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# Get verification status

> Retrieves the current state of a verification session including its status and decision reason.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json get /verifications/{verification}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: API Reference
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    ProofAge is an identity verification and age estimation API. Use this API to
    create verification sessions, upload media (selfies and documents), and
    receive decisions via webhooks.
servers:
  - url: https://api.proofage.net/v1
    description: API
security:
  - apiKey: []
    hmacSignature: []
paths:
  /verifications/{verification}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Verification
      summary: Get verification status
      description: >-
        Retrieves the current state of a verification session including its
        status and decision reason.
      operationId: getVerification
      parameters:
        - name: verification
          in: path
          required: true
          description: The verification ID
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Verification session state.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                examples:
                  - id: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
                    external_id: user-123
                    external_metadata:
                      plan: premium
                    redirect_url: https://example.com/callback
                    status: approved
                    reason: null
                    duplicate_check:
                      checked: true
                      duplicate_count: 2
                      duplicates:
                        - verification_id: 771a9200-c3df-4e88-b201-112233445566
                          external_id: user-456
                          similarity_score: 0.93
                          verified_at: '2026-03-11T09:22:41+00:00'
                    erasure: null
                    consent_accepted_at: '2026-03-19T12:01:00+00:00'
                    created_at: '2026-03-19T12:00:00+00:00'
                    updated_at: '2026-03-19T12:05:00+00:00'
                properties:
                  id:
                    type: string
                  external_id:
                    type:
                      - string
                      - 'null'
                  external_metadata:
                    type:
                      - object
                      - 'null'
                    additionalProperties: {}
                  redirect_url:
                    type:
                      - string
                      - 'null'
                  status:
                    type: string
                  reason:
                    type:
                      - string
                      - 'null'
                  duplicate_check:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      checked:
                        type: boolean
                      duplicate_count:
                        type: integer
                      duplicates:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            verification_id:
                              type: string
                            external_id:
                              type:
                                - string
                                - 'null'
                            similarity_score:
                              type: number
                            verified_at:
                              type:
                                - string
                                - 'null'
                          required:
                            - verification_id
                            - external_id
                            - similarity_score
                            - verified_at
                    required:
                      - checked
                      - duplicate_count
                      - duplicates
                  erasure:
                    type:
                      - object
                      - 'null'
                    properties:
                      erased_at:
                        type: string
                      scope:
                        type: string
                      reason:
                        type:
                          - string
                          - 'null'
                      requested_via:
                        type:
                          - string
                          - 'null'
                    required:
                      - erased_at
                      - scope
                      - reason
                      - requested_via
                  consent_accepted_at:
                    type:
                      - string
                      - 'null'
                  created_at:
                    type: string
                  updated_at:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - id
                  - external_id
                  - external_metadata
                  - redirect_url
                  - status
                  - reason
                  - duplicate_check
                  - erasure
                  - consent_accepted_at
                  - created_at
                  - updated_at
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ModelNotFoundException'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationException'
components:
  responses:
    ModelNotFoundException:
      description: Not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              message:
                type: string
                description: Error overview.
            required:
              - message
    ValidationException:
      description: Validation error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              message:
                type: string
                description: Errors overview.
              errors:
                type: object
                description: A detailed description of each field that failed validation.
                additionalProperties:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
            required:
              - message
              - errors
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      description: Your workspace public key (pk_test_… or pk_live_…).
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
    hmacSignature:
      type: apiKey
      description: >-
        HMAC-SHA256 of the request, hex-encoded, keyed with the workspace secret
        key. See API authentication.
      in: header
      name: X-HMAC-Signature

````

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