# Requesting to start the verification process

When all documents have been uploaded and UBOs linked (if necessary), use this endpoint to confirm and start the verification process.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Note: You don't need to use this endpoint if you're verifying an entity using a verification link. Verification links submit entities for processing automatically.
{% endhint %}

Before calling this endpoint, make sure all required documents have been uploaded before confirming to start the verification process. Using this endpoint before uploading documents (if required by your flow) can lead to improper processing of the entity.

***

## Submit the applicant for processing

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `/api-request-applicant-check`

Once all documents have been uploaded, start the verification process.

| Name          | Value                 |
| ------------- | --------------------- |
| Content-Type  | `multipart/form-data` |
| Authorization | `Bearer YOUR_TOKEN`   |

**Body**

<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th width="165">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>applicantId</code></td><td>string</td><td>Unique applicantId generated on entity creation <mark style="color:red;">(required)</mark></td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Request

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="cURL" %}

```sh
curl --location 'https://enterprise.personr.co/api/1.1/wf/api-request-applicant-check' \
--form 'applicantId="4242424242424x424242424242424242"'
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Node.js" %}

```javascript
var axios = require('axios');
var FormData = require('form-data');
var data = new FormData();
data.append('applicantId', '4242424242424x424242424242424242');

var config = {
  method: 'post',
maxBodyLength: Infinity,
  url: 'https://enterprise.personr.co/api/1.1/wf/api-request-applicant-check',
  headers: { 
    ...data.getHeaders()
  },
  data : data
};

axios(config)
.then(function (response) {
  console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data));
})
.catch(function (error) {
  console.log(error);
});
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Javascript" %}

```javascript
var form = new FormData();
form.append("applicantId", "4242424242424x424242424242424242");

var settings = {
  "url": "https://enterprise.personr.co/api/1.1/wf/api-request-applicant-check",
  "method": "POST",
  "timeout": 0,
  "processData": false,
  "mimeType": "multipart/form-data",
  "contentType": false,
  "data": form
};

$.ajax(settings).done(function (response) {
  console.log(response);
});
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Ruby" %}

```ruby
require "uri"
require "net/http"

url = URI("https://enterprise.personr.co/api/1.1/wf/api-request-applicant-check")

https = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
https.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
form_data = [['applicantId', '4242424242424x424242424242424242']]
request.set_form form_data, 'multipart/form-data'
response = https.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}

```python
import requests

url = "https://enterprise.personr.co/api/1.1/wf/api-request-applicant-check"

payload={'applicantId': '4242424242424x424242424242424242'}
files=[

]
headers = {

}

response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload, files=files)

print(response.text)
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

**Response**

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200" %}

```json
{
  "response": "success"
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="400" %}

```json
{
    "statusCode": 400,
    "message": "Error: incorrect applicantId provided"
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}