Overview
The LoginRadius Passkey APIs enable passwordless authentication using modern cryptographic key pairs, making them resistant to phishing, credential stuffing, and other common attacks. Passkeys eliminate traditional password vulnerabilities, offering a secure and seamless sign-in experience across devices and platforms. These APIs support complete passkey lifecycle management, including registration, login, autofill, and recovery workflows.
Key Capabilities
- Passkey Registration - Start and complete user registration with secure, device-bound cryptographic passkeys.
- Passkey Login – Enable login using registered passkeys with phishing-resistant authentication flows.
- Passkey Autofill Login – Support passkey autofill on modern browsers and platforms for a smoother user experience.
- Passkey Reset – Allow users to reset their passkeys securely in case of device loss or credential issues.
- Passkey Management – View and delete passkeys for individual users for better lifecycle control.
- Forgot Passkey – Enable fallback for users who forget or lose access to their passkeys.
LoginRadius API usage for Passkey
LoginRadius provides a robust suite of APIs to power a complete passkey authentication experience—covering registration, login, autofill, reset, and management. Whether you're integrating passkeys as a primary login method or offering them as an alternative to traditional passwords, these APIs allow you to build seamless, secure, and phishing-resistant flows across all platforms. Below is a breakdown of how each API fits into the overall passkey lifecycle.
- Registration Flow
- Login Flow
- Reset Passkey
- Autofill Login
- Management APIs
- Initiate Registration using GET Registration Begin by Passkey API, which starts the registration process.
- Complete Registration using POST Register Finish By Passkey API to finalize passkey registration.
- (Optional) Add another Passkey using POST Account: Add Passkey Finish API to add additional passkeys to the account.
- Initiate Login with GET Login Begin by Passkey API, which starts login with the user's Passkey.
- Complete Login using POST Login Finish By Passkey API to finalize passkey-based login.
- Start the Reset Process using GET Login Reset Passkey Begin API which Begins the Passkey reset.
- Complete Reset with POST Login Reset Passkey Finish API. Complete the reset with a new passkey.
- Initiate Autofill Login using GET Autofill Login Begin By Passkey API, which starts the login process using the browser's autofill passkey.
- Complete Autofill Login using POST Autofill Login Finish By Passkey API, which finalizes the autofill-based passkey login.
- List User Passkeys with GET List User Passkeys API: Retrieve all passkeys registered by a specific user.
- Delete User Passkey by ID using DELETE Remove Passkey By ID API: This method deletes a specific passkey using its unique ID.
- Delete Passkey by User ID (UID) using DELETE Manage Remove Passkey By Uid API: to Remove all passkeys for a user based on their unique UID.
You can also use our POST Forgot Passkey API, which allows a user to request assistance for a forgotten passkey, and our GET Manage List Users Passkeys API, which allows an admin to view passkeys registered for a specific user.