## Get verification

`app.setup.verifications.retrieve(strverification_id)  -> VerificationRetrieveResponse`

**get** `/v1/app/setup/verifications/{verificationID}`

Get the current state of a device verification transaction.

### Parameters

- `verification_id: str`

  Verification ID.

### Returns

- `class VerificationRetrieveResponse: …`

  - `session: Session`

    Current app sign-in and encrypted messaging setup state.

    - `e2ee: SessionE2EE`

      Encrypted messaging setup status.

      - `cross_signing: bool`

        Whether this account can verify trusted devices.

      - `first_sync_done: bool`

        Whether the first encrypted message sync is complete.

      - `has_backed_up_recovery_key: bool`

        Whether the user confirmed that they saved their recovery key.

      - `initialized: bool`

        Whether encrypted messaging setup has started.

      - `key_backup: bool`

        Whether encrypted message backup is available.

      - `secrets: SessionE2EESecrets`

        Encrypted messaging keys available on this device.

        - `master_key: bool`

          Whether the account identity key is available.

        - `megolm_backup_key: bool`

          Whether the encrypted message backup key is available.

        - `recovery_key: bool`

          Whether a recovery key is available.

        - `self_signing_key: bool`

          Whether the device trust key is available.

        - `user_signing_key: bool`

          Whether the user trust key is available.

      - `secret_storage: bool`

        Whether secure key storage is available.

      - `verified: bool`

        Whether this device is trusted for encrypted messages.

      - `recovery_key_generated_at: Optional[float]`

        Unix timestamp for when the recovery key was created.

    - `state: Literal["needs-login", "initializing", "needs-cross-signing-setup", 4 more]`

      Current sign-in and encrypted messaging setup state for Beeper Desktop or Beeper Server.

      - `"needs-login"`

      - `"initializing"`

      - `"needs-cross-signing-setup"`

      - `"needs-verification"`

      - `"needs-secrets"`

      - `"needs-first-sync"`

      - `"ready"`

    - `matrix: Optional[SessionMatrix]`

      Signed-in account details. Omitted until sign-in is complete.

      - `device_id: str`

        Current device ID.

      - `homeserver: str`

        Beeper homeserver URL for this account.

      - `user_id: str`

        Signed-in Beeper user ID.

    - `verification: Optional[SessionVerification]`

      Trusted device verification progress.

      - `id: str`

        Verification ID to pass in verification action paths.

      - `available_actions: List[Literal["accept", "cancel", "qr.confirmScanned", 2 more]]`

        Verification actions that are valid for the current state.

        - `"accept"`

        - `"cancel"`

        - `"qr.confirmScanned"`

        - `"sas.start"`

        - `"sas.confirm"`

      - `direction: Literal["incoming", "outgoing"]`

        Whether this device started or received the verification.

        - `"incoming"`

        - `"outgoing"`

      - `methods: List[Literal["qr", "sas"]]`

        Verification methods supported for this transaction.

        - `"qr"`

        - `"sas"`

      - `purpose: Literal["login", "device"]`

        Why this verification exists.

        - `"login"`

        - `"device"`

      - `state: Literal["requested", "ready", "sas_ready", 4 more]`

        Current trusted-device verification state.

        - `"requested"`

        - `"ready"`

        - `"sas_ready"`

        - `"qr_scanned"`

        - `"done"`

        - `"cancelled"`

        - `"error"`

      - `error: Optional[SessionVerificationError]`

        Verification error details, if verification stopped.

        - `code: str`

          Verification error code.

        - `reason: str`

          User-facing verification error message.

      - `other_device: Optional[SessionVerificationOtherDevice]`

        Other device participating in verification.

        - `id: str`

          Other device ID.

        - `name: Optional[str]`

          Other device display name, if known.

      - `other_user_id: Optional[str]`

        Other Beeper user participating in verification.

      - `qr: Optional[SessionVerificationQR]`

        QR verification data.

        - `data: str`

          QR code payload to display for verification.

      - `sas: Optional[SessionVerificationSAS]`

        Emoji or number comparison data for verification.

        - `emojis: str`

          Emoji sequence to compare on both devices.

        - `decimals: Optional[str]`

          Number sequence to compare on both devices.

  - `verification: Optional[Verification]`

    Trusted device verification progress.

    - `id: str`

      Verification ID to pass in verification action paths.

    - `available_actions: List[Literal["accept", "cancel", "qr.confirmScanned", 2 more]]`

      Verification actions that are valid for the current state.

      - `"accept"`

      - `"cancel"`

      - `"qr.confirmScanned"`

      - `"sas.start"`

      - `"sas.confirm"`

    - `direction: Literal["incoming", "outgoing"]`

      Whether this device started or received the verification.

      - `"incoming"`

      - `"outgoing"`

    - `methods: List[Literal["qr", "sas"]]`

      Verification methods supported for this transaction.

      - `"qr"`

      - `"sas"`

    - `purpose: Literal["login", "device"]`

      Why this verification exists.

      - `"login"`

      - `"device"`

    - `state: Literal["requested", "ready", "sas_ready", 4 more]`

      Current trusted-device verification state.

      - `"requested"`

      - `"ready"`

      - `"sas_ready"`

      - `"qr_scanned"`

      - `"done"`

      - `"cancelled"`

      - `"error"`

    - `error: Optional[VerificationError]`

      Verification error details, if verification stopped.

      - `code: str`

        Verification error code.

      - `reason: str`

        User-facing verification error message.

    - `other_device: Optional[VerificationOtherDevice]`

      Other device participating in verification.

      - `id: str`

        Other device ID.

      - `name: Optional[str]`

        Other device display name, if known.

    - `other_user_id: Optional[str]`

      Other Beeper user participating in verification.

    - `qr: Optional[VerificationQR]`

      QR verification data.

      - `data: str`

        QR code payload to display for verification.

    - `sas: Optional[VerificationSAS]`

      Emoji or number comparison data for verification.

      - `emojis: str`

        Emoji sequence to compare on both devices.

      - `decimals: Optional[str]`

        Number sequence to compare on both devices.

### Example

```python
import os
from beeper_desktop_api import BeeperDesktop

client = BeeperDesktop(
    access_token=os.environ.get("BEEPER_ACCESS_TOKEN"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
verification = client.app.setup.verifications.retrieve(
    "x",
)
print(verification.session)
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "session": {
    "e2ee": {
      "crossSigning": true,
      "firstSyncDone": true,
      "hasBackedUpRecoveryKey": true,
      "initialized": true,
      "keyBackup": true,
      "secrets": {
        "masterKey": true,
        "megolmBackupKey": true,
        "recoveryKey": true,
        "selfSigningKey": true,
        "userSigningKey": true
      },
      "secretStorage": true,
      "verified": true,
      "recoveryKeyGeneratedAt": 0
    },
    "state": "needs-login",
    "matrix": {
      "deviceID": "deviceID",
      "homeserver": "homeserver",
      "userID": "userID"
    },
    "verification": {
      "id": "id",
      "availableActions": [
        "accept"
      ],
      "direction": "incoming",
      "methods": [
        "qr"
      ],
      "purpose": "login",
      "state": "requested",
      "error": {
        "code": "code",
        "reason": "reason"
      },
      "otherDevice": {
        "id": "id",
        "name": "name"
      },
      "otherUserID": "otherUserID",
      "qr": {
        "data": "data"
      },
      "sas": {
        "emojis": "emojis",
        "decimals": "decimals"
      }
    }
  },
  "verification": {
    "id": "id",
    "availableActions": [
      "accept"
    ],
    "direction": "incoming",
    "methods": [
      "qr"
    ],
    "purpose": "login",
    "state": "requested",
    "error": {
      "code": "code",
      "reason": "reason"
    },
    "otherDevice": {
      "id": "id",
      "name": "name"
    },
    "otherUserID": "otherUserID",
    "qr": {
      "data": "data"
    },
    "sas": {
      "emojis": "emojis",
      "decimals": "decimals"
    }
  }
}
```