---
title: "Complete a verification"
method: POST
path: "/v1/accounts/{accountId}/gmb-verifications/{verificationId}/complete"
tags: ["GMB Verifications"]
---

# Complete a verification

`POST /v1/accounts/{accountId}/gmb-verifications/{verificationId}/complete`

Completes a PENDING verification by submitting the PIN/code Google sent the business (postcard code, SMS PIN, etc.). On success the verification moves to COMPLETED.

## Path parameters

- `accountId` string, required
- `verificationId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `locationId` string

## Request body

- object
  - `pin` string, required — The code Google sent to the business.

## Response `200`

Verification completed

- object
  - `success` boolean
  - `accountId` string
  - `locationId` string
  - `verification` object
    - `name` string
    - `method` 'ADDRESS' | 'EMAIL' | 'PHONE_CALL' | 'SMS' | 'AUTO' | 'VETTED_PARTNER'
    - `state` 'PENDING' | 'COMPLETED' | 'FAILED'
    - `createTime` string, date-time

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid request (e.g. wrong PIN or verification not pending)
- `401` — Unauthorized or token invalid
- `404` — Resource not found

## Changes

- **2026-09-16** `3e6ddf2a99ea` — 2 info
  - added the optional property `details/budgetScope` to the response with the `400` status
  - added the optional property `details/budgetScope` to the response with the `401` status
- **2026-09-15** `0dba7d004d75` — 4 info
  - added the optional property `details/quotaExhausted` to the response with the `400` status
  - added the optional property `details/quotaExhausted` to the response with the `401` status
  - added the optional property `details/quotaScope` to the response with the `400` status
  - added the optional property `details/quotaScope` to the response with the `401` status

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/zernio/apis/zernio-api/changes/v1/accounts/:accountId/gmb-verifications/:verificationId/complete/post.md)

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