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# Retrieve a Verification Session

export const entity_verification_session_name = "EntityVerificationSession";

export const ParamList = ({items = [], is_child = false}) => {
  return items.map(item => {
    const field_props = {
      id: Math.random().toString(),
      body: item.name,
      name: item.name,
      type: item.type,
      required: item.required
    };
    const enums = item.enums || [];
    const items = item.items || [];
    const has_items = items?.length > 0;
    const has_enums = enums?.length > 0;
    const should_default_open = item.defaultOpen || false;
    const render_child_item = () => {
      const child_props = {
        title: has_enums ? "Possible enum values" : "properties"
      };
      if (should_default_open) child_props.defaultOpen = true;
      const has_inline_enums = has_enums && enums.every(enum_item => typeof enum_item === 'string') && enums.map((enum_item, idx) => {
        const is_last = idx === enums.length - 1;
        const is_2nd_to_last = idx === enums.length - 2;
        return <>
            <code>{enum_item}</code>
            {is_last && ''}
            {is_2nd_to_last && ' or '}
            {!is_last && !is_2nd_to_last && ', '}
          </>;
      });
      const enum_list = has_enums && !has_inline_enums && <Accordion {...child_props}>
          {enums.map((enum_item, index) => <div key={`enum-${index}`}>
              <code>{enum_item.name}</code>
              <br />
              <p>{enum_item.description}</p>
            </div>)}
        </Accordion>;
      const item_list = has_items && <Expandable {...child_props}>
          <ParamList items={items || []} is_child />
        </Expandable>;
      return <>
          <p>
            {item.description}
            {has_inline_enums && [has_inline_enums.length > 1 ? ' One of ' : ' Must be ', ...has_inline_enums]}
          </p>

          {enum_list}
          {item_list}
        </>;
    };
    return is_child ? <ResponseField {...field_props}>{render_child_item()}</ResponseField> : <ParamField {...field_props}>{render_child_item()}</ParamField>;
  });
};

Retrieves an EntityVerificationSession for an Entity.

## Path Parameters

<ParamList
  items={[
{
  name: "ent_id",
  type: "string",
  description: "The ID of the Entity.",
},
{
  name: "evf_id",
  type: "string",
  description: `The ID of the ${entity_verification_session_name}.`,
},
]}
/>

## Returns

Returns an {entity_verification_session_name} object.

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl https://production.methodfi.com/entities/ent_au22b1fbFJbp8/verification_sessions/evf_qTNNzCQ63zHJ9 \
    -H "Method-Version: 2026-03-30" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_WyZEWVfTcH7GqmPzUPk65Vjc"
  ```

  ```javascript Node.js theme={null}
  const response = await method
    .entities("ent_au22b1fbFJbp8")
    .verificationSessions
    .retrieve("evf_qTNNzCQ63zHJ9");
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  response = method
    .entities('ent_au22b1fbFJbp8')
    .verification_sessions
    .retrieve('evf_qTNNzCQ63zHJ9')
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json SMS theme={null}
  {
    "id": "evf_qTNNzCQ63zHJ9",
    "entity_id": "ent_au22b1fbFJbp8",
    "status": "verified",
    "type": "phone",
    "method": "sms",
    "sms": {
      "timestamp": "2024-02-25T20:02:09.718Z"
    },
    "error": null,
    "created_at": "2024-04-10T16:40:16.271Z",
    "updated_at": "2024-04-10T16:40:16.271Z"
  }
  ```

  ```json SNA theme={null}
  {
    "id": "evf_qTNNzCQ63zHJ9",
    "entity_id": "ent_au22b1fbFJbp8",
    "status": "verified",
    "type": "phone",
    "method": "sna",
    "sna": {
      "urls": [
        "https://production.methodfi.com/sna/evf_qTNNzCQ63zHJ9/sna_vrf_yAJRRk8djWLc8",
        "https://production.methodfi.com/sna/evf_qTNNzCQ63zHJ9/sna_vrf_8AhxN68kpkHmL"
      ]
    },
    "error": null,
    "created_at": "2024-04-10T22:15:57.874Z",
    "updated_at": "2024-04-10T22:15:57.874Z"
  }
  ```

  ```json ByoSMS theme={null}
  {
    "id": "evf_qTNNzCQ63zHJ9",
    "entity_id": "ent_au22b1fbFJbp8",
    "status": "verified",
    "type": "phone",
    "method": "byo_sms",
    "byo_sms": {
      "timestamp": "2024-02-25T20:02:09.718Z"
    },
    "error": null,
    "created_at": "2024-02-27T20:02:09.718Z",
    "updated_at": "2024-02-27T20:02:09.718Z"
  }
  ```

  ```json ByoKYC theme={null}
  {
    "id": "evf_qTNNzCQ63zHJ9",
    "entity_id": "ent_au22b1fbFJbp8",
    "status": "verified",
    "type": "identity",
    "method": "byo_kyc",
    "byo_kyc": {
      "authenticated": true
    },
    "error": null,
    "created_at": "2024-02-27T20:02:09.718Z",
    "updated_at": "2024-02-27T20:02:09.718Z"
  }
  ```

  ```json KBA theme={null}
  {
    "id": "evf_qTNNzCQ63zHJ9",
    "entity_id": "ent_au22b1fbFJbp8",
    "status": "verified",
    "type": "identity",
    "method": "kba",
      "kba": {
      "questions": [],
      "authenticated": true
    },
    "error": null,
    "created_at": "2024-04-11T19:23:44.742Z",
    "updated_at": "2024-04-11T19:23:44.742Z"
  }
  ```

  ```json Element (phone) theme={null}
  {
    "id": "evf_qTNNzCQ63zHJ9",
    "entity_id": "ent_au22b1fbFJbp8",
    "status": "verified",
    "type": "phone",
    "method": "element",
    "element": {
      "element_token": "pk_elem_Y7xDijceWHjjpr8aK8bBTynwFDWbRayL",
      "type": "auth",
      "timestamp": "2024-04-11T19:39:54.735Z"
    },
    "error": null,
    "created_at": "2024-04-11T19:39:54.735Z",
    "updated_at": "2024-04-11T19:39:54.735Z"
  }
  ```

  ```json Element (identity) theme={null}
  {
    "id": "evf_qTNNzCQ63zHJ9",
    "entity_id": "ent_au22b1fbFJbp8",
    "status": "verified",
    "type": "identity",
    "method": "element",
    "element": {
      "element_token": "pk_elem_twaUUGYVMzUhQ8c7rw7PtDejAh7qQAgR",
      "type": "auth",
      "questions": [],
      "authenticated": true
    },
    "error": null,
    "created_at": "2024-04-11T19:39:54.735Z",
    "updated_at": "2024-04-11T19:39:54.735Z"
  }
  ```

  ```json MethodVerified (phone) theme={null}
  {
    "id": "evf_qTNNzCQ63zHJ9",
    "entity_id": "ent_au22b1fbFJbp8",
    "status": "verified",
    "type": "phone",
    "method": "method_verified",
    "error": null,
    "created_at": "2024-04-11T19:46:40.931Z",
    "updated_at": "2024-04-11T19:46:40.931Z"
  }
  ```

  ```json MethodVerified (identity) theme={null}
  {
    "id": "evf_qTNNzCQ63zHJ9",
    "entity_id": "ent_au22b1fbFJbp8",
    "status": "verified",
    "type": "identity",
    "method": "method_verified",
    "error": null,
    "created_at": "2024-04-11T19:46:40.931Z",
    "updated_at": "2024-04-11T19:46:40.931Z"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>