Verification and Connected Accounts

How to verify your phone and identity, and connect the accounts some opportunities ask for.

Terac verifies who you are in two ways: your phone number, during onboarding, and your identity, before your first cash out. Your connected accounts, such as LinkedIn, help show your professional background, and some opportunities require a particular one.

You manage all of this from Profile → Identity & Security at terac.com/me/settings/identity.

Phone

Your phone number is verified during onboarding, by sending us a pre-filled text or by entering a 6-digit code. See Setup Your Profile.

To add a number, go to Phone Numbers under Identity & Security and click +. Once it is verified, click Set as primary to make it the number we use.

Identity Verification

You need to verify your identity before you can cash out, and opportunity pages list it as a required step. It only has to be done once, and it counts for every opportunity.

To verify:

Go to Profile → Identity & Security.
Under Identity Verification, click Start Verification.
Follow the steps in the secure form. You will need a valid government-issued photo ID, and it takes a few minutes.

The check is run by Whop, our payout and verification partner, so you may see their name in the form. The same check clears you to cash out: if the Earnings page asks you to Verify identity first, it is the same form.

What the status means

Status	What to do
Verification in progress	Nothing. The page updates on its own when the check finishes
Verification failed	Click Try Again, with a clearer photo or a different document
Verification Blocked or Needs Review	Retrying will not help. Ask Sophia and our team will look into it
Verified	You are done. You can set up payouts

If you live in a different country from your citizenship, verify with an ID issued by your country of residence, such as a driver's license or national ID. The country on your verified ID decides what is available to you on Terac.

Connected Accounts

Under Linked Accounts you see every account you sign in with, grouped by email address. The email marked Primary is the one we send email to. To make a different linked email the primary one, click Set as primary next to it.

To add another way to sign in, click Link Another Account. Use a provider account with the same email address as your Terac account, so it is added to the account you already have.

Connect your profiles

An opportunity's application checklist includes Connect your profiles. A linked LinkedIn or Facebook account completes it. It is optional, but connecting LinkedIn helps show your professional background and can get you put forward for more work.

Some opportunities require a specific account, such as LinkedIn, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, or GitHub. If so, the application starts with a Connect Accounts step.

Two-Factor Authentication

For extra security, turn on Two-Factor Authentication under Identity & Security. You will then enter a code from an authenticator app when you sign in. It is also worth turning on two-factor authentication with the provider you sign in with, such as LinkedIn or Google.

FAQ

Do I have to verify again for each opportunity?

No. Your phone and identity verification count for every opportunity.

Is identity verification required to apply?

Opportunity pages mark it as required, and you cannot cash out without it. To start an application, you need a verified phone number. Verifying your identity early means nothing holds up your first payout.

What if my ID verification fails?

Common reasons are a blurry or cut-off photo, an expired ID, a selfie (if you are asked for one) that does not clearly match the photo on the ID, or a type of document that is not accepted. Click Try Again with a clearer photo or a different document. If it keeps failing, ask Sophia.