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< div id = "dev_page_content" > < p > If the user has successfully provided the login code, but they forgot the < a href = "/api/srp" > 2FA< / a > password, the account should be reset: this can be done using < a href = "/method/account.deleteAccount" > account.deleteAccount< / a > . < / p >
< p > If the account's 2FA password was modified more than 7 days ago and was active in the last 7 days, account deletion will be delayed for 7 days, and a < a href = "/constructor/updateServiceNotification" > service message will be sent to the user< / a > , containing a link in one of the following formats:< / p >
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< li > < code > https://telegram.me/confirmphone?phone=XXX& hash=YYYY< / code > < / li >
< li > < code > tg://confirmphone?phone=XXX& hash=YYYY< / code > < / li >
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< p > When clicked, < a href = "/method/account.sendConfirmPhoneCode" > account.sendConfirmPhoneCode< / a > must be called with the specified < code > hash< / code > , using the account with the specified < code > phone< / code > number.
This will send a phone number verification code to the phone number associated with the account.
The phone code settings are the same as for the < a href = "/api/auth" > login code< / a > , and < a href = "/method/auth.cancelCode" > auth.cancelCode< / a > with < a href = "/method/auth.resendCode" > auth.resendCode< / a > can be used as well, to resend or cancel the phone code as for the < a href = "/api/auth" > login code< / a > .< / p >
< p > Once the SMS code is received, the < a href = "/method/account.confirmPhone" > account.confirmPhone< / a > method will have to be called with the SMS code and the phone hash received from the < a href = "/method/account.sendConfirmPhoneCode" > account.sendConfirmPhoneCode< / a > method.< / p >
< p > This will cancel deletion of the account and will log out the user that tried to reset it.
Otherwise, if the number isn't confirmed in 7 days, the account will be deleted and the user will be free to recreate it.< / p >
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