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    Add your website

    Prove it on the website itself.

    A claim is free. You publish a one-time value in your DNS or in a file on your site, and an automated check confirms it. It proves you control that website, and nothing else about you.

    One proof covers one exact target
    • shop.harbour-candles.testProved
    • harbour-candles.testParent: not covered
    • blog.harbour-candles.testSibling: not covered

    Six steps, one sheet.

    Claim sheet / Follow from the top

    1. Enter the exact website

      Use the address customers visit. If you run several subdomains, each one needs its own proof.

      Example: yourwebsite.com

    2. Sign in by email

      We send you a sign-in link. That confirms you can read the inbox. It doesn't prove who you are, and it doesn't prove you run the website, which is why the next steps exist.

    3. Choose DNS or a file

      You get a random value tied to your account and this website, with an expiry. Add it as a DNS record, or publish it as a file in your site's well-known folder. Your claim page shows the exact name and value.

    4. Run the check

      The check is automated and looks for that value on that exact target. Once it's found, your claim goes active. You don't wait for anyone to approve it.

    5. Start using your page

      Your page shows Website control checked, with its scope and date. You can now reply to experiences and propose factual updates. Colleagues can be added as delegates, and each one verifies individually.

    6. Pass the recheck

      Claims expire. We tell you when yours is due, and if it lapses you lose your powers until control is proved again.

    If it stops you.

    Challenge expired
    Challenges are short-lived on purpose. Request a new one and publish the new value.
    Claim expired
    Your representative powers stop until you pass the recheck. Earlier replies stay up with their date and attribution.
    Disputed
    Two parties claim the same website, or control looks like it has changed. Editing is suspended and fresh challenges go out automatically. If nobody settles it in time, the page ends as “control not established” and stays unclaimed.
    Revoked
    Your powers ended immediately. Your earlier replies keep their date and attribution.

    Before you get that far

    • You can't reach your DNS

      Use the file instead, or send the value to whoever runs your domain or website. It's a single entry and it gives them no access to your account.

    • You can do neither

      An email address or ID document can't replace the proof, so don't send us one. You can still challenge a mistake without a claim.

    • The check can't see your proof

      DNS changes can take a while to spread. Confirm the value is exact and that the entry sits on the exact website you're claiming.

    Fix a mistake without a claim