---
title: verificationSessionReject - Payments Apps API
description: >-
  Rejects an open verification session.

  After the `verificationSessionReject` mutation completes on a given
  verification session, any

  `verificationSessionResolve` mutation attempts will fail. Subsequent
  `verificationSessionReject`

  mutation attempts will succeed, but the `RejectionReasonInput` argument will
  be ignored.
api_version: 2026-10
source_url:
  html: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/payments-apps/latest/mutations/verificationSessionReject
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/payments-apps/latest/mutations/verificationSessionReject.md
api_name: payments-apps
api_type: graphql
type: mutation
---

# verification​Session​Reject

mutation

Requires `write_payment_sessions` access scope.

Rejects an open verification session. After the `verificationSessionReject` mutation completes on a given verification session, any `verificationSessionResolve` mutation attempts will fail. Subsequent `verificationSessionReject` mutation attempts will succeed, but the `RejectionReasonInput` argument will be ignored.

## Arguments

* authentication

  [Verification​Session​Three​DSecure​Authentication](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/payments-apps/latest/input-objects/VerificationSessionThreeDSecureAuthentication)

  The 3D Secure authentication data from the partner. Must be present if and only if the Redirect mutation has been called and the payment method is credit card.

* id

  [ID!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/payments-apps/latest/scalars/ID)

  required

  The verification session ID.

* reason

  [Verification​Session​Rejection​Reason​Input!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/payments-apps/latest/input-objects/VerificationSessionRejectionReasonInput)

  required

  The rejection reason.

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## Verification​Session​Reject​Payload returns

* user​Errors

  [\[Verification​Session​User​Error!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/payments-apps/latest/objects/VerificationSessionUserError)

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

* verification​Session

  [Verification​Session](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/payments-apps/latest/objects/VerificationSession)

  The updated verification session.

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## Examples

* ### verificationSessionReject reference