Account Verification

Account Verification

Your Webshare account may require verification from time-to-time to continue operating. This section provides the API endpoints to check if a verification is required and submit evidence.

Furthermore, you can view the format of API responses you may receive in case an account is suspended.

The verification object

You can use the API to retrieve information about your account verifications.

Verification Object

AttributesTypeDescription
idint

Unique identifier of the verification instance.

typestring

The type of the verification. Can be acceptable_use_violation, abuse_report or fraudulent_payment.

statestring

The current state of the verification. Can be inflow, successful_verification or failed_verification.

created_atstring

The timestamp of when this verification started.

updated_atstring

The timestamp when this instance was last updated.

needs_evidencebool

Whether this verification requires evidence from the user.

In JSON format

verification_object.json
{
  "id": 1,
  "type": "acceptable_use_violation",
  "state": "inflow",
  "started_at": "2022-06-14T11:58:10.246406-07:00",
  "updated_at": "2022-06-14T11:58:10.246406-07:00",
  "needs_evidence": false
}