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Initialize Verification Flow for Native Apps and API clients

This endpoint initiates a verification flow for API clients such as mobile devices, smart TVs, and so on.

To fetch an existing verification flow call /self-service/verification/flows?flow=<flow_id>.

:::warning

You MUST NOT use this endpoint in client-side (Single Page Apps, ReactJS, AngularJS) nor server-side (Java Server Pages, NodeJS, PHP, Golang, ...) browser applications. Using this endpoint in these applications will make you vulnerable to a variety of CSRF attacks.

This endpoint MUST ONLY be used in scenarios such as native mobile apps (React Native, Objective C, Swift, Java, ...).

:::

More information can be found at Ory Kratos Email and Phone Verification Documentation.

get/self-service/verification/api

Response

verificationFlow

activestring

Active, if set, contains the registration method that is being used. It is initially not set.

expires_atstring date-time

ExpiresAt is the time (UTC) when the request expires. If the user still wishes to verify the address, a new request has to be initiated.

idstring uuid4 required
issued_atstring date-time

IssuedAt is the time (UTC) when the request occurred.

request_urlstring

RequestURL is the initial URL that was requested from Ory Kratos. It can be used to forward information contained in the URL's path or query for example.

statestring required
typestring required

The flow type can either be api or browser.

Example response

{
  "expires_at": "2000-01-23T04:56:07.000+00:00",
  "ui": {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "meta": {
          "label": {
            "context": "{}",
            "id": 0,
            "text": "text",
            "type": "type"
          }
        },
        "messages": [
          {
            "context": "{}",
            "id": 0,
            "text": "text",
            "type": "type"
          },
          {
            "context": "{}",
            "id": 0,
            "text": "text",
            "type": "type"
          }
        ],
        "type": "type",
        "group": "group"
      },
      {
        "meta": {
          "label": {
            "context": "{}",
            "id": 0,
            "text": "text",
            "type": "type"
          }
        },
        "messages": [
          {
            "context": "{}",
            "id": 0,
            "text": "text",
            "type": "type"
          },
          {
            "context": "{}",
            "id": 0,
            "text": "text",
            "type": "type"
          }
        ],
        "type": "type",
        "group": "group"
      }
    ],
    "method": "method",
    "action": "action",
    "messages": [
      {
        "context": "{}",
        "id": 0,
        "text": "text",
        "type": "type"
      },
      {
        "context": "{}",
        "id": 0,
        "text": "text",
        "type": "type"
      }
    ]
  },
  "active": "active",
  "id": "id",
  "state": "state",
  "type": "type",
  "issued_at": "2000-01-23T04:56:07.000+00:00",
  "request_url": "request_url"
}

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