---
title: Log in to the console
description: Steps to log in to the Scaleway console.
tags: account login password access magic-link magic link authentication code SSO
dates:
  validation: 2026-06-26
  posted: 2024-06-11
---
import LoginMember from '@macros/iam/login-member.mdx'
import Requirements from '@macros/iam/requirements.mdx'

import image from './assets/scaleway-auth-code.webp'

The Scaleway console supports several authentication methods. The options available depend on your role and the configuration of your Organization.

**Identify your role before logging in:**

    - **Owner** - You created the account and are the Owner of your Organization. You log in directly to the [console](https://console.scaleway.com).
    - **Member** - You were added to an Organization by an Owner or a user with IAM Manager permissions. You must identify your Organization ID before logging in.

<Requirements />

- A [Scaleway](https://www.scaleway.com/en/) account

## Log in as an Owner

The console supports the following authentication methods for Owners:

- **Passkey** (if configured): either your browser detects your passkey automatically and prompts you to authenticate with it before asking for your email, or you click **Continue with your passkey**. If your passkey supports user verification, this single step satisfies both authentication factors.
- **Email and password**
- **One-time authentication code** (sent by email)
- **Single Sign-On (SSO)** via Google, GitHub, or SAML

<Tabs>
  <TabsTab label="Log in with SSO">
  1. Go to the [Scaleway console](https://account.scaleway.com/).
  2. Click the **Google**, **Microsoft**, or **GitHub** logo for the account you want to use.
  3. Complete the login on the respective SSO page.
  4. If multifactor authentication (MFA) is enabled, complete the additional verification step when prompted. This can be a one-time code from your authenticator app, or a passkey.
  </TabsTab>
  <TabsTab label="Passkey">
  1. Go to the [Scaleway console](https://account.scaleway.com/).
  2. If your browser detects a passkey for your account, you are automatically prompted to authenticate. Complete the verification step (for example, a fingerprint scan or PIN). If no passkey is detected automatically, click **Continue with your passkey** and follow the steps in your browser or OS prompt to complete verification.
      
  Once the passkey is validated, you are redirected to the Organization dashboard.

    <Message type="note">
        If your passkey supports user verification (such as Touch ID on macOS or Windows Hello), this single step satisfies both authentication factors and you are logged in immediately — no password or TOTP code required. If your passkey does not support user verification, you are returned to the login form to continue with another method.
      </Message>

  If you configured a passkey but cannot connect with it, continue with another method and see [I cannot use my passkey as a passwordless login](/account/troubleshooting/cannot-use-passkey/).

  </TabsTab>
  <TabsTab label="Authentication code">
  Instead of a password, you can log in with a one-time code sent to your email address. The code can only be used once and expires after 10 minutes.

  1. Go to the [Scaleway console](https://account.scaleway.com/).
  2. Enter your email address and click **Send authentication code**. You will receive a code in your email inbox.
  3. Open the email with the subject **Use the authentication code to access your account**.
  4. Copy the code and enter it in the Scaleway console.
      <Lightbox image={image} alt="" />

      You are authenticated and redirected to the console.

      <Message type="note">
        If you log out from the console and want to log in again without your password, you need to request a new code by repeating the steps above.
      </Message>
  </TabsTab>
  <TabsTab label="Password">
  1. Go to the [Scaleway console](https://account.scaleway.com/).
  2. Click **Log in with password**.
  3. Enter your email address and password, then click **Log in**.
  4. If multifactor authentication (MFA) is enabled, complete the additional verification step when prompted. This can be a one-time code from your authenticator app, or a passkey.
  </TabsTab>
    </Tabs>

  <Message type="note">
      Even if MFA is not enabled on your account, Scaleway may ask you to confirm a one-time authentication code sent by email as an additional security check.
  </Message>

## Log in as a Member

When an Organization administrator adds you as an [IAM member](/iam/concepts/glossary/#member), a Scaleway account is automatically created for you. To log in, the administrator must provide you with your username, email address, and Organization ID, or a direct login link.

1. Go to the [Scaleway console](https://account.scaleway.com/).
2. Click [Log in as an IAM Member](https://account.scaleway.com/member-login).
3. Enter the Organization ID or alias, then click **Continue**.
    <Message type="note">
      If your Organization admin provided a [link to connect directly](/organizations-and-projects/organization/set-organization-alias/) to your Organization, disregard step 3.
    </Message>
4. Enter your username.
5. Select an authentication method: **Log in with SSO**, **Send code**, or **Enter password**.
    <Tabs>

      <TabsTab label="Log in with SSO">
      Scaleway supports Single Sign-On (SSO), letting you log in with your Google or GitHub account. Your SSO email address must match the one linked to your Scaleway account.

      If your Organization has [set up login via SAML](/iam/user-provisioning/set-up-identity-federation/), you must authenticate through your company's configured Identity Provider to log in with SSO.

      1. Click **Sign in with SSO** (for SAML), or click the **Google** or **GitHub** logo (for OAuth2).
      2. Complete the login steps in the Identity Provider you are redirected to.
      3. If multifactor authentication (MFA) is enabled, complete the additional verification step when prompted. This can be a one-time code from your authenticator app, or a passkey.
      </TabsTab>
      <TabsTab label="Authentication code">
      1. Click **Send code** to receive a login code in your email.
      2. Enter the code you receive by email.
          <Message type="tip">
            If you did not receive the email, try the following steps in order:
              1. Check your spam folder.
              2. Click **Resend email**.
              3. Contact an Organization administrator to confirm your information was correctly registered.
              4. If the issue persists, ask an administrator to [contact Scaleway support](/account/support/open-a-support-ticket/#writing-an-effective-subject-and-description).
          </Message>
      3. Click **Continue**.
      4. If multifactor authentication (MFA) is enabled, complete the additional verification step when prompted. This can be a one-time code from your authenticator app, or a passkey.
      </TabsTab>
      <TabsTab label="Password">
      1. Click **Enter password**.
      2. Enter your password, then click **Continue**.
      3. If multifactor authentication (MFA) is enabled, complete the additional verification step when prompted. This can be a one-time code from your authenticator app, or a passkey.
      </TabsTab>
    </Tabs>

## Log in with MFA

If [Multifactor Authentication (MFA)](/account/login-credentials/use-2fa/) is enabled on your account, you will be prompted for an additional verification step after you enter your credentials.

Scaleway supports two methods:
    - **One-time password (TOTP)** - a unique, time-based code generated by an authenticator app on your phone. Available to all account types (Owners and IAM Members).
    - **Passkey** - a passwordless method based on public-key cryptography (WebAuthn standard). Passkeys can act as a second factor, or — if your device supports user verification — as a complete single-step login that handles both factors at once. Available to account Owners only.

Once your primary login credentials are validated, you are redirected to the Multifactor Authentication screen. If both MFA methods are enabled on your account, the **passkey** screen displays by default.

<Tabs>
  <TabsTab label="Log in with a passkey">
      <Message type="note">
        Passkey authentication is currently only available for IAM Owners.
      </Message>
  1. Go to the [Scaleway console](https://account.scaleway.com/).
  2. If your browser detects a passkey for your account, you are automatically prompted to authenticate. Complete the verification step (for example, a fingerprint scan or PIN). If no passkey is detected automatically, click **Continue with your passkey** and follow the steps in your browser or OS prompt to complete verification.
  
  Once the passkey is validated, you are redirected to the Organization dashboard.
  </TabsTab>
  <TabsTab label="Log in with TOTP">
  1. Click **Switch to authenticator app**.
  2. Enter a valid TOTP token or backup key.
      <Message type="note">
        This is the token provided in your TOTP app.
      </Message>
  2. Click **Log in**.

  Once the code is validated, you are redirected to the Organization dashboard.
  </TabsTab>
</Tabs>

## Troubleshoot login issues

If you have problems logging in to the console, see [I cannot log in to my account](/account/troubleshooting/cannot-log-into-my-account/).