An error occurred (AccessDenied) when calling the GetSessionToken operation: MultiFactorAuthentication failed, must provide both MFA serial number and one time pass code.

An error occurred (AccessDenied) when calling the GetSessionToken operation: MultiFactorAuthentication failed, must provide both MFA serial number and one time pass code

aws sts get-session-token --serial-number arn:aws:iam::0123456789012:mfa/yourTextStrings

Solution, provide --token-code value
aws sts get-session-token --serial-number arn:aws:iam::0123456789012:mfa/yourTextStrings --token-code <token>

See also

• AWS STS, aws sts [ get-session-token | get-caller-identity | assume-role | assume-role-with-saml | get-access-key-info ]