---
title: "Validation types"
source_url: https://dev.digicert.com/certcentral-apis/services-api/organizations/validation-types.html
api_method: GET
api_endpoint: "/services/v2/organization/validation-type"
api_url: "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/organization/validation-type"
---

**GET** `https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/organization/validation-type`

Use this endpoint to list validation types for organizations.


> **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 GET \
  https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/organization/validation-type \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-DC-DEVKEY: {{api_key}}'
```

**Python**

```python
import requests

url = "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/organization/validation-type"

headers = {
    'X-DC-DEVKEY': "{{api_key}}",
    'Content-Type': "application/json"
    }

response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
```

**Go**

```go
package main

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

func main() {

	url := "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/organization/validation-type"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	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: 'GET',
  url: 'https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/organization/validation-type',
  headers: 
   { 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
     'X-DC-DEVKEY': '{{api_key}}' } };

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

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


## 200 OK

```json
{
  "validation_types": [
    {
      "type": "smime",
      "name": "SMIME",
      "description": "SMIME Organization Validation",
      "requires_user": false
    },
    {
      "type": "cs",
      "name": "CS",
      "description": "Code Signing Organization Validation",
      "requires_user": true
    },
    {
      "type": "ev_cs",
      "name": "EV CS",
      "description": "Code Signing Organization Extended Validation (EV CS)",
      "requires_user": true
    },
    {
      "type": "ds",
      "name": "DS",
      "description": "Document Signing Validation",
      "requires_user": false
    },
    {
      "type": "ov",
      "name": "OV",
      "description": "Normal Organization Validation",
      "requires_user": false,
      "requires_dcv": true
    },
    {
      "type": "ev",
      "name": "EV",
      "description": "Extended Organization Validation (EV)",
      "requires_user": true,
      "requires_dcv": true
    }
  ]
}
```

## Response parameters

<table class="params-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>validation_types</td>
<td>array of objects</td>
<td>List of available validation types. See <a href="https://dev.digicert.com/md/certcentral-apis/services-api/structures.md#section-idm33288844417680">Structures – Validation types object</a>.<br><strong>Note:</strong> The API only returns a validation type if it is required for a product in the account.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>