Ownership code for a site or account

How to prove that you control the official website: a meta tag or a file in .well-known.

Every server has a permanent code. The app shows it, a ready-made meta tag and the file path in the "Verification" section. Place the code in one of these ways:

  1. A meta tag on the site's home page, inside <head>:

    <meta name="squeak-verification" content="YOUR-CODE">

  2. A file /.well-known/squeak-verification.txt at the site root, for example https://example.org/.well-known/squeak-verification.txt. The file contains only the code.

  3. An account description. If you have no site, put the code into the description of the official social media account whose link you gave in the request.

How it is checked

The server itself opens every link from the request (for sites, also the file at the root) and looks for the code. The check runs right after you submit the request; you can repeat it with the "Check the code again" button, no more than once a minute.

Keep in mind:

  • only http and https links to public addresses are accepted: private networks and local addresses are not checked;
  • each page gets 6 seconds and 512 KB, the whole check 30 seconds;
  • redirects are supported, but every address in the chain must also be public.

You can leave the code on the site after approval: it is permanent and you will need it when renewing.