# Start a device login with the PostEverywhere API

**Source:** https://posteverywhere.ai/docs/api/start-device-auth

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# Start a device login with the PostEverywhere API

UNAUTHENTICATED. Show the returned `user_code` and
`verification_uri` to the user; they approve in a logged-in browser.
Then poll `POST /auth/device/token` every `interval` seconds. Codes
expire after `expires_in` seconds (15 min). Per-IP rate limited.

Guides: [Authentication guide](https://posteverywhere.ai/docs/authentication) · [API key scopes](https://posteverywhere.ai/docs/scopes)

Copy MarkdownCopy for LLMThis endpoint accepts a JSON request body. See the [auth guide](https://posteverywhere.ai/docs/authentication) for a worked example.

## Responses

- 200Device code allocated
- 429
- 500

## More in Auth

- [Poll a device login](https://posteverywhere.ai/docs/api/poll-device-token)
- [Start OAuth session](https://posteverywhere.ai/docs/api/start-social-connect)
- [Poll OAuth session](https://posteverywhere.ai/docs/api/poll-social-connect)
- [Connect Bluesky](https://posteverywhere.ai/docs/api/connect-bluesky)
- [Connect Telegram](https://posteverywhere.ai/docs/api/connect-telegram)
- [Connect Discord](https://posteverywhere.ai/docs/api/connect-discord)
[Poll a device login →](https://posteverywhere.ai/docs/api/poll-device-token)[← All endpoints](https://posteverywhere.ai/docs/api/reference)