# Verification A Verification Badge confirms that: * An individual or organisation is affiliated with a real organization. * The account administrator has an email address at the organization’s official domain (e.g., ).
{% hint style="warning" %} We are unable to verify Collectives at this moment. This is something we are hoping to offer in future. {% endhint %} **How to Get Verified** 1. **Reach out to Support:** Contact our support team and let us know you'd like to request verification. 2. **Email Domain Match**: Please ensure you email us from your organization’s official domain, which matches your official website, so that we can verify the match. 3. **Badge Applied**: The badge will automatically appear on your individual or organization’s profile once verified.
There’s no verification cost, just a simple way to build trust across the platform. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://documentation.opencollective.com/advanced/verification.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.