# IdentityVerificationStart

object type

One started (or re-opened) verification attempt: the hosted-flow door + the standing it opened against.

## Fields

| Field | Type | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `status` | [String](/types/#scalars) `String!` | The standing after the start (a re-entry may discover verified/processing — the url is absent then). |
| `sessionRef` | [String](/types/#scalars) `String!` | The Stripe VerificationSession reference (vs_…). |
| `url` | [String](/types/#scalars) | The Stripe-hosted verification flow's url — SHORT-LIVED and single-use (open it now); absent when the session no longer accepts input (processing/verified). Re-invoking mints a fresh one. |

## Used by

- [startIdentityVerification](/reference/your-own-session/startIdentityVerification/)