# Unable to verify domain - opening a devforum post per your request

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/unable-to-verify-domain-opening-a-devforum-post-per-your-request/103579>\
**Category:** Domain Validation\
**Created:** [February 9, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/unable-to-verify-domain-opening-a-devforum-post-per-your-request/103579 "2024-02-09T19:49:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![valshlomi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/valshlomi/32/56440_2.png) [@valshlomi](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/valshlomi)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/unable-to-verify-domain-opening-a-devforum-post-per-your-request/103579/1 "2024-02-09T19:49:46Z")

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Hello,  
Per your request here:

> [@Domain Validation Explanation](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/domain-validation-explanation/87699):
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> What is Domain Validation? Every App that is to be [‘Published’](https://developers.zoom.us/docs/distribute/) or ‘Submitted for Review’ on the Zoom App Marketplace must go through domain validation. With this, Zoom ensures that all the listed App Endpoints and URLs are owned by the respective App/Company. Please note that this is a one-time verification process. Why do we employ it? Security. Zoom needs to make sure that the domains where the App is expected to receive Zoom callbacks are owned by the respective App/Company. Which App ha…

I’m openning a request to help with domain validation. since we are hosted on webflow, i’ve created a 301 redirect from /zoomverify/verifyzoom.html to a txt file with the hash as downloaded from the publish app page, but i still get the error " can not access the html file, please be sure the file uploaded correctly and retry" when clicking “validate”  
appreciate your help,  
Shlomi

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**Author:** ![kwaku.nyante](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/kwaku.nyante/32/23475_2.png) [@kwaku.nyante](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/kwaku.nyante)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/unable-to-verify-domain-opening-a-devforum-post-per-your-request/103579/2 "2024-02-12T19:58:01Z")

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Hello,

Thank you for reaching out in relation to Our Domain Validation process, the next steps will be sent to you via DM. Please refer to our domain validation resource: [Domain Validation Explanation](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/domain-validation-explanation/87699) for any further questions you may have about the process.

Thank you.