Verify with meta tag

How to verify domain ownership with a meta tag for Snyk API & Web

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Verify domain with meta tag

Verify domain ownership by adding a meta tag to your website's HTML.

This verification method is quick and straightforward for websites where you can modify the HTML source code.

Get the meta tag

1. In Snyk API & Web, navigate to the Targets page.

2. Click the Domains tab.

3. Locate your domain and click Verify.

4. Select Meta Tag as the verification method.

5. Copy the META TAG content provided.

6. Keep the verification dialog open.

Add the meta tag to your website

1. Access your website's source code.

2. Open the index page (typically index.html or your homepage template).

3. Locate the <head> section.

4. Paste the meta tag before the closing </head> tag:

<head>
  <!-- other head content -->
  <meta name="snyk-site-verification" content="your-verification-token" />
</head>

1. Save and deploy the changes to your live website.

Complete verification

1. Confirm the meta tag is visible in your website's source code by viewing the page source in a browser.

2. Return to the verification dialog in Snyk API & Web.

3. Click Verify.

After successful verification, you can remove the meta tag if desired, though it is harmless to leave it in place.

Troubleshooting

Meta tag not found

If verification fails, check that:

• The meta tag is on the index/homepage of your domain

• The meta tag is inside the <head> section

• There are no typos in the meta tag content

• The changes have been deployed to your live website (not just saved locally)

• Caching is not serving an old version of the page