MadelineProto/old_docs/API_docs_v25/methods/account_sendChangePhoneCode.md

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title: account.sendChangePhoneCode
description: account.sendChangePhoneCode parameters, return type and example
---
## Method: account.sendChangePhoneCode  
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### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Required |
|----------|---------------|----------|
|phone\_number|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|


### Return type: [account\_SentChangePhoneCode](../types/account_SentChangePhoneCode.md)

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


### Errors this method can return:

| Error    | Description   |
|----------|---------------|
|PHONE_NUMBER_INVALID|The phone number is invalid|


### Example:


```
$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
$MadelineProto->session = 'mySession.madeline';
if (isset($number)) { // Login as a user
    $MadelineProto->phone_login($number);
    $code = readline('Enter the code you received: '); // Or do this in two separate steps in an HTTP API
    $MadelineProto->complete_phone_login($code);
}

$account_SentChangePhoneCode = $MadelineProto->account->sendChangePhoneCode(['phone_number' => 'string', ]);
```

Or, if you're using the [PWRTelegram HTTP API](https://pwrtelegram.xyz):



### As a user:

POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/account.sendChangePhoneCode`

Parameters:

phone_number - Json encoded string




Or, if you're into Lua:

```
account_SentChangePhoneCode = account.sendChangePhoneCode({phone_number='string', })
```