---
title: "Verify website"
method: POST
path: "/user_account/websites"
tags: ["user_account"]
---

# Verify website

`POST /user_account/websites`

Verify a website as a signed-in user.

## Query parameters

- `ad_account_id` string

## Request body

- UserWebsiteCreate — Resource create operation model.
  - `verification_method` 'FILENAME' | 'METATAG' | 'DNSTXT' — Method used to verify website ownership.
  - `website` string — Website with path or domain only

## Response `200`

The request has succeeded.

- UserWebsite
  - `status` string — Status of the verification process
  - `verified_at` string — UTC timestamp when the verification happened - sometimes missing
  - `website` string — Website with path or domain only

## Other responses

- `201` — Resource create operation completed successfully.
- `400` — The request could not be understood by the server due to unexpected data.
- `401` — Authentication is required and has either failed or not been provided.
- `403` — The request was valid, but the server is refusing action. The user might not have the necessary permissions for a resource.
- `404` — The requested resource could not be found on this server.
- `429` — The user has sent too many requests in a given amount of time and is being rate limited.
- `default` — An unexpected error response.

## Changes

- **2026-06-04** (v5) `b698c180678a` — 5 breaking, 8 info
  - added `#/components/schemas/WebsiteVerificationMethod` to the `verification_method` request property `allOf` list
  - removed the enum value `DNSTXT` of the request property `verification_method`
  - removed the enum value `FILENAME` of the request property `verification_method`
  - removed the enum value `METATAG` of the request property `verification_method`
  - …9 more
- **2024-08-14** (v5) `89c27ed39cfd` — 1 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `ad_account_id`
- **2023-02-14** (v5) `be19b77aa78a` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/pinterest/apis/pinterest-rest-api/changes/user_account/websites/post.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/pinterest/apis/pinterest-rest-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/pinterest/apis/pinterest-rest-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/pinterest/pinterest-rest-api/revisions/b698c180678a/schema)