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StartIdentityVerification

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The StartIdentityVerification RPC starts the identity verification process for a specified program type and returns the verification statuses.
This RPC can return various errors including AuthenticationError, AuthorizationError, HeaderError, InternalError, QuotaError, and RequestError.
Successful execution of this RPC requires the OAuth scope https://www.googleapis.com/auth/adwords.

StartIdentityVerification
`rpc StartIdentityVerification(StartIdentityVerificationRequest) returns (Empty)` Starts Identity Verification for a given verification program type. Statuses are returned. List of thrown errors: AuthenticationError AuthorizationError HeaderError InternalError QuotaError RequestError

rpc StartIdentityVerification(StartIdentityVerificationRequest) returns (Empty)

Starts Identity Verification for a given verification program type. Statuses are returned.

Authorization scopes

Requires the following OAuth scope:

For more information, see the OAuth 2.0 Overview.

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Last updated 2025-10-10 UTC.