---
title: "Verify a PDF"
method: POST
path: "/verify"
tags: ["verify"]
---

# Verify a PDF

`POST /verify`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://localhost:4410/api/v1`
- URL: `https://localhost:4410/api/v1/verify`
- Auth: none required

What this instance knows about the file and what its own seal says. Needs no login; limited per address.

## Response `200`

The record and the seal, each null when there is none.

- object
  - `sha256` string, required
  - `record` object, nullable, required
  - `seal` object, nullable, required
  - `snapshot` object, nullable
  - `verbatim` object, nullable
  - `instance` object, required

## Other responses

- `default`: An RFC 9457 problem.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/binderwork/apis/binderwork-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/binderwork/apis/binderwork-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/binderwork/apis/binderwork-api/revisions/f8fab0ebee53?raw)