How to Verify Users via the REST API

To verify users through the REST API, go to WPFactory > Email Verification (also reachable at WooCommerce > Settings > Email Verification), open the Advanced sub-tab, and tick Verify endpoint. Then send a GET request to /wp-json/alg_wc_ev/v1/verify with the verify_code parameter. This is a Pro feature of Customer Email Verification for WooCommerce.

Before you start #

• WooCommerce, active.
• Customer Email Verification for WooCommerce Pro.
• A verification code for the account you want to verify. This is the same verify_code the plugin puts in its activation links.

Turn on the endpoint #

1. Go to WPFactory > Email Verification (also reachable at WooCommerce > Settings > Email Verification) and open the Advanced sub-tab.
2. In the REST API options group, tick Verify endpoint (option alg_wc_ev_rest_api_verify_endpoint).
3. Click Save changes.

Call the endpoint #

The endpoint is registered under the alg_wc_ev/v1 namespace and accepts a GET request:

GET https://your-store.com/wp-json/alg_wc_ev/v1/verify?verify_code=THE_CODE

Responses #

• 200: { "message": "Account verified successfully." }
• 400 (no_verify_code): the verify_code parameter was missing or empty.
• 500 (error): verification failed, for example the code was invalid or already used.

Note: the endpoint is public (no authentication) because the verify_code itself is the secret. Treat the code like a one-time token and send it over HTTPS.

Ready to set this up? #

The REST API endpoint is a Pro feature of Email Verification. If you are still on the free version, upgrading unlocks it along with the rest of the Pro toolkit. Get Email Verification Pro.