---
title: "Create Verification Flow for Native Apps"
method: GET
path: "/self-service/verification/api"
tags: ["frontend"]
---

# Create Verification Flow for Native Apps

`GET /self-service/verification/api`

This endpoint initiates a verification flow for API clients such as mobile devices, smart TVs, and so on.

To fetch an existing verification flow call `/self-service/verification/flows?flow=<flow_id>`.

You MUST NOT use this endpoint in client-side (Single Page Apps, ReactJS, AngularJS) nor server-side (Java Server
Pages, NodeJS, PHP, Golang, ...) browser applications. Using this endpoint in these applications will make
you vulnerable to a variety of CSRF attacks.

This endpoint MUST ONLY be used in scenarios such as native mobile apps (React Native, Objective C, Swift, Java, ...).

More information can be found at [Ory Email and Phone Verification Documentation](https://www.ory.com/docs/kratos/self-service/flows/verify-email-account-activation).

## Query parameters

- `return_to` string

## Response `200`

verificationFlow

- VerificationFlow — Used to verify an out-of-band communication channel such as an email address or a phone number. For more information head over to: https://www.ory.com/docs/kratos/self-service/flows/verify-email-account-activation
  - `active` string — Active, if set, contains the registration method that is being used. It is initially not set.
  - `expires_at` string, date-time — ExpiresAt is the time (UTC) when the request expires. If the user still wishes to verify the address, a new request has to be initiated.
  - `id` string, uuid, required — ID represents the request's unique ID. When performing the verification flow, this represents the id in the verify ui's query parameter: http://<selfservice.flows.verification.ui_url>?request=<id> type: string format: uuid
  - `issued_at` string, date-time — IssuedAt is the time (UTC) when the request occurred.
  - `request_url` string — RequestURL is the initial URL that was requested from Ory Kratos. It can be used to forward information contained in the URL's path or query for example.
  - `return_to` string — ReturnTo contains the requested return_to URL.
  - `state` unknown, required
  - `transient_payload` object — TransientPayload is used to pass data from the verification flow to hooks and email templates
  - `type` string, required — The flow type can either be `api` or `browser`.
  - `ui` UiContainer, required — Container represents a HTML Form. The container can work with both HTTP Form and JSON requests
    - `action` string, required — Action should be used as the form action URL `<form action="{{ .Action }}" method="post">`.
    - `messages` UiText[]
      - `context` object — The message's context. Useful when customizing messages.
      - `id` integer, required
      - `text` string, required — The message text. Written in american english.
      - `type` 'info' | 'error' | 'success', required — The message type. info Info error Error success Success
    - `method` string, required — Method is the form method (e.g. POST)
    - `nodes` UiNode[], required
      - `attributes` UiNodeAttributes, required
      - `group` 'default' | 'password' | 'oidc' | 'profile' | 'link' | 'code' | 'totp' | 'lookup_secret' | 'webauthn' | 'passkey' | 'identifier_first' | 'captcha' | 'saml' | 'deviceauthn', required — Group specifies which group (e.g. password authenticator) this node belongs to. default DefaultGroup password PasswordGroup oidc OpenIDConnectGroup profile ProfileGroup link LinkGroup code CodeGroup totp TOTPGroup lookup_secret LookupGroup webauthn WebAuthnGroup passkey PasskeyGroup identifier_first IdentifierFirstGroup captcha CaptchaGroup saml SAMLGroup deviceauthn DeviceAuthnGroup
      - `messages` UiText[], required
        - `context` object — The message's context. Useful when customizing messages.
        - `id` integer, required
        - `text` string, required — The message text. Written in american english.
        - `type` 'info' | 'error' | 'success', required — The message type. info Info error Error success Success
      - `meta` UiNodeMeta, required — This might include a label and other information that can optionally be used to render UIs.
        - `label` UiText
          - `context` object — The message's context. Useful when customizing messages.
          - `id` integer, required
          - `text` string, required — The message text. Written in american english.
          - `type` 'info' | 'error' | 'success', required — The message type. info Info error Error success Success
      - `type` 'text' | 'input' | 'img' | 'a' | 'script' | 'div', required — The node's type text Text input Input img Image a Anchor script Script div Division

## Other responses

- `400` — errorGeneric
- `default` — errorGeneric

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