# Start a verification

Starts a verification.

```http
POST https://api.pozy.ai/v1/accounts/{accountId}/gmb-verifications
```

- Area: Google Business / Google Business Verifications
- Auth: Authorization: Bearer pz_live_...

## Path parameters

- `accountId` (string, required)

## Query parameters

- `locationId` (string)

## Request body

Content type: `application/json`

- `method`, string, required: One of `ADDRESS`, `EMAIL`, `PHONE_CALL`, `SMS`, `AUTO`, `VETTED_PARTNER`
- `languageCode`, string
- `phoneNumber`, string
- `emailAddress`, string
- `mailerContact`, object
- `context`, object

## Example request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.pozy.ai/v1/accounts/696e0b682d0a31188e7a2ba9/gmb-verifications" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $POZY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "method": "ADDRESS"
}'
```

```ts
const res = await fetch("https://api.pozy.ai/v1/accounts/696e0b682d0a31188e7a2ba9/gmb-verifications", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.POZY_API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    method: "ADDRESS"
  }),
});
const data = await res.json();
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(data?.error ?? `Request failed with status ${res.status}`);
console.log(data);
```

```python
import os
import requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.pozy.ai/v1/accounts/696e0b682d0a31188e7a2ba9/gmb-verifications",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['POZY_API_KEY']}"},
    json={
        "method": "ADDRESS",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
resp.raise_for_status()
print(resp.json())
```

## Response 200

- `success`, boolean
- `accountId`, string
- `locationId`, string
- `verification`, object
  - `name`, string
  - `method`, string: One of `ADDRESS`, `EMAIL`, `PHONE_CALL`, `SMS`, `AUTO`, `VETTED_PARTNER`
  - `state`, string: One of `PENDING`, `COMPLETED`, `FAILED`
  - `createTime`, string (date-time)

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "accountId": "696e0b682d0a31188e7a2ba9",
  "locationId": "6e99c3dd69982b334a43b0b2",
  "verification": {
    "name": "Acme",
    "method": "ADDRESS",
    "state": "PENDING",
    "createTime": "2026-10-02T09:00:00.000Z"
  }
}
```