# VerifiedInbox documentation

> How to get your logo, and Gmail's blue checkmark, next to your company's emails, and how we keep it there.

VerifiedInbox gets your company's logo shown next to the emails you send, and, if your logo is a registered trademark, adds Gmail's [blue checkmark](https://getverifiedinbox.com/docs/glossary.md#blue-checkmark). You enter your domain; we take care of the checks, the logo file, the certificate, the setup and every renewal.

You can do everything three ways:

- **On the website** — a step-by-step wizard. Start on the [home page](https://getverifiedinbox.com/index.md).
- **With your AI assistant** — paste *"Add a verified VMC mark to my email domain using getverifiedinbox.com/get-started.md"* into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor. See [MCP](https://getverifiedinbox.com/docs/mcp.md).
- **With the API** — for developers and platforms. See [API](https://getverifiedinbox.com/docs/api.md) and the [OpenAPI schema](https://getverifiedinbox.com/docs/openapi.md).

## The short version

1. **Free checks.** Enter your domain. We check your email settings, prepare your logo, look up your trademark and tell you which option you qualify for, with the full price. No account needed.
2. **Pay when ready.** Create an account and pay once a year per domain.
3. **Setup.** Confirm your business details, approve your logo and copy a few settings into your domain.
4. **Certificate.** The certificate issuer (DigiCert) verifies everything and issues your certificate.
5. **Live.** Your logo appears in Gmail and other supporting inboxes. We monitor it and renew every year.

## Two options

- **Logo + blue checkmark** with a [VMC](https://getverifiedinbox.com/docs/glossary.md#vmc). Needs a registered trademark.
- **Logo only** with a [CMC](https://getverifiedinbox.com/docs/glossary.md#cmc). No trademark needed; your logo must have been public for at least 12 months.

Not sure? The free check tells you. Read more in [VMC vs CMC](https://getverifiedinbox.com/docs/vmc-vs-cmc.md) and [Eligibility](https://getverifiedinbox.com/docs/eligibility.md).

## Need a human?

Everything can be done self-service; humans are here if you want one: [contact support](https://getverifiedinbox.com/support?kind=contact_human).