MadelineProtoDocs/old_docs/API_docs_v18/methods/auth_sendSms.md

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title: auth.sendSms
description: Send SMS verification code
image: https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/favicons/android-chrome-256x256.png
---
# Method: auth.sendSms  
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Send SMS verification code

### Parameters:

| Name     |    Type       | Description | Required |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
|phone\_number|[string](../types/string.md) | Phone number | Yes|
|phone\_code\_hash|[string](../types/string.md) | Phone code ash | Yes|


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

### Can bots use this method: **YES**


### MadelineProto Example ([now async for huge speed and parallelism!](https://docs.madelineproto.xyz/docs/ASYNC.html)):


```php
if (!file_exists('madeline.php')) {
    copy('https://phar.madelineproto.xyz/madeline.php', 'madeline.php');
}
include 'madeline.php';

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API('session.madeline');
$MadelineProto->start();

$Bool = $MadelineProto->auth->sendSms(['phone_number' => 'string', 'phone_code_hash' => 'string', ]);
```

Or, if you're into Lua:

```lua
Bool = auth.sendSms({phone_number='string', phone_code_hash='string', })
```