---
title: "Submit for validation"
source_url: https://dev.digicert.com/certcentral-apis/services-api/organizations/submit-for-validation.html
api_method: POST
api_endpoint: "/services/v2/organization/{{organization_id}}/validation"
api_url: "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/organization/{{organization_id}}/validation"
---

**POST** `https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/organization/{{organization_id}}/validation`

Use this endpoint to submit an organization to be validated and add verified contacts who can approve orders for the given product type.


> **Info**
>
> To get a list of possible user IDs to use for the `verified_users` array, use the [List approvers](https://dev.digicert.com/md/certcentral-apis/services-api/organizations/list-approvers.md) endpoint.


> **Info**
>
> **Organization validation reuse periods will decrease to 397 days**
>
> Due to industry-wide changes, the organization validation reuse period will continue to shorten over time. Starting February 24, 2026, the maximum organization validation reuse period will be 397 days. For existing pre-validated organization, the new expiration date must be calculated as the last validation date + 397 days. For more information, see <a href="http://knowledge.digicert.com/alerts/public-ov-tls-org-val-reuse-changes-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Organization validation reuse changes for public OV TLS certificates in 2026</a>.


## Example requests and responses

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST \
  'https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/organization/{{organization_id}}/validation' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-DC-DEVKEY: {{api_key}}' \
  -d '{
  "validations": [
    {
      "type": "ov"
    },
    {
      "type": "ev",
      "verified_users": [
        {
          "id": 112233
        },
        {
          "first_name": "Jill",
          "last_name": "Valentine",
          "job_title": "CTO",
          "telephone": "555-555-5555",
          "email": "jill.valentine@digicert.com"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}'
```

**Python**

```python
import requests

url = "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/organization/{{organization_id}}/validation"

payload = "{\n  \"validations\": [\n    {\n      \"type\": \"ov\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"type\": \"ev\",\n      \"verified_users\": [\n        {\n          \"id\": 112233\n        },\n        {\n          \"first_name\": \"Jill\",\n          \"last_name\": \"Valentine\",\n          \"job_title\": \"CTO\",\n          \"telephone\": \"555-555-5555\",\n          \"email\": \"jill.valentine@digicert.com\"\n        }\n      ]\n    }\n  ]\n}"
headers = {
    'X-DC-DEVKEY': "{{api_key}}",
    'Content-Type': "application/json"
    }

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

print(response.text)
```

**Go**

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io/ioutil"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/organization/{{organization_id}}/validation"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"validations\": [\n    {\n      \"type\": \"ov\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"type\": \"ev\",\n      \"verified_users\": [\n        {\n          \"id\": 112233\n        },\n        {\n          \"first_name\": \"Jill\",\n          \"last_name\": \"Valentine\",\n          \"job_title\": \"CTO\",\n          \"telephone\": \"555-555-5555\",\n          \"email\": \"jill.valentine@digicert.com\"\n        }\n      ]\n    }\n  ]\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("X-DC-DEVKEY", "{{api_key}}")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

**NodeJS**

```javascript
var request = require("request");

var options = { method: 'POST',
  url: 'https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/organization/{{organization_id}}/validation',
  headers: 
   { 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
     'X-DC-DEVKEY': '{{api_key}}' },
  body: 
   { validations: 
      [ { type: 'ov' },
        { type: 'ev',
          verified_users: 
           [ { id: 112233 },
             { first_name: 'Jill',
               last_name: 'Valentine',
               job_title: 'CTO',
               telephone: '555-555-5555',
               email: 'jill.valentine@digicert.com' } ] } ] },
  json: true };

request(options, function (error, response, body) {
  if (error) throw new Error(error);

  console.log(body);
});
```


## 204 No Content

```json
// empty
```

## Request parameters


> **Info**
>
> When adding an existing contact, use the `id` parameter in the request body and omit the `first_name`, `last_name`, `job_title`, `telephone`, and `email` parameters.


<table class="params-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Req/Opt</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>validations</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>array</td>
<td>List of validation types the organization will be validated for.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. type</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Validation type identifier.<br><strong>Possible values:</strong><br><ul><li><code>ov</code>: Normal Organization Validation</li><li><code>ev</code> Extended Organization Validation</li><li><code>cs</code>: Code Signing Organization Validation</li><li><code>ev_cs</code>: Code Signing Organization Extended Validation</li><li><code>ds</code>: Document Signing Validation</li><li><code>smime</code>: SMIME Organization Validation</li></ul><br>See also: Glossary – Validation types.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. verified_users</td>
<td>conditional</td>
<td>array</td>
<td>List of verified contacts for the organization.<br>Required if the validation <code>type</code> is <code>ev</code>, <code>cs</code>, or <code>ev_cs</code>. Not used for other validation types.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. .. id</td>
<td>conditional</td>
<td>int</td>
<td>ID of the user to add as the verified contact.<br>Only required if adding an existing user as the verified contact. If included, other contact parameters are ignored.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. .. first_name</td>
<td>conditional</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>First name of the verified contact.<br>Required if the id parameter is omitted.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. .. last_name</td>
<td>conditional</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Last name of the verified contact.<br>Required if the id parameter is omitted.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. .. job_title</td>
<td>conditional</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Job title of the verified contact.<br>Required if the id parameter is omitted.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. .. telephone</td>
<td>conditional</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Telephone number of the verified contact.<br>Required if the id parameter is omitted.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. .. email</td>
<td>conditional</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Email address of the verified contact.<br>Required if the id parameter is omitted.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>