API ReferenceSessions

Get a session

Retrieves the current status and metadata of a verification session.

Authentication

X-API-Keystring

Organization API key. Keys are prefixed with vk_live_ (production) or vk_sandbox_ (sandbox).

Path parameters

session_idstringRequired

Session ID (ses_*).

Headers

Verifa-VersiondateOptional

API version date string (e.g. 2026-02-01). If omitted, the version pinned to your API key is used.

Key-InflectionenumOptionalDefaults to snake

Response key casing. Defaults to snake.

Allowed values:

Response

Session details.
idstring
statusenum
is_sandboxboolean
environmentstring
Environment ID for this session.
created_atdatetime
updated_atdatetime
external_refstring or null
metadatamap from strings to any
countrystring or null
checkslist of strings or null
workflow_idstring or null
Workflow used for this session.
document_typestring or null
Detected or specified document type.
retention_statusstring or null

Data retention status (active, sensitive_redacted, redacted).

processing_attemptsinteger or null
Number of processing attempts for this session.
consent_ipstring or null
IP address from which consent was given.
capture_urlstring or null

Capture URL (only present while session is pending/capturing).

token_expires_atdatetime or null
When the capture token expires.
case_idstring or null
Associated review case ID, if any.
case_statusstring or null
Status of the associated review case.
tagslist of strings

Free-form tags attached to this session.

Errors

401
Unauthorized Error
404
Not Found Error