---
title: "Verify verification code by ID"
method: POST
path: "/verifications/{verification_id}/actions/verify"
tags: ["Verify"]
---

# Verify verification code by ID

`POST /verifications/{verification_id}/actions/verify`

Checks the supplied code, or the supplied status for a custom-code verification, against the verification identified by ID. The response indicates whether the verification was accepted or rejected.

## Path parameters

- `verification_id` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- VerifyVerificationCodeRequestById
  - `code` string — This is the code the user submits for verification.
  - `status` 'accepted' | 'rejected' — Identifies if the verification code has been accepted or rejected. Only permitted if custom_code was used for the verification.

## Response `200`

Expected verify response to a valid request.

- VerifyVerificationCodeResponse
  - `data` object, required
    - `phone_number` string, required — +E164 formatted phone number.
    - `response_code` 'accepted' | 'rejected', required — Identifies if the verification code has been accepted or rejected.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request

## Changes

- **2026-08-17** `1571b0380bd7` — 1 breaking, 1 info
  - the `errors/items/code` response's property type changed from `integer` to `string`, and format from `int32` to no format for status `400`
  - added the optional property `errors/items/meta/url` to the response with the `400` status
- **2026-08-04** `8f5f4e537994` — 1 breaking, 1 warning
  - the `errors/items/code` response's property type changed from `string` to `integer`, and format from no format to `int32` for status `400`
  - removed the optional property `errors/items/meta/url` from the response with the `400` status

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/team-telnyx/apis/telnyx-api-2/changes/verifications/:verification_id/actions/verify/post.md)

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