---
title: "CreateCardVerification"
method: POST
path: "/gitpod.v1.BillingService/CreateCardVerification"
tags: ["gitpod.v1.BillingService"]
---

# CreateCardVerification

`POST /gitpod.v1.BillingService/CreateCardVerification`

Creates a card verification entry for an account, allowing them to skip credit card verification.

 Use this method to:
 - Grant Ona for Open Source program participants immediate access
 - Mark pre-vetted accounts as credit card verified

 Requires the 'create_card_verification' account permission.

 ### Examples

 - Create card verification for open source maintainer:

   ```yaml
   email: "maintainer@example.org"
   ```

## Request body

- GitpodV1CreateCardVerificationRequest
  - `email` string, email, required — email is the exact email address of the account
  - `freeCredits` integer, nullable — free_credits is the number of free credits to grant when the user's Core subscription is provisioned. If zero or unset, the default amount is used.
  - `organizationId` string, uuid, nullable — organization_id is the specific organization to verify (required if user has multiple orgs or already has a verified org)
  - `reason` string, nullable — reason is an optional description of why this email is being approved (e.g., "Ona for Open Source - Project X")

## Response `200`

Success

- GitpodV1CreateCardVerificationResponse

## Other responses

- `default` — Error

---

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