Didit Phone Verification API

Overview

Two-step phone verification via one-time code:

1. Send a verification code to a phone number
2. Check the code the user provides

Key constraints:

• Code expires after 5 minutes
• Maximum 3 verification attempts per code (then must resend)
• Maximum 2 resend requests within 24 hours
• Rate limit: 4 sends per hour per phone number
• Phone must be in E.164 format (e.g. +14155552671)
• You must call Send before Check

Delivery channels: SMS (default fallback), WhatsApp, Telegram, voice call. Falls back to SMS if preferred channel unavailable.

Capabilities: Detects disposable/temporary numbers, VoIP numbers, carrier info, and duplicate numbers. Supports fraud signals for risk scoring.

API Reference: Send Code | Check Code

Feature Guide: https://docs.didit.me/core-technology/phone-verification/overview

Authentication

All requests require an API key via the x-api-key header.

How to obtain: Didit Business Console → API & Webhooks → Copy API key, or via programmatic registration (see below).

x-api-key: your_api_key_here

Getting Started (No Account Yet?)

If you don't have a Didit API key, create one in 2 API calls:

1. Register: POST https://apx.didit.me/auth/v2/programmatic/register/ with {"email": "you@gmail.com", "password": "MyStr0ng!Pass"}
2. Check email for a 6-character OTP code
3. Verify: POST https://apx.didit.me/auth/v2/programmatic/verify-email/ with {"email": "you@gmail.com", "code": "A3K9F2"} → response includes api_key

To add credits: GET /v3/billing/balance/ to check, POST /v3/billing/top-up/ with {"amount_in_dollars": 50} for a Stripe checkout link.

See the didit-verification-management skill for full platform management (workflows, sessions, users, billing).

Step 1: Send Phone Code

Request

POST https://verification.didit.me/v3/phone/send/

Headers

Body (JSON)

Example

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://verification.didit.me/v3/phone/send/",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json"},
    json={
        "phone_number": "+14155552671",
        "options": {"preferred_channel": "sms", "code_size": 6},
        "vendor_data": "session-abc-123",
    },
)

const response = await fetch("https://verification.didit.me/v3/phone/send/", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    phone_number: "+14155552671",
    options: { preferred_channel: "sms", code_size: 6 },
  }),
});

Status Values & Handling

Error Responses

Step 2: Check Phone Code

Must be called after a successful Send. Optionally auto-declines risky numbers.

Request

POST https://verification.didit.me/v3/phone/check/

Body (JSON)

Example

response = requests.post(
    "https://verification.didit.me/v3/phone/check/",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json"},
    json={
        "phone_number": "+14155552671",
        "code": "123456",
        "disposable_number_action": "DECLINE",
        "voip_number_action": "DECLINE",
    },
)

Response (200 OK)

{
  "request_id": "e39cb057-...",
  "status": "Approved",
  "message": "The verification code is correct.",
  "phone": {
    "status": "Approved",
    "phone_number_prefix": "+1",
    "phone_number": "4155552671",
    "full_number": "+14155552671",
    "country_code": "US",
    "country_name": "United States",
    "carrier": {"name": "ATT", "type": "mobile"},
    "is_disposable": false,
    "is_virtual": false,
    "verification_method": "sms",
    "verification_attempts": 1,
    "verified_at": "2025-08-24T09:12:39.662232Z",
    "warnings": [],
    "lifecycle": [...]
  }
}

Status Values & Handling

Response Field Reference

phone Object

Warning Tags

Common Workflows

Basic Phone Verification

1. POST /v3/phone/send/   → {"phone_number": "+14155552671"}
2. Wait for user to provide the code
3. POST /v3/phone/check/  → {"phone_number": "+14155552671", "code": "123456"}
4. If "Approved"            → phone is verified
   If "Failed"              → retry (up to 3 attempts)
   If "Expired or Not Found"→ resend (step 1)

Strict Security Verification

1. POST /v3/phone/send/   → include signals.ip, signals.device_platform, channel: "sms"
2. POST /v3/phone/check/  → set disposable_number_action + voip_number_action to "DECLINE"
3. If "Declined" → check phone.warnings, block or warn user

Utility Scripts

export DIDIT_API_KEY="your_api_key"

python scripts/verify_phone.py send +14155552671 --channel sms
python scripts/verify_phone.py check +14155552671 123456 --decline-voip