How to apply
Which materials are needed, how the review goes and what the statuses mean.
The request is submitted in the app, in the "Verification" section of your server. Only the owner can submit it. First make sure the requirements are met.
What to provide
- Whom the server represents: an organisation, brand, author, community, educational institution or government body.
- Links: 1 to 5 addresses (http or https) — the official website and social media accounts.
- A contact email. For organisations — on the organisation's domain; for authors any confirmed email will do.
- A description: 30 to 1000 characters — what the organisation or author does and why the server is official.
- Tax ID or registration number — optional, digits only, up to 15.
You also need to prove that you control the site or account: put the code that the app shows in the "Verification" section on your site.
How the review goes
After you submit, the server checks the code on the pages you sent by itself; the result is visible in the request and to the Squeak staff. If the code wasn't found, fix it and press "Check the code again" (no more than once a minute).
Request statuses:
- under review — waiting for a staff decision;
- needs details — staff asked a question; answer and complete the request, it goes back to review;
- approved — the server is verified and the badge has appeared;
- rejected — with a reason; a new request is possible after a 30-day pause;
- withdrawn — you withdrew the request yourself.
Every decision comes with a notification in the app (the bell) and a push.