> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Begin verification

> Begin the full Dench sender verification flow for a sending identity.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json post /email/sending-identities/{identityId}/verify
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Dench API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Versioned Dench workspace API. The operation registry is shared with the
    Dench CLI parity layer, so every CLI command maps to an endpoint here.
servers:
  - url: https://www.dench.com/api/v1
security: []
tags:
  - name: agent-config
    description: Agent Config operations.
  - name: approvals
    description: Approvals operations.
  - name: apps
    description: Apps operations.
  - name: auth
    description: Auth operations.
  - name: billing
    description: Billing operations.
  - name: browser
    description: Browser operations.
  - name: chat
    description: Chat operations.
  - name: crm
    description: Crm operations.
  - name: email
    description: Email operations.
  - name: files
    description: Files operations.
  - name: gateway
    description: Gateway operations.
  - name: local
    description: Local operations.
  - name: memory
    description: Memory operations.
  - name: meta
    description: Meta operations.
  - name: routines
    description: Routines operations.
  - name: workspace
    description: Workspace operations.
paths:
  /email/sending-identities/{identityId}/verify:
    post:
      tags:
        - email
      summary: Begin verification
      description: Begin the full Dench sender verification flow for a sending identity.
      operationId: email_identity_beginVerification
      parameters:
        - name: identityId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            description: Sending identity id from `POST /email/sending-identities`.
          description: Sending identity id from `POST /email/sending-identities`.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  identityId:
                    type: string
                  fromEmail:
                    type: string
                  denchVerificationStatus:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - pending
                      - verified
                  deliveryVerificationStatus:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - pending
                      - verified
                  action:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - already_verified
                      - mailbox_verification_sent
                      - domain_dns_ready
                      - workspace_verification_sent
                  dkimTokens:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: string
                  dnsRecords:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        type:
                          type: string
                          description: Record type, e.g. CNAME or TXT.
                        name:
                          type: string
                        value:
                          type: string
                        purpose:
                          type: string
                          description: Why the record is needed (DKIM/SPF/DMARC).
                      required:
                        - type
                        - name
                        - value
                        - purpose
                      additionalProperties: false
                  message:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - identityId
                  - fromEmail
                  - denchVerificationStatus
                  - deliveryVerificationStatus
                  - action
                  - message
                additionalProperties: false
              example:
                identityId: esi_abc123
                fromEmail: founder@example.com
                denchVerificationStatus: pending
                deliveryVerificationStatus: pending
                action: mailbox_verification_sent
                message: >-
                  Verification email sent. Open the link in that mailbox, then
                  check sender status again.
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
      security:
        - DenchApiKey: []
        - AgentSession: []
components:
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Invalid request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid authentication
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    NotFound:
      description: Operation or resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    InternalError:
      description: Server error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
  schemas:
    ApiError:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          required:
            - message
            - type
            - code
          properties:
            message:
              type: string
            type:
              type: string
            code:
              type: string
            details: {}
  securitySchemes:
    DenchApiKey:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: DENCH_API_KEY
      description: >-
        Workspace-scoped Dench API key from workspace settings. This is the same
        key used by DENCH_API_KEY in sandboxes.
    AgentSession:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: dch_agent_*
      description: >-
        Agent session token created by `dench signin`. Gateway-backed routes
        exchange this token for the workspace gateway key.

````