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Verify W3C VC 1.1 Verifiable Presentation

This guide demonstrates how to verify a W3C Verifiable Presentation (VP) 1.1 using the Verifier service API. Use your own presentation, or the sample below, to test verification.

Prerequisites

Section titled “Prerequisites”

Before you start, complete the setup guide to set up your environment.

Step 1: Review Presentation

Section titled “Step 1: Review Presentation”

Below is a sample W3C VC 1.1 Verifiable Presentation that you’ll use for verification.

W3C VC 1.1 Presentation Sample
{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1",
    "https://w3id.org/security/data-integrity/v2"
  ],
  "type": [
    "VerifiablePresentation"
  ],
  "verifiableCredential": [
    {
      "@context": [
        "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1",
        {
          "AlumniCredential": "https://schema.org#AlumniCredential",
          "alumniOf": "https://schema.org#alumniOf"
        },
        "https://w3id.org/security/data-integrity/v2"
      ],
      "id": "http://example.edu/credentials/1872",
      "type": [
        "VerifiableCredential",
        "AlumniCredential"
      ],
      "issuer": "did:key:zDnaekGZTbQBerwcehBSXLqAg6s55hVEBms1zFy89VHXtJSa9",
      "issuanceDate": "2010-01-01T19:23:24Z",
      "credentialSubject": {
        "id": "https://example.edu/students/alice",
        "alumniOf": "Example University"
      },
      "proof": {
        "type": "DataIntegrityProof",
        "created": "2023-03-01T21:29:24Z",
        "verificationMethod": "did:key:zDnaekGZTbQBerwcehBSXLqAg6s55hVEBms1zFy89VHXtJSa9#zDnaekGZTbQBerwcehBSXLqAg6s55hVEBms1zFy89VHXtJSa9",
        "cryptosuite": "ecdsa-rdfc-2019",
        "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod",
        "proofValue": "zNqtAbEWenMxFDB8omdCSzY5S1GGNAQjWibDycCnJMkHeLF5apDje6QxSgqsjn5AMqDRkX7dsh9BnVpbAnnkzTX1"
      }
    }
  ],
  "id": "id:test",
  "proof": {
    "type": "DataIntegrityProof",
    "created": "2023-03-01T21:29:24Z",
    "verificationMethod": "did:key:zDnaekGZTbQBerwcehBSXLqAg6s55hVEBms1zFy89VHXtJSa9#zDnaekGZTbQBerwcehBSXLqAg6s55hVEBms1zFy89VHXtJSa9",
    "cryptosuite": "ecdsa-rdfc-2019",
    "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod",
    "proofValue": "zkhFb45dDtvpxfu21fyAMxi4tqRnNKDSouckj24JG9AAKKa2wpoq9RUvACP6kmJmZUrjrP4GVvRLyFJQNhRDCgfS"
  }
}

Step 2: Verify

Section titled “Step 2: Verify”

Run the following command to verify your presentation:

Verify a W3C VC 1.1 Verifiable Presentation
curl \
  --request POST -i "$VIDOS_VERIFIER_ENDPOINT/vidos/verifier/draft/verify" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $VIDOS_API_KEY" \
  --data '{
  "credential": {
    "@context": [
      "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1",
      "https://w3id.org/security/data-integrity/v2"
    ],
    "type": [
      "VerifiablePresentation"
    ],
    "verifiableCredential": [
      {
        "@context": [
          "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1",
          {
            "AlumniCredential": "https://schema.org#AlumniCredential",
            "alumniOf": "https://schema.org#alumniOf"
          },
          "https://w3id.org/security/data-integrity/v2"
        ],
        "id": "http://example.edu/credentials/1872",
        "type": [
          "VerifiableCredential",
          "AlumniCredential"
        ],
        "issuer": "did:key:zDnaekGZTbQBerwcehBSXLqAg6s55hVEBms1zFy89VHXtJSa9",
        "issuanceDate": "2010-01-01T19:23:24Z",
        "credentialSubject": {
          "id": "https://example.edu/students/alice",
          "alumniOf": "Example University"
        },
        "proof": {
          "type": "DataIntegrityProof",
          "created": "2023-03-01T21:29:24Z",
          "verificationMethod": "did:key:zDnaekGZTbQBerwcehBSXLqAg6s55hVEBms1zFy89VHXtJSa9#zDnaekGZTbQBerwcehBSXLqAg6s55hVEBms1zFy89VHXtJSa9",
          "cryptosuite": "ecdsa-rdfc-2019",
          "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod",
          "proofValue": "zNqtAbEWenMxFDB8omdCSzY5S1GGNAQjWibDycCnJMkHeLF5apDje6QxSgqsjn5AMqDRkX7dsh9BnVpbAnnkzTX1"
        }
      }
    ],
    "id": "id:test",
    "proof": {
      "type": "DataIntegrityProof",
      "created": "2023-03-01T21:29:24Z",
      "verificationMethod": "did:key:zDnaekGZTbQBerwcehBSXLqAg6s55hVEBms1zFy89VHXtJSa9#zDnaekGZTbQBerwcehBSXLqAg6s55hVEBms1zFy89VHXtJSa9",
      "cryptosuite": "ecdsa-rdfc-2019",
      "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod",
      "proofValue": "zkhFb45dDtvpxfu21fyAMxi4tqRnNKDSouckj24JG9AAKKa2wpoq9RUvACP6kmJmZUrjrP4GVvRLyFJQNhRDCgfS"
    }
  }
}'

Step 3: Review Response

Section titled “Step 3: Review Response”

HTTP status 200 indicates the credential was successfully verified. Failed verifications also return non HTTP 200 with detailed results.

Sample HTTP Response Headers
HTTP/2 200
date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:09:47 GMT
content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8
x-vidos-request-id: req_f2b97b0a-ac62-444c-abac-dab7345fdec1
...
{
    "results": [
        {
            "data": {
                "version": "w3c:vc-data-model:v1.1",
                "credentialType": "vc",
                "format": "w3:vc-data-model:json-ld"
            },
            "path": ["verifiableCredential", 0],
            "policy": "format",
            "service": "verifier",
            "status": "success"
        },
        {
            "data": {
                "version": "w3c:vc-data-model:v1.1",
                "credentialType": "vp",
                "format": "w3:vc-data-model:json-ld"
            },
            "path": [],
            "policy": "format",
            "service": "verifier",
            "status": "success"
        },
        {
            "data": {
                "target": "2025-10-23T15:16:03.628Z",
                "status": "indeterminate"
            },
            "path": ["verifiableCredential", 0],
            "policy": "notAfter",
            "service": "verifier",
            "status": "success"
        },
        {
            "service": "verifier",
            "policy": "notBefore",
            "path": ["verifiableCredential", 0],
            "status": "success",
            "data": {
                "reference": "2010-01-01T19:23:24.000Z",
                "target": "2025-10-23T15:16:03.628Z",
                "status": "success"
            }
        },
        {
            "data": {
                "type": "w3c",
                "verificationMethods": [
                    {
                        "id": "did:key:zDnaekGZTbQBerwcehBSXLqAg6s55hVEBms1zFy89VHXtJSa9#zDnaekGZTbQBerwcehBSXLqAg6s55hVEBms1zFy89VHXtJSa9",
                        "type": "JsonWebKey2020",
                        "controller": "did:key:zDnaekGZTbQBerwcehBSXLqAg6s55hVEBms1zFy89VHXtJSa9",
                        "publicKeyJwk": {
                            "crv": "P-256",
                            "kty": "EC",
                            "x": "JsDXbCAWoV7dhtu8HT9WxXdmXBd_t082s_N_uWYNN54",
                            "y": "DBXabPuCx6xG4VcVfBtKkRZL3iC4FYHXaA9eLdZ9dXE"
                        }
                    }
                ]
            },
            "path": ["verifiableCredential", 0],
            "policy": "proof",
            "service": "verifier",
            "status": "success"
        },
        {
            "data": {
                "target": "2025-10-23T15:16:03.628Z",
                "status": "indeterminate"
            },
            "service": "verifier",
            "status": "success",
            "policy": "notAfter",
            "path": []
        },
        {
            "data": {
                "target": "2025-10-23T15:16:03.628Z",
                "status": "indeterminate"
            },
            "path": [],
            "policy": "notBefore",
            "service": "verifier",
            "status": "success"
        },
        {
            "data": {
                "type": "w3c",
                "verificationMethods": [
                    {
                        "id": "did:key:zDnaekGZTbQBerwcehBSXLqAg6s55hVEBms1zFy89VHXtJSa9#zDnaekGZTbQBerwcehBSXLqAg6s55hVEBms1zFy89VHXtJSa9",
                        "type": "JsonWebKey2020",
                        "controller": "did:key:zDnaekGZTbQBerwcehBSXLqAg6s55hVEBms1zFy89VHXtJSa9",
                        "publicKeyJwk": {
                            "crv": "P-256",
                            "kty": "EC",
                            "x": "JsDXbCAWoV7dhtu8HT9WxXdmXBd_t082s_N_uWYNN54",
                            "y": "DBXabPuCx6xG4VcVfBtKkRZL3iC4FYHXaA9eLdZ9dXE"
                        }
                    }
                ]
            },
            "path": [],
            "policy": "proof",
            "service": "verifier",
            "status": "success"
        }
    ]
}
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