Overview of the Auth Element
The Auth Element allows your users to automatically connect all their debt accounts into Method by verifying their identity.
Auth Element
The demo below exhibits the multiple use cases in which the Auth Element may be used in your application.
Simulate Requirements
To simulate the amount of information required from the user in the dev environments,
provide a phone number from the table below to dictate the minimum requirements.
For the dev environments, you may provide any value for name, dob, and address.
caution
Providing a phone number in the dev environments that is not listed
in the table below will not verify a user's identity.
| Phone | Minimum Requirements |
|---|---|
+15121231111 | Name, Phone |
+15121231112 | Name, Phone, DOB (Date of birth) |
+15121231113 | Name, Phone, DOB (Date of birth), Address |
Security questions
After the user's identity has been verified, the user will then be presented with a list of security questions
which they must correctly answer. In the dev and sandbox environments, you may choose Correct to
select the correct option or Incorrect to select the incorrect option.
Auth Element Flow Overview
The Auth Element flow begins once your user is required to connect their debt accounts to Method.
1. Create Element Token
Your backend server will make a request to /elements/token to generate a element_token for
an entity. This element_token will be used to initialize the Auth Element in your app.
➡️ Implementation Guide - Create Element Token
2. Launch Auth Element
Using the element_token to launch the Auth Element for your user. Once the user successfully
verifies their identity, the Auth Element will return a cxn_id the ID of
the created connection object.
➡️ Implementation Guide - Launch Auth Element
3. Retrieve Liability Data
After completing the Auth Element flow and receiving the cxn_id, you can now
inspect the connection and liability accounts that were automatically created.