---
title: "Begin verification"
method: POST
path: "/email/sending-identities/{identityId}/verify"
tags: ["email"]
---

# Begin verification

`POST /email/sending-identities/{identityId}/verify`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://www.dench.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://www.dench.com/api/v1/email/sending-identities/{identityId}/verify`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - HTTP bearer

Begin the full Dench sender verification flow for a sending identity.

## Path parameters

- `identityId` string, required: Sending identity id from `POST /email/sending-identities`.

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object
  - `identityId` string, required
  - `fromEmail` string, required
  - `denchVerificationStatus` 'pending' | 'verified', required
  - `deliveryVerificationStatus` 'pending' | 'verified', required
  - `action` 'already_verified' | 'mailbox_verification_sent' | 'domain_dns_ready' | 'workspace_verification_sent', required
  - `dkimTokens` string[]
  - `dnsRecords` object[]
    - `type` string, required: Record type, e.g. CNAME or TXT.
    - `name` string, required
    - `value` string, required
    - `purpose` string, required: Why the record is needed (DKIM/SPF/DMARC).
  - `message` string, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request
- `401`: Missing or invalid authentication
- `404`: Operation or resource not found
- `500`: Server error

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/dench/apis/dench-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/dench/apis/dench-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/dench/apis/dench-api/revisions/4a145b38f19c?raw)