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title: "Discover the supported authentication methods for a user."
slug: "discover-the-supported-authentication-methods-for-a-user"
updated: 2026-04-04T02:22:39Z
published: 2026-04-04T02:22:47Z
canonical: "support.fortanix.com/discover-the-supported-authentication-methods-for-a-user"
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# Discover the supported authentication methods for a user.

Post/v1/sys/auth/discover

Discover the supported authentication methods for a user.

Query parametersacct_idstring (uuid) 

Body parameters<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='6b62f5f1-522c-4281-ac92-f95ade413ca8'>application/json</option>
</select>object  user_emailstring    

User email.

Responses200<select class='api-response-data' aria-label='Media type'><option value='60592016-eb3e-47d3-926a-3812ed113f16'>application/json</option>
</select>Expand Allobject  auth_methods Array of object (AuthMethod)   object  passwordobject  
oauth_code_grantobject (OauthAuthCodeGrant)  namestring    
icon_urlstring    
authorization_urlstring    
client_idstring    
redirect_uristring    
statestring    
idp_idstring  (binary)    
cluster_idp_idstring