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# Get access to an existing Wallet

For users who already have an embedded wallet under your app, request email verification and **activate** their access key instead of creating a new account.

Same headers as [Create a new wallet](/wallet-api/create-user-account): `app-id`, `app-secret`.

## Step 1: Request email code

```http theme={null}
POST /v1/waas/account/requestEmailCode
```

```json theme={null}
{ "email": "user@example.com" }
```

## Step 2: Generate a new access key pair

Generate a fresh key pair on your server (see [Create a new wallet](/wallet-api/create-user-account#step-2-generate-an-access-key-pair)).

## Step 3: Activate the access key

```http theme={null}
POST /v1/waas/account/accessKey
```

```json theme={null}
{
  "email": "user@example.com",
  "accessPublicKey": "<hex-public-key>"
}
```

```javascript theme={null}
await fetch('https://cloud.handcash.io/v1/waas/account/accessKey', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'app-id': process.env.HANDCASH_APP_ID,
    'app-secret': process.env.HANDCASH_APP_SECRET,
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    email: 'user@example.com',
    accessPublicKey: publicKeyHex,
  }),
});
```

Store the **private** key securely, then use [request signing](/wallet-api/request-signing) for wallet endpoints.

The difference from new account creation: use **`/v1/waas/account/accessKey`** instead of **`POST /v1/waas/account`**.