Check a verification code

POST /v1/verify/check

The only billable moment in Verify. charged tells you whether this call was billed.

Send your API key as a bearer token: Authorization: Bearer ssms_sk_.... Test keys run this endpoint against the sandbox; see Authentication for key modes and scopes.

Request body

JSON (Content-Type: application/json).

Field	Type	Required	Description
`phone`	string	Yes
`code`	string	Yes	Example: `482193`.

Responses

Status	Meaning	Body
200	Check result	JSON object
401	Missing, malformed, or revoked API key	`Error`
402	Billable live calls only: the prepaid credit balance cannot cover the call (insufficient_credits); nothing was done or charged	`Error`
404	No active verification	`Error`
429	Rate limit or quota exceeded	`Error`

200: response fields

Field	Type	Description
`verified`	boolean
`status`	`approved`, `pending`, `expired`, `max_attempts`
`attempts`	integer
`charged`	boolean

Errors

Status	When
401	Missing, malformed, or revoked API key
402	Billable live calls only: the prepaid credit balance cannot cover the call (insufficient_credits); nothing was done or charged
404	No active verification
429	Rate limit or quota exceeded

Every error has the same JSON shape, and request_id matches the X-Request-Id response header. Errors lists every code and what to do about it.

json

{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_request",
    "message": "What went wrong, in plain words.",
    "param": "the_field",
    "request_id": "req_a1B2c3D4e5F6g7H8"
  }
}

Examples

curl

bash

curl -X POST "https://api.joinsimplesms.com/v1/verify/check" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIMPLESMS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "phone": "+14155550132",
  "code": "482193"
}'

Node.js

javascript

import { SimpleSMS } from 'joinsimplesms'; // npm install joinsimplesms

const sms = new SimpleSMS(process.env.SIMPLESMS_API_KEY);

const check = await sms.verify.check({ to: '+14155550132', code: '123456' });

console.log(check.verified);

Python

python

import os
from joinsimplesms import SimpleSMS  # pip install joinsimplesms

client = SimpleSMS(os.environ["SIMPLESMS_API_KEY"])

check = client.verify.check("+14155550132", "123456")

print(check["verified"])