---
title: "POST /v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/Entities/{Identity}/Challenges"
method: POST
path: "/v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/Entities/{Identity}/Challenges"
---

# POST /v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/Entities/{Identity}/Challenges

`POST /v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/Entities/{Identity}/Challenges`

Create a new Challenge for the Factor

## Path parameters

- `ServiceSid` string, required
- `Identity` string, required

## Response `201`

Created

- VerifyV2ServiceEntityChallenge
  - `account_sid` string, nullable — The unique SID identifier of the Account.
  - `date_created` string, date-time, nullable — The date that this Challenge was created, given in [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601) format.
  - `date_responded` string, date-time, nullable — The date that this Challenge was responded, given in [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601) format.
  - `date_updated` string, date-time, nullable — The date that this Challenge was updated, given in [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601) format.
  - `details` unknown
  - `entity_sid` string, nullable — The unique SID identifier of the Entity.
  - `expiration_date` string, date-time, nullable — The date-time when this Challenge expires, given in [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601) format. The default value is five (5) minutes after Challenge creation. The max value is sixty (60) minutes after creation.
  - `factor_sid` string, nullable — The unique SID identifier of the Factor.
  - `factor_type` 'push' | 'totp'
  - `hidden_details` unknown
  - `identity` string, nullable — Customer unique identity for the Entity owner of the Challenge. This identifier should be immutable, not PII, length between 8 and 64 characters, and generated by your external system, such as your user's UUID, GUID, or SID. It can only contain dash (-) separated alphanumeric characters.
  - `links` object, nullable — Contains a dictionary of URL links to nested resources of this Challenge.
  - `metadata` unknown
  - `responded_reason` 'none' | 'not_needed' | 'not_requested'
  - `service_sid` string, nullable — The unique SID identifier of the Service.
  - `sid` string, nullable — A 34 character string that uniquely identifies this Challenge.
  - `status` 'pending' | 'expired' | 'approved' | 'denied'
  - `url` string, uri, nullable — The URL of this resource.

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