Generate a magic link with the Management API without sending the email

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Problem statement

Is it possible to obtain a magic link with the Management API without sending the email?

Symptoms

The /passwordless/start endpoint doesn’t allow skipping email parameter

Steps to reproduce

POST to /passwordless/start with body:

{
  "client_id": "foo",
  "client_secret": "bar",
  "email": "foo@bar.com",
  "connection": "email",
  "send": "link"
}

Troubleshooting

Skipping the email parameter would result in an API error response. Email should be delivered.

Cause

The Passwordless Email connection always sends an email.

Solution

A possible workaround is that you can send all the passwordless emails to a self-email account and manage the magic links from that inbox.

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