diff --git a/pages/api/auth/[...nextauth].js b/pages/api/auth/[...nextauth].js
index 6138801b..328c2e73 100644
--- a/pages/api/auth/[...nextauth].js
+++ b/pages/api/auth/[...nextauth].js
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ const parseUrl = (url) => {
     };
 };
 
-const authOptions = (locale, req) => {
+const authOptions = (locale, req, res) => {
     //console.log(req.query.callbackUrl);
     // let newURL = parseUrl(
     //     locale == "cy"
@@ -132,6 +132,21 @@ const authOptions = (locale, req) => {
 
     return {
         providers: [
+            {
+                id: "emailAPI",
+                name: "emailAPI",
+                type: "email",
+                async sendVerificationRequest({ identifier: email, url }) {
+                    const { host, port, protocol, token, searchParams } =
+                        new URL(url);
+                    console.log(
+                        "============================================================\n",
+                        "verification url API: " + url + "\n",
+                        "============================================================\n"
+                    );
+                    return res.status(200).json({ url: url });
+                },
+            },
             EmailProvider({
                 maxAge: 10 * 60, // Magic links are valid for 10 min only
                 async sendVerificationRequest({ identifier: email, url }) {
@@ -143,7 +158,7 @@ const authOptions = (locale, req) => {
                     const emailAddress = email;
                     console.log(
                         "============================================================\n",
-                        "verificiation url: " + url + "\n",
+                        "verification url: " + url + "\n",
                         "============================================================\n"
                     );
                     let newURL =
@@ -236,5 +251,9 @@ export default (req, res) => {
     //console.log("----------", authOptions(req.cookies["pedw_locale"]));
 
     //console.log("----------",
-    return NextAuth(req, res, authOptions(req.cookies["pedw_locale"], req));
+    return NextAuth(
+        req,
+        res,
+        authOptions(req.cookies["pedw_locale"], req, res)
+    );
 };