenges for end users.
  - name: Webhook Subscriptions
    description: Manage subscriptions to Digital Asset Accounts webhook notifications.
paths:
  /v1/accounts/passkeys/registrations:
    post:
      tags:
        - Passkeys
      summary: Open a passkey registration session
      description: >
        Creates a short-lived registration session (10-minute TTL) that
        coordinates WebAuthn passkey enrollment for an end user. Pass the
        returned `frameToken` to the DAA web SDK's `sca.enroll` method to run
        the enrollment ceremony.
      operationId: openPasskeyRegistration
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PasskeyRegistrationRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Successfully opened a passkey registration session.
          headers:
            X-Request-Id:
              $ref: '#/components/headers/XRequestId'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OpenPasskeyRegistrationResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotAuthorized'
        '409':
          description: >
            The `idempotencyKey` was already used for a different
            `clientEntityId` or `spcCapable` value.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    PasskeyRegistrationRequest:
      type: object
      required:
        - clientEntityId
        - idempotencyKey
      properties:
        clientEntityId:
          type: string
          description: The end-user identifier to enroll.
          example: entity_01234567890abcdef
        idempotencyKey:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: >
            A unique key for this registration session. Replaying the same key
            for the same `clientEntityId` and `spcCapable` returns the original
            session unchanged. Using the same key for a different
            `clientEntityId` or `spcCapable` value returns `409`.
          example: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
        spcCapable:
          type: boolean
          default: false
          description: >
            Whether this credential should be marked as eligible for Secure
            Payment Confirmation (SPC). Defaults to `false`. This flag is
            recorded permanently at enrollment and cannot be changed later.
    OpenPasskeyRegistrationResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            registrationId:
              type: string
              format: uuid
              description: >-
                Use this ID to complete registration via `POST
                /v1/accounts/passkeys`.
              example: a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-ab12-cdef34567890
            frameToken:
              type: string
              description: >
                Opaque token that authorizes the enrollment ceremony iframe.
                Pass it to the DAA web SDK's `sca.enroll` method immediately.
                Expires after 10 minutes. Re-sending this request with the same
                `idempotencyKey` rotates the token and invalidates any token
                already delivered to the frontend.
              example: k74ia-AcnTzXtBdxnbVqn1IBpVUXBbhGiGxQkGD386A
            expiresAt:
              type: string
              format: date-time
              description: When the registration session expires.
              example: '2026-09-24T12:10:00Z'
          required:
            - registrationId
            - frameToken
            - expiresAt
    Error:
      type: object
      required:
        - code
        - message
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
          description: >
            Circle internal status code from the platform `CoreStatusCode` enum
            (and its domain-specific extensions). **This is not the HTTP status
            code** — `-1` is the catch-all unknown error, `1`/`2` indicate API
            parameter problems, `3` is forbidden, `4` is unauthorized, and
            larger values identify domain-specific failures. Consumers should
            rely on the HTTP status line for transport-level error class and on
            this field for the specific Circle error case.
          example: 2
        message:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Internal error message; suitable for logging but not for end-user
            display.
          example: API parameter invalid.
        externalMessage:
          type: string
          description: >
            End-user-displayable error message. Present when the server has
            generated a customer-facing variant for this error; omitted
            otherwise.
          example: The provided amount exceeds the maximum allowed.
        errors:
          type: array
          description: Additional request-field validation errors, when available.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorDetail'
    XRequestId:
      type: string
      format: uuid
      example: 2adba88e-9d63-44bc-b975-9b6ae3440dde
    ErrorDetail:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
        - message
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable error identifier.
          example: invalid_value
        location:
          type: string
          description: Query parameter or request field that caused the error.
          example: assetType
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable description of the specific error.
          example: The operation and assetType combination is invalid.
  headers:
    XRequestId:
      description: >
        Circle-generated universally unique identifier (UUID v4). Useful for
        identifying a specific request when communicating with Circle Support.
      schema:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/XRequestId'
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: The request cannot be processed due to a client error.
      headers:
        X-Request-Id:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/XRequestId'
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            code: 2
            message: API parameter invalid.
    NotAuthorized:
      description: >-
        The request has not been applied because it lacks valid authentication
        credentials.
      headers:
        X-Request-Id:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/XRequestId'
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            code: 4
            message: Unauthorized.
    InternalServerError:
      description: >-
        The server encountered an unexpected condition that prevented it from
        fulfilling the request.
      headers:
        X-Request-Id:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/XRequestId'
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            code: -1
            message: 'Something went wrong. errId: 1f0b0c455e40f753f07b4f0ae6abd4b4'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````