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Can Anonymous Sessions Be Converted to User Accounts Using Email OTP?

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mobeit
13 Mar, 2025, 18:21

According to the documentation, anonymous sessions can be converted into user accounts using email/password, phone (SMS), magic URL, or OAuth2. However, Email OTP (One-Time Password) is not mentioned as an option for this transition.

Is there a specific reason why Email OTP cannot be used to upgrade an anonymous session to a full user account? Is this a technical limitation, a security consideration, or simply something that hasn't been implemented yet?

Additionally, is there any plan to support this in future versions of Appwrite?

Thanks in advance!

TL;DR
Anonymous sessions cannot be converted to user accounts using Email OTP; it is not currently supported as a transition method. This could be due to a technical limitation or a security consideration. There is no mention of plans to support this in future versions of Appwrite.
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