# Update Emergency Verification

Update the settings of a single Emergency Verification owned by your account.

## Request

HTTP Method: `PATCH`

URI Path: `/v3/emergency_verifications/{id}`

### URI Query Parameters

| Name | Type | Is Required? | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| id | `string` | Yes | Unique ID identifier of the Emergency Verification. |

### Request Body Object Attributes

| Name | Type | Is Required? | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| external\_reference\_id | `string` | No | Optional identifier for the emergency verification in the customer's external system. Maximum length is 100 characters. |

## Examples

Update external\_reference\_id

[[DIDWW-API-EXAMPLE-START]]

http

```
PATCH /v3/emergency_verifications/c8e004b0-87ec-4987-b4fb-ee89db099f0e HTTP/1.1
Host: api.didww.com
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
Accept: application/vnd.api+json
Api-Key: [API token]

{
  "data": {
    "id": "c8e004b0-87ec-4987-b4fb-ee89db099f0e",
    "type": "emergency_verifications",
    "attributes": {
      "external_reference_id": "test"
    }
  }
}
```

curl

```
curl -i -X PATCH https://api.didww.com/v3/emergency_verifications/c8e004b0-87ec-4987-b4fb-ee89db099f0e -H "Accept: application/vnd.api+json" -H "Api-Key: [API token]" -H "Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json" --data-raw '{"data": {"attributes": {"external_reference_id": "test"}, "id": "c8e004b0-87ec-4987-b4fb-ee89db099f0e", "type": "emergency_verifications"}}'
```

response

```
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json

{
  "data": {
    "id": "c8e004b0-87ec-4987-b4fb-ee89db099f0e",
    "type": "emergency_verifications",
    "attributes": {
      "reference": "SHB-991234",
      "status": "approved",
      "reject_reasons": [],
      "reject_comment": null,
      "callback_url": null,
      "callback_method": null,
      "created_at": "2026-01-10T09:00:00.000Z",
      "external_reference_id": "test"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "address": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://api.didww.com/v3/emergency_verifications/c8e004b0-87ec-4987-b4fb-ee89db099f0e/relationships/address",
          "related": "https://api.didww.com/v3/emergency_verifications/c8e004b0-87ec-4987-b4fb-ee89db099f0e/address"
        }
      },
      "emergency_calling_service": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://api.didww.com/v3/emergency_verifications/c8e004b0-87ec-4987-b4fb-ee89db099f0e/relationships/emergency_calling_service",
          "related": "https://api.didww.com/v3/emergency_verifications/c8e004b0-87ec-4987-b4fb-ee89db099f0e/emergency_calling_service"
        }
      },
      "dids": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://api.didww.com/v3/emergency_verifications/c8e004b0-87ec-4987-b4fb-ee89db099f0e/relationships/dids",
          "related": "https://api.didww.com/v3/emergency_verifications/c8e004b0-87ec-4987-b4fb-ee89db099f0e/dids"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "api_version": "2026-04-16"
  }
}
```

[[DIDWW-API-EXAMPLE-END]]

## Other Responses

| Code | Success | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 404 | No | [Not Found](../../../specification/errors/index.html#api-not-found) |
| 401 | No | [Unauthorized](../../../configuration.html#api-key) |

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