# auth.sendCode

> You cannot use this method directly, use the phoneLogin method instead (see https://docs.madelineproto.xyz for more info)

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You cannot use this method directly, use the phoneLogin method instead (see https://docs.madelineproto.xyz for more info)

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|phone\_number|[string](/API_docs/types/string.html) | Phone number in international format | Optional|
|api\_id|[int](/API_docs/types/int.html) | Application identifier (see [App configuration](https://core.telegram.org/myapp)) | Optional|
|api\_hash|[string](/API_docs/types/string.html) | Application secret hash (see [App configuration](https://core.telegram.org/myapp)) | Optional|
|settings|[CodeSettings](/API_docs/types/CodeSettings.html) | Settings for the code type to send | Yes|


### Return type: [auth.SentCode](/API_docs/types/auth.SentCode.html)

### Can users use this method: **YES**


### Can bots use this method: **NO**


### Can bots use this method over a business connection with the `businessConnectionId` flag: **NO**


### MadelineProto Example ([now async for huge speed and parallelism!](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/ASYNC.html)):


```php
if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) {
    copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php');
}
include 'madeline.php';

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline');
$MadelineProto->start();

$auth_SentCode = $MadelineProto->auth->sendCode(phone_number: 'string', api_id: $int, api_hash: 'string', settings: $CodeSettings, );
```