> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://v2.docs.conduit.financial/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Initiate a customer verification

> Starts a verification process for a customer. Returns a verification URL where the customer completes the required verification step (e.g. identity check). Use the clientReferenceId to correlate this verification with your internal records.

For a non-custodial payout's signing-link verification, this endpoint does not mint a new link — the signing link is created and delivered on the `transaction.awaiting_signature` webhook (set clientReferenceId to the payout id). When the referenced payout is already awaiting signature, the call returns that current live link (idempotent, so it doubles as a way to re-fetch a link you missed on the webhook); when the payout has not yet reached signature collection, it returns `409 TRANSACTION_NOT_AWAITING_SIGNATURE`. A human link is returned whenever a human passkey signer can approve the payout — that is, for a passkey_required wallet, and for a programmatic wallet whose roster has an active passkey signer. A programmatic wallet with a machine-only roster has no human signer, so this returns `409 SIGNING_LINK_NOT_HUMAN_SIGNABLE`; read the `signingRequestId` from the webhook and approve via `/v2/signing-requests/{id}` instead. See the Non-Custodial Payout Lifecycle guide, section "Getting the signing link".



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://api.sandbox.conduit.financial/v2/api-docs/openapi.json post /customers/{customerId}/verifications
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Conduit Sandbox API
  description: >-
    **Sandbox API** — clients integrate against this surface to exercise happy
    and unhappy paths without consuming real KYC/PSP credits or moving real
    money. Customer KYC, banking partners, and crypto custody are stubbed;
    org-level KYB runs against real providers. Simulation endpoints under
    `/v2/sandbox/*` drive specific scenarios.


    Internal and portal endpoints are excluded from this spec.
  version: '2.0'
  contact: {}
servers:
  - url: https://api.sandbox.conduit.financial/v2
    description: Sandbox
  - url: https://api.conduit.financial/v2
    description: Production
security:
  - api-key: []
tags:
  - name: Customers
  - name: Registered Addresses
  - name: Wallets
  - name: Wallet Signers
  - name: Signing Quorum
  - name: Virtual Accounts
  - name: Applications
  - name: Documents
  - name: Verifications
  - name: Signing Requests
  - name: Transactions
  - name: Payouts
  - name: Whitelist Recipients
  - name: Orders
  - name: RFIs
  - name: Webhook Endpoints
  - name: Webhook Deliveries
  - name: Webhook Event Types
  - name: Features
  - name: Customer Onboarding
  - name: Sandbox
paths:
  /customers/{customerId}/verifications:
    post:
      tags:
        - Verifications
      summary: Initiate a customer verification
      description: >-
        Starts a verification process for a customer. Returns a verification URL
        where the customer completes the required verification step (e.g.
        identity check). Use the clientReferenceId to correlate this
        verification with your internal records.


        For a non-custodial payout's signing-link verification, this endpoint
        does not mint a new link — the signing link is created and delivered on
        the `transaction.awaiting_signature` webhook (set clientReferenceId to
        the payout id). When the referenced payout is already awaiting
        signature, the call returns that current live link (idempotent, so it
        doubles as a way to re-fetch a link you missed on the webhook); when the
        payout has not yet reached signature collection, it returns `409
        TRANSACTION_NOT_AWAITING_SIGNATURE`. A human link is returned whenever a
        human passkey signer can approve the payout — that is, for a
        passkey_required wallet, and for a programmatic wallet whose roster has
        an active passkey signer. A programmatic wallet with a machine-only
        roster has no human signer, so this returns `409
        SIGNING_LINK_NOT_HUMAN_SIGNABLE`; read the `signingRequestId` from the
        webhook and approve via `/v2/signing-requests/{id}` instead. See the
        Non-Custodial Payout Lifecycle guide, section "Getting the signing
        link".
      operationId: VerificationsController_initiateVerification_v2
      parameters:
        - name: customerId
          required: true
          in: path
          schema:
            type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/InitiateVerificationDto'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InitiateVerificationResponseDtoClass'
        '400':
          description: >-
            **INVALID_OID_FORMAT**: A path or query parameter expected a valid
            object identifier but received a value that does not match the
            expected format.


            **VALIDATION_ERROR**: The request body or query parameters failed
            validation. One or more fields have invalid values, missing required
            properties, or incorrect types. Multipart file uploads that fail at
            the multipart-parser layer (unexpected form-field name, too many
            parts) carry an extra 'field' member naming the offending
            form-field.


            **MALFORMED_JSON**: The request body could not be parsed as JSON.
            Bodies declared as 'application/json' — and bodies with no
            Content-Type header, which are assumed to be JSON — must contain
            syntactically valid JSON.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationErrorDto'
              example:
                type: INVALID_OID_FORMAT
                title: Invalid Object ID Format
                status: 400
                detail: >-
                  A path or query parameter expected a valid object identifier
                  but received a value that does not match the expected format.
                resolution: >-
                  Verify that all IDs in the request URL and query parameters
                  are correctly formatted. IDs are typically prefixed strings
                  like 'cus_...', 'app_...', or 'doc_...'.
                docs: https://conduit-v2.mintlify.app/errors#invalid-oid-format
                instance: /v2/...
                correlationId: req_a1b2c3d4
                timestamp: '2026-01-15T09:30:00.000Z'
        '401':
          description: >-
            **API_KEY_MISSING**: The request did not include an API key. All API
            requests must be authenticated.


            **API_KEY_INVALID**: The provided API key is not recognized or has
            been revoked.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetailDto'
              example:
                type: API_KEY_MISSING
                title: API Key Missing
                status: 401
                detail: >-
                  The request did not include an API key. All API requests must
                  be authenticated.
                resolution: >-
                  Include your API key in the 'x-api-key' header with every
                  request.
                docs: https://conduit-v2.mintlify.app/errors#api-key-missing
                instance: /v2/...
                correlationId: req_a1b2c3d4
                timestamp: '2026-01-15T09:30:00.000Z'
        '403':
          description: >-
            **API_KEY_READ_ONLY**: This API key has read-only access and cannot
            perform write operations. Read-only keys may make read requests
            (GET, HEAD, OPTIONS) only.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetailDto'
              example:
                type: API_KEY_READ_ONLY
                title: API Key Is Read-Only
                status: 403
                detail: >-
                  This API key has read-only access and cannot perform write
                  operations. Read-only keys may make read requests (GET, HEAD,
                  OPTIONS) only.
                resolution: >-
                  Use a read-write API key for this request, or have an
                  organization admin mint one from the dashboard.
                docs: https://conduit-v2.mintlify.app/errors#api-key-read-only
                instance: /v2/...
                correlationId: req_a1b2c3d4
                timestamp: '2026-01-15T09:30:00.000Z'
        '404':
          description: >-
            **CUSTOMER_NOT_FOUND**: No customer exists with the specified ID, or
            the customer belongs to a different organization.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetailDto'
              example:
                type: CUSTOMER_NOT_FOUND
                title: Customer Not Found
                status: 404
                detail: >-
                  No customer exists with the specified ID, or the customer
                  belongs to a different organization.
                resolution: >-
                  Verify the customer ID is correct. Use the list customers
                  endpoint to find valid customer IDs for your organization.
                docs: https://conduit-v2.mintlify.app/errors#customer-not-found
                instance: /v2/...
                correlationId: req_a1b2c3d4
                timestamp: '2026-01-15T09:30:00.000Z'
        '409':
          description: >-
            **TRANSACTION_NOT_AWAITING_SIGNATURE**: The transaction has not
            reached signature collection, so there is no signing link to return.
            Non-custodial payouts are minted a signing link only after they
            clear compliance and document review; that link is delivered on the
            passkey_required variant of the transaction.awaiting_signature
            webhook, never by minting one through this endpoint.


            **SIGNING_LINK_NOT_HUMAN_SIGNABLE**: This payout's wallet signs in a
            programmatic mode and its roster is machine-only — no human signer
            can approve it, so there is no verification link to return. The
            signing handle is delivered as a signingRequestId on the
            transaction.awaiting_signature webhook, and your machine integration
            approves or rejects it through the signing-requests API. A
            programmatic wallet that has an active passkey signer DOES return
            the human link here (that signer may approve on the verify page);
            this error means the roster carries no such signer.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetailDto'
              example:
                type: TRANSACTION_NOT_AWAITING_SIGNATURE
                title: Transaction Not Awaiting Signature
                status: 409
                detail: >-
                  The transaction has not reached signature collection, so there
                  is no signing link to return. Non-custodial payouts are minted
                  a signing link only after they clear compliance and document
                  review; that link is delivered on the passkey_required variant
                  of the transaction.awaiting_signature webhook, never by
                  minting one through this endpoint.
                resolution: >-
                  Do not create a transaction_approval verification for a payout
                  yourself. Wait for the transaction.awaiting_signature webhook
                  and route your signers to the verificationUrl it carries
                  (passkey_required mode). Re-fetch the payout to confirm it is
                  still awaiting signature.
                docs: >-
                  https://conduit-v2.mintlify.app/errors#transaction-not-awaiting-signature
                instance: /v2/...
                correlationId: req_a1b2c3d4
                timestamp: '2026-01-15T09:30:00.000Z'
        '415':
          description: >-
            **UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE**: The request carries a body with a
            Content-Type this endpoint cannot parse. JSON endpoints accept
            'application/json'; a body with no Content-Type header at all is
            assumed to be JSON. File-upload endpoints accept only
            'multipart/form-data' — JSON or undeclared bodies are rejected
            there.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetailDto'
              example:
                type: UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE
                title: Unsupported Media Type
                status: 415
                detail: >-
                  The request carries a body with a Content-Type this endpoint
                  cannot parse. JSON endpoints accept 'application/json'; a body
                  with no Content-Type header at all is assumed to be JSON.
                  File-upload endpoints accept only 'multipart/form-data' — JSON
                  or undeclared bodies are rejected there.
                resolution: >-
                  Send the request body with the 'Content-Type:
                  application/json' header. For file uploads, use 'Content-Type:
                  multipart/form-data' — upload endpoints accept no other body
                  type.
                docs: https://conduit-v2.mintlify.app/errors#unsupported-media-type
                instance: /v2/...
                correlationId: req_a1b2c3d4
                timestamp: '2026-01-15T09:30:00.000Z'
        '422':
          description: >-
            **VERIFICATION_TYPE_NOT_REISSUABLE**: This verification type cannot
            be initiated through the generic verifications route because it
            requires per-type context the route cannot supply.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetailDto'
              example:
                type: VERIFICATION_TYPE_NOT_REISSUABLE
                title: Verification Type Not Reissuable Here
                status: 422
                detail: >-
                  This verification type cannot be initiated through the generic
                  verifications route because it requires per-type context the
                  route cannot supply.
                resolution: >-
                  Use the dedicated endpoint for this verification type. For
                  wallet signer invites, POST
                  /v2/customers/:customerId/wallet-signers/:signerId/reissue-invite.
                docs: >-
                  https://conduit-v2.mintlify.app/errors#verification-type-not-reissuable
                instance: /v2/...
                correlationId: req_a1b2c3d4
                timestamp: '2026-01-15T09:30:00.000Z'
        '429':
          description: >-
            **RATE_LIMITED**: Too many requests. This error is returned by three
            independent checks: the per-organization bucket applied to every
            authenticated API request; the per-IP bucket applied to
            unauthenticated traffic before an API key is validated; and the
            per-IP bucket applied when repeated invalid API keys are submitted
            from the same address. Honor the Retry-After header (also exposed as
            retryAfterSeconds in the body) before retrying. Current limits and
            remaining budget are visible in X-RateLimit-Limit,
            X-RateLimit-Remaining, and X-RateLimit-Reset on rate-limited route
            responses.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RateLimitedErrorDto'
              example:
                type: RATE_LIMITED
                title: Rate Limited
                status: 429
                detail: >-
                  Too many requests. This error is returned by three independent
                  checks: the per-organization bucket applied to every
                  authenticated API request; the per-IP bucket applied to
                  unauthenticated traffic before an API key is validated; and
                  the per-IP bucket applied when repeated invalid API keys are
                  submitted from the same address. Honor the Retry-After header
                  (also exposed as retryAfterSeconds in the body) before
                  retrying. Current limits and remaining budget are visible in
                  X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, and
                  X-RateLimit-Reset on rate-limited route responses.
                resolution: >-
                  Sleep until Retry-After seconds have elapsed, then retry. For
                  sustained workloads exceeding the per-organization defaults,
                  request a rate-limit increase through your support contact.
                docs: https://conduit-v2.mintlify.app/errors#rate-limited
                instance: /v2/...
                correlationId: req_a1b2c3d4
                timestamp: '2026-01-15T09:30:00.000Z'
                retryAfterSeconds: 3
        '500':
          description: >-
            **INTERNAL_ERROR**: An unexpected error occurred while processing
            your request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetailDto'
              example:
                type: INTERNAL_ERROR
                title: Internal Error
                status: 500
                detail: An unexpected error occurred while processing your request.
                resolution: >-
                  Retry the request after a brief delay. If the error persists,
                  contact support and include the correlationId from the error
                  response for investigation.
                docs: https://conduit-v2.mintlify.app/errors#internal-error
                instance: /v2/...
                correlationId: req_a1b2c3d4
                timestamp: '2026-01-15T09:30:00.000Z'
components:
  schemas:
    InitiateVerificationDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
            - wallet_signer_activation
            - transaction_approval
            - ceremony_approval
            - signer_recovery_enrollment
          description: Type of verification to initiate
        clientReferenceId:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
          maxLength: 60
          description: >-
            Client-provided reference ID to correlate the verification with your
            system
          example: txn-abc-123
      required:
        - type
        - clientReferenceId
    InitiateVerificationResponseDtoClass:
      type: object
      properties:
        verificationId:
          type: string
          pattern: ^vrf_[0-9A-Za-z]{22}$
          description: Unique identifier for the initiated verification
          example: vrf_2xKjF9mQb7vN4hL1pR3w8t
        verificationUrl:
          type: string
          description: URL to redirect the user to for completing the verification
          example: https://app.conduit.financial/verify/vtok_2xKjF9mQb7vN4hL1pR3w8t
      required:
        - verificationId
        - verificationUrl
    ValidationErrorDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable error code
          example: CUSTOMER_NOT_FOUND
        title:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error type label
          example: Customer Not Found
        status:
          type: number
          description: HTTP status code
          example: 404
        detail:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable explanation of this occurrence
          example: Customer with id cus_abc123 not found
        resolution:
          type: string
          description: What the developer should do to resolve this error
          example: >-
            Verify the customer ID. Check you are using the correct API key for
            this organization.
        docs:
          type: string
          description: URL to error documentation
          example: https://conduit-v2.mintlify.app/errors#customer-not-found
        instance:
          type: string
          description: Request path that produced the error
          example: /v2/customers/cus_abc123
        correlationId:
          description: Request correlation ID
          example: req_a1b2c3d4
          type: string
        timestamp:
          type: string
          description: ISO 8601 UTC timestamp
          example: '2026-04-27T20:00:00.000Z'
        details:
          description: >-
            Additional structured data for domain-specific errors (e.g. missing
            field lists, pair info)
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              pointer:
                type: string
                description: JSON pointer to the invalid field
                example: /email
              detail:
                type: string
                description: What is wrong with this field
                example: Invalid email format
              allowedValues:
                description: The values this field accepts, when it is a closed set
                example:
                  - ach
                  - fedwire
                  - rtp
                type: array
                items:
                  type: string
              category:
                description: >-
                  Class of blocker (requirements-validator output only). 'field'
                  = form-field gap, 'document' = missing or insufficient
                  document (including per-UBO document slots), 'individual' =
                  required person missing.
                example: field
                type: string
                enum:
                  - field
                  - document
                  - individual
            required:
              - pointer
              - detail
      required:
        - type
        - title
        - status
        - detail
        - resolution
        - docs
        - instance
        - timestamp
    ProblemDetailDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable error code
          example: CUSTOMER_NOT_FOUND
        title:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error type label
          example: Customer Not Found
        status:
          type: number
          description: HTTP status code
          example: 404
        detail:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable explanation of this occurrence
          example: Customer with id cus_abc123 not found
        resolution:
          type: string
          description: What the developer should do to resolve this error
          example: >-
            Verify the customer ID. Check you are using the correct API key for
            this organization.
        docs:
          type: string
          description: URL to error documentation
          example: https://conduit-v2.mintlify.app/errors#customer-not-found
        instance:
          type: string
          description: Request path that produced the error
          example: /v2/customers/cus_abc123
        correlationId:
          description: Request correlation ID
          example: req_a1b2c3d4
          type: string
        timestamp:
          type: string
          description: ISO 8601 UTC timestamp
          example: '2026-04-27T20:00:00.000Z'
        details:
          description: >-
            Additional structured data for domain-specific errors (e.g. missing
            field lists, pair info)
      required:
        - type
        - title
        - status
        - detail
        - resolution
        - docs
        - instance
        - timestamp
    RateLimitedErrorDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable error code
          example: CUSTOMER_NOT_FOUND
        title:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error type label
          example: Customer Not Found
        status:
          type: number
          description: HTTP status code
          example: 404
        detail:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable explanation of this occurrence
          example: Customer with id cus_abc123 not found
        resolution:
          type: string
          description: What the developer should do to resolve this error
          example: >-
            Verify the customer ID. Check you are using the correct API key for
            this organization.
        docs:
          type: string
          description: URL to error documentation
          example: https://conduit-v2.mintlify.app/errors#customer-not-found
        instance:
          type: string
          description: Request path that produced the error
          example: /v2/customers/cus_abc123
        correlationId:
          description: Request correlation ID
          example: req_a1b2c3d4
          type: string
        timestamp:
          type: string
          description: ISO 8601 UTC timestamp
          example: '2026-04-27T20:00:00.000Z'
        details:
          description: >-
            Additional structured data for domain-specific errors (e.g. missing
            field lists, pair info)
        retryAfterSeconds:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          exclusiveMinimum: true
          maximum: 9007199254740991
          description: Seconds to wait before retrying
          example: 3
      required:
        - type
        - title
        - status
        - detail
        - resolution
        - docs
        - instance
        - timestamp
        - retryAfterSeconds
  securitySchemes:
    api-key:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key

````