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title: setAuthPhoneNumber
description: Sets user's phone number and sends authentication code to the user. Works only when getAuthState returns authStateWaitPhoneNumber. If phone number is not recognized or another error has happened, returns an error. Otherwise returns authStateWaitCode
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## Method: setAuthPhoneNumber  
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YOU CANNOT USE THIS METHOD IN MADELINEPROTO


Sets user's phone number and sends authentication code to the user. Works only when getAuthState returns authStateWaitPhoneNumber. If phone number is not recognized or another error has happened, returns an error. Otherwise returns authStateWaitCode

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Required | Description |
|----------|---------------|----------|-------------|
|phone\_number|[CLICK ME string](../types/string.md) | Yes|User's phone number in any reasonable format|
|allow\_flash\_call|[CLICK ME Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Yes|Pass True, if code can be sent via flash call to the specified phone number|
|is\_current\_phone\_number|[CLICK ME Bool](../types/Bool.md) | Yes|Pass true, if the phone number is used on the current device. Ignored if allow_flash_call is False|


### Return type: [AuthState](../types/AuthState.md)