Send verification code with workflow

When you have collected a user's phone number, start the verification process by sending a verify request to the Verify API. This example includes use of a specific workflow for the request.

The Verify API returns a request_id. Use this to identify a specific verification request in subsequent calls to the API, such as when making a check request to see if the user provided the correct code.

Replace the following variables in the sample code with your own values:

Name	Description
`NEXMO_API_KEY`	Your Nexmo API key
`NEXMO_API_SECRET`	Your Nexmo API secret
`RECIPIENT_NUMBER`	The phone number to verify
`WORKFLOW_ID`	Choose a workflow (number between 1 and 5), these are defined in the workflows guide

Write the code

Add the following to send-verification-code-with-workflow.sh:

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curl -X GET "https://api.nexmo.com/verify/json?&api_key=$NEXMO_API_KEY&api_secret=$NEXMO_API_SECRET&number=$RECIPIENT_NUMBER&brand=AcmeInc&workflow_id=$WORKFLOW_ID"

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Run your code

Save this file to your machine and run it:

sh send-verification-code-with-workflow.sh

Prerequisites

Install dependencies

gem install nexmo

Initialize your dependencies

Create a file named request_with_workflow.rb and add the following code:

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require 'nexmo'

client = Nexmo::Client.new(
  api_key: NEXMO_API_KEY,
  api_secret: NEXMO_API_SECRET
)

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Write the code

Add the following to request_with_workflow.rb:

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response = client.verify.request(
  number: RECIPIENT_NUMBER,
  brand: 'AcmeInc',
  workflow_id: WORKFLOW_ID
)

if response.status == '0'
  # display the Verify `request_id`
  puts response.request_id
else
  puts response.error_text
end

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Run your code

Save this file to your machine and run it:

ruby request_with_workflow.rb