> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.dojah.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Verification statuses

> What each Dojah verification status means — Ongoing, Pending, Completed, Failed, and Abandoned — across the verification lifecycle.

A verification moves through a lifecycle. Its status tells you where it is and whether a result is ready — useful when tracking flows and handling webhook events.

## The statuses

| Status    | What it means                                             |
| --------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| Ongoing   | The verification has started and is actively in progress. |
| Pending   | Submitted and awaiting a result or review.                |
| Completed | Finished — a result is available.                         |
| Failed    | The verification could not be completed.                  |
| Abandoned | The user left the flow before finishing.                  |

## Statuses vs HTTP codes

These are different things. An [HTTP status code](/api-reference/core-concepts/errors-status-codes) describes the result of a single API call; a verification status describes where the verification itself sits in its lifecycle. A call can return `200` while the verification is still **Ongoing**.

## Tracking status

Track status changes in real time with [webhooks](/api-reference/core-concepts/webhooks-signatures), or look one up with the [Get verification](/api-reference/verifications/get-verification) endpoint.