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# Cancel a verification

<Info>
  Verification endpoints use the `/v2/` namespace. `/v1/` endpoints are deprecated and will be removed without notice to new integrators.
</Info>

Cancels an in-progress verification, preventing the individual from completing the request.

This action is only permitted when the verification’s status is `sent`. Once cancelled, the individual will no longer be able to access the verification.

Completed verifications cannot be cancelled.

## Parameters

<ParamField path="id" type="string">
  The unique identifier of the verification to cancel.
</ParamField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash Endpoint theme={null}
  POST /v2/verifications/:id/cancel
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "id": "9d2e4b8c1a7f53e06c4b9d2a8e1f0c57",
    "name": "Ted Annature",
    "email": "ted@annature.com.au",
    "mobile": "+61422000000",
    "mobile_otp": "+61422000000",
    "message": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.",
    "message_sms": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet: {{token}}",
    "status": "cancelled",
    "account_id": "c64ce66b70b21c03bfd5dfa0ab14b730",
    "group_id": "a5a885caee6286a54ad7bbd4ab5400e9",
    "shared": false,
    "warning": null,
    "muted": false,
    "screening": false,
    "biometrics": false,
    "created": "2026-08-24T00:00:00Z",
    "cancelled": "2026-08-24T00:00:00Z",
    "completed": null,
    "purging": null,
    "purged": null,
    "metadata": {}
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>