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Verify API — getting started

Integrate death verification with a single endpoint. This guide covers the Verify API only — not ongoing obituary watch monitoring.

Professional monitoring integrations (watches, match alerts, case workflows) are handled separately from the Verify API. Contact us for professional monitoring workflows.
1Request test keys

Test keys come through sales. Submit your use case and we set up the account. You then create your own API keys in the developer portal.

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2Receive API keys

After provisioning, sign in and open the developer portal to create API keys (shown once at creation).

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3Call POST /api/v1/verify

Send name, optional DOB and location (state or birth year required as disambiguator), and receive found, possible_match, or not_found with confidence.

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4Test in the developer portal

Run live requests in the test console and review usage charts before going to production.

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5Reduce false positives (batch workflows)

Before CSV imports or automation, read the precision ladder: richer identifiers, identity anchors, and require_match strict matching.

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Authentication

Send your API key in the Authorization header: Bearer om_live_…

Full request schema, response fields, and error codes: Verify API reference