# Can't verify a write.as hosted blog on Mastodon

**URL:** <https://discuss.write.as/t/cant-verify-a-write-as-hosted-blog-on-mastodon/7366>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** writeas\
**Created:** [November 28, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/cant-verify-a-write-as-hosted-blog-on-mastodon/7366 "2022-11-28T15:28:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![justinf](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/justinf/32/1242_2.png) [@justinf](https://discuss.write.as/u/justinf)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/cant-verify-a-write-as-hosted-blog-on-mastodon/7366/1 "2022-11-28T15:28:49Z")

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Mastodon allows for a “green check” for verified ownership of websites/domains. Can’t get it to work with write.as following their instructions.

Thoughts? Anyone have success with this?

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**Author:** ![davepolaschek](https://discuss.write.as/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@davepolaschek](https://discuss.write.as/u/davepolaschek)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 12:40pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/cant-verify-a-write-as-hosted-blog-on-mastodon/7366/2 "2022-11-29T12:40:49Z")

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I managed to make it work, but I had to put the ref=me in the description of my blog. [DavePolaschek (@DavePolaschek@shytrr.com) - Shytrr](https://shytrr.com/@DavePolaschek) and [davepolaschek — Write.as](https://write.as/davepolaschek/)

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**Author:** ![matt](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/matt/32/2760_2.png) [@matt](https://discuss.write.as/u/matt)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/cant-verify-a-write-as-hosted-blog-on-mastodon/7366/3 "2022-11-29T20:51:45Z")

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Yep, I’ve done the same thing. Just put this in my description:

```auto
<a rel="me" href="https://writing.exchange/@matt">@matt</a>

```

Here, you’d replace:

- `https://writing.exchange/@matt` with your Mastodon profile URL, and
- `@matt` with whatever you want the link to show

See also: [Mastodon rel=me help - #11 by matt](https://discuss.write.as/t/mastodon-rel-me-help/1516/11)

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**Author:** ![pabloscloud](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/pabloscloud/32/2875_2.png) [@pabloscloud](https://discuss.write.as/u/pabloscloud)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/cant-verify-a-write-as-hosted-blog-on-mastodon/7366/4 "2023-04-28T15:30:06Z")

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![Screenshot 2023-04-28 at 17.28.00](https://discuss.write.as/uploads/default/original/2X/1/17ae466a569e5eb1477c6536142e03b22aad9085.jpeg)  
doesn’t work for me. Maybe cause of the cross-origin error?