#Overview

Magic allows users to recover their account if they can no longer access the email associated with their account. This is made possible via the Account Recovery feature, which is enabled via the user's phone through SMS. Upon recovering the account, the user is prompted to change their email address.

This feature requires two prerequisites:

1. The primary login factor is an email (this includes loginWithMagicLink and loginWithEmailOTP implementations)

2. The user can prove ownership of a phone number, which will be used as the recovery factor

#Compatibility

Account recovery methods are available on the following client-side SDKs:

• Web
• React Native
• iOS
• Android

#Usage

#Enabling Account Recovery

To enable SMS recovery for your users:

01⁠magic.user.showSettings();

This will display a settings modal where users will be able to add a recovery factor.

Additionally, Magic supports a deep linking flow where you can send users straight to adding a recovery factor. The flow can also be whitelabeled:

01magic.user.showSettings({ page: 'recovery' });

#Recover Account

Once a recovery factor is a set up, a user can recover their account. To enable this, the developer should call the following:

01magic.user.recoverAccount({ email: email })