> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.partoo.co/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Start Google Location Verification Process > This endpoint initiates the verification process for a specific Google location identified by `google_location_id`. It requires authentication and authorization to access. The user must have at least the role of a `BUSINESS_MANAGER` to use this endpoint. The endpoint ensures that the chosen verification method has all the necessary information for the specific method chosen. If any required information is missing, it raises an error with the associated error message. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /assets/openapi/openapi-bundled.yaml post /verifications/google-locations/{google_location_id}/start openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Partoo Rest API version: v2 license: name: © Copyright Partoo url: https://www.partoo.co/en/gtu-api/ x-logo: url: >- https://partoo-client-images.s3.amazonaws.com/logo-partoo-restapi-white.png description: > ## Introduction The Partoo Rest API allows you to automate all the actions that are possible to do in the Partoo Web Application. The Partoo Rest API can be used for many different purposes: - Create/update/delete your businesses & users if you are a client. - Create/subscribe/manage organizations, businesses & users if you are a reseller. - Retrieve data on businesses you have access to if you are a publisher. - ... servers: - url: https://api.partoo.co/v2 description: Production server - url: https://api.sandbox.partoo.co/v2 description: Sandbox server (dev environment for clients & partners) security: - ApiKeyAuth: [] paths: /verifications/google-locations/{google_location_id}/start: post: tags: - Google summary: Start Google Location Verification Process description: > This endpoint initiates the verification process for a specific Google location identified by `google_location_id`. It requires authentication and authorization to access. The user must have at least the role of a `BUSINESS_MANAGER` to use this endpoint. The endpoint ensures that the chosen verification method has all the necessary information for the specific method chosen. If any required information is missing, it raises an error with the associated error message. operationId: startGoogleLocationVerification parameters: - $ref: '#/components/parameters/google_location_id' requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: method: type: string enum: - SMS - PHONE_CALL - EMAIL - ADDRESS phone_number: type: string description: > **REQUIRED** for `SMS` and `PHONE_CALL` methods. The phone number to which the code will be send. example: '+33187662490' email: type: string description: > **REQUIRED** for `EMAIL` method. The email address to which the code will be send. example: email.api@partoo.fr full_name: type: string description: > **REQUIRED** for `ADDRESS` method. The full name to which the postcard will be send. example: John Doe responses: '200': description: OK content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: status: type: string description: The status of the response `success` or `error`. example: success message: type: string example: null description: > *OPTIONAL* Details of the error encountered. Can be one of the following: - `start_no_verification_found`: No verification request has been started. - `start_error`: An error occured during the start of the verification process. enum: - start_no_verification_found - start_error '400': description: Your request is incorrect content: application/json: schema: description: | Error that occcurs when your request is incorrect properties: errors: type: object description: The detail of the error encountered. properties: json: type: object properties: method: type: string description: > Details of the error encountered. Can be one of the following: - `sms_phone_call_method_without_phone_number`: The phone number is required for `SMS` and `PHONE_CALL` methods. - `email_method_without_email`: The email address is required for `EMAIL` method. - `address_method_without_full_name`: The full name is required for `ADDRESS` method. - `not_supported`: The method is not supported. example: sms_phone_call_method_without_phone_number enum: - sms_phone_call_method_without_phone_number - email_method_without_email - address_method_without_full_name - not_supported '401': $ref: '#/components/responses/401' '403': $ref: '#/components/responses/403' '404': $ref: '#/components/responses/404' components: parameters: google_location_id: in: path name: google_location_id required: true schema: type: string description: Google location unique id on Partoo responses: '401': description: You are not authenticated content: application/json: schema: description: Error that occurs when you are not authenticated type: object properties: errors: type: object description: The detail of the error encountered properties: authentication: type: string default: User not authenticated '403': description: | You are not allowed to perform this action content: application/json: schema: description: > Error that occurs when you are authenticated but you are trying to perform an action you are not allowed to perform type: object properties: errors: type: object description: The detail of the error encountered properties: authorization: type: string default: Operation not allowed '404': description: Resource does not exist content: application/json: schema: description: >- Error that occcurs when you are trying to reach a resource that does not exist type: object properties: errors: type: object description: The detail of the error encountered properties: json: type: string default: Resource not found securitySchemes: ApiKeyAuth: description: > The authentication system on Partoo API is using API Key that should be put in the header of the request (the name of the header is `x-APIKey`). An api_key is linked to a user. This user's role will give you different access level to the API features. type: apiKey in: header name: x-APIKey ````