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User Session

Upon registration or creation of an ABHA, a user session is maintained with the ABHA Gateway. This session expires after a certain period. When the session expires, APIs requiring ABHA Gateway authentication will return a 491 HTTP response code. A ABHA Gateway Session creation requires a Mobile OTP (One-Time Password) Authentication.
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Generate Mobile OTP

Use the Initiate Session: Generate Mobile OTP endpoint to start a new session by generating a mobile OTP. This session is linked to the provided ABHA address, and a txn_id (Transaction ID) will be returned for tracking and verification.
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Verify Mobile OTP

Use the Verify Mobile OTP: Get User Session Token endpoint to verify the OTP generated in the previous step. Provide the OTP and txn_id associated with the session to receive an access token for further authentication.