---
title: "Send verification email"
url: "https://docs.signnow.com/docs/user/operations/post-user-verifyemail"
type: "endpoint"
section: "user"
slug: "user/operations/post-user-verifyemail"
method: "POST"
path: "/user/verifyemail"
operation_id: "post-user-verifyemail"
authorization: "basic"
---

# Send verification email

`POST /user/verifyemail`

This endpoint allows API users to send a verification email to a new user’s email address. Once the user clicks the link in the email, their account will be verified.

## Authorization

basic

## Request Body

**Schema**

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "email"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "email": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The user's email address where the verification email will be sent."
    }
  },
  "x-examples": {
    "Example 1": {
      "email": "user@email.com"
    }
  }
}
```

**Example** (`Request with user email`)

```json
{
  "email": "user@email.com"
}
```

## Responses

### 200

Success.

**Example** (`Example 1`)

```json
{
  "status": "success"
}
```

### 400

- The email address is incorrect.
- The email address is required.

**Example** (`Example 1`)

```json
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 65536,
      "message": "Could not send verification email"
    }
  ]
}
```

**Example** (`Email required`)

```json
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 65582,
      "message": "Email is required."
    }
  ]
}
```

**Example** (`Incorrect email`)

```json
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 65536,
      "message": "Could not send verification email"
    }
  ]
}
```

## Code Examples

> Replace `$SIGNNOW_ACCESS_TOKEN` and any `{placeholder}` values before running.

### cURL

```bash
curl -X POST \
  "https://api.signnow.com/user/verifyemail" \
  -H "Authorization: Basic $SIGNNOW_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"email": "user@email.com"}'
```

---
*Full reference: https://docs.signnow.com/docs/user/operations/post-user-verifyemail*