Check DNS and verify

POST/v1/domains/{id}/verify

Secret key — sk_… or sk_test_… · Base URL https://api.volanea.com

Re-checks the domain now instead of waiting for the 5-minute poller, and updates each record's status. On Amazon SES the domain becomes verified once SES itself accepts the DKIM record; elsewhere once ownership + SPF pass.

Path parameters

idstringrequired
Domain id.

Response

200 · Domain

domainIdstringrequired
projectIdstring
domainstringrequired
statusenumrequired
pendingverifiedfailed
dkimStatusenum
pendingverifiedfailednot_applicable
spfStatusenum
pendingverifiedfailed
dmarcStatusenum
pendingverifiedfailed
trackingStatusenum
pendingverifiedfailed
mailFromStatusenum
Custom MAIL FROM subdomain (`bounce.<domain>`) — carries the bounce path and lets DMARC align SPF.
pendingverifiedfailednot_applicable
mailFromDomainstring | null
selectorstring | null
DKIM selector published at `<selector>._domainkey.<domain>`.
verifiedForSendingboolean
Whether the provider will currently accept mail from this domain.
dkimTokensstring[]
Legacy SES Easy DKIM CNAME tokens. Empty for domains onboarded with BYODKIM, which publish a single TXT record instead.
verificationTokenstring | null
lastCheckedAtstring | null
createdAtdate-timerequired
dnsRecordsobject[]required
The DNS records to install.
- purposeenumrequired
  ownershipdkimspfdmarctrackingmailfrom
- typeenumrequired
  TXTCNAMEMX
- hoststringrequired
- valuestringrequired
- statusenumrequired
  pendingverifiedfailednot_applicable

Errors

Every failure returns the standard envelope — branch on `code`, never on the wording of `error`.

401Missing or invalid API key.
404Not found.
422Request validation failed (code `validation_error`, 422).

Request

curl https://api.volanea.com/v1/domains/id_123/verify \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_..."

Response

200 · application/json

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "domainId": "<domainId>",
    "projectId": "<projectId>",
    "domain": "<domain>",
    "status": "pending",
    "dkimStatus": "pending",
    "spfStatus": "pending",
    "dmarcStatus": "pending",
    "trackingStatus": "pending",
    "mailFromStatus": "pending",
    "mailFromDomain": "<mailFromDomain>",
    "selector": "<selector>",
    "verifiedForSending": true,
    "dkimTokens": [
      "<dkimTokens>"
    ],
    "verificationToken": "<verificationToken>",
    "lastCheckedAt": "2026-01-01T09:00:00.000Z",
    "createdAt": "2026-01-01T09:00:00.000Z",
    "dnsRecords": [
      {
        "purpose": "ownership",
        "type": "TXT",
        "host": "<host>",
        "value": "<value>",
        "status": "pending"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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