My Official Links certification: step-by-step guide

1. Requirements to apply

The request button becomes available in your dashboard once you meet all of these:

• Confirmed email.
• Active paid subscription (9,835 FCFA per year, about €14.99). Certification is not available during the 14-day free trial.
• Page at least 80% complete (the “Your page is X% complete” card in your dashboard shows what is missing).
• At least 2 social accounts on your page.
• At least 1 phone number.

No page yet? Create one for free, set it up during the trial, then subscribe to apply for certification.

2. The application: your legal details

1. Choose whether you are an individual (creator, influencer, freelancer) or an organization (company, association, institution).
2. Enter your exact legal name as it appears on your official records (registered business name for a company).
3. Choose your category, city and country. They help tell namesakes apart.
4. Enter your country’s identification number: for example NIU in Cameroon, NCC in Côte d’Ivoire, NINEA in Senegal, NIF or IFU depending on the country, SIREN in France, NIN in Nigeria, Ghana Card PIN, KRA PIN in Kenya.
5. For an organization, add the company registration number: RCCM in OHADA countries, CAC in Nigeria, and so on.
6. Read and accept the certification charter.

No documents are uploaded: you never send us a photo or scan of your ID.

3. Every item is verified

After you apply, each item on your page becomes a step to validate:

• Social accounts: each account must show your My Official Links page link in its bio. That proves you control the account.
• WhatsApp numbers: you receive a WhatsApp call on each number and give the code shown in your dashboard.
• Other numbers: you receive a regular phone call and give the code.
• Emails: from each address, you send us a message containing your code.
• Legal name and address: our team checks that your legal name, identification number and address are consistent.

For each step, click “Done” when you are ready. The step moves to “In progress”, then “Verified” or “Redo” with the reason explained. When a page has a name close to an already certified page, the team takes extra care to rule out impersonation.

4. Payment and the blue badge

When everything is verified, you get an email and the payment card appears in your dashboard. The certification fee is one-off (6,560 FCFA by default, about €10), payable by Orange Money or MTN MoMo. It is non-refundable: you tick a box to confirm this before paying.

As soon as payment is confirmed, your page shows the blue badge for 2 years. The badge is clickable: it opens the certificate in Check an account, with dates, a signed certificate code (MOL-XXXX-XXXX) and the list of verified items.

5. Orange badge, suspension and renewal

• After 2 years, the badge turns orange: the certification has expired. You can then apply again to renew it.
• Automatic suspension: if you change your name, your page link, or a verified social account, number, email or address (edit or delete), the badge is suspended until it is verified again. This stops anyone from using a badge to quietly swap a number.
• Items added later: a new item added after certification appears on your page, but the check tool says it has not been verified yet.
• Subscription: the badge only shows while your subscription is active. If the page is paused for non-renewal, the badge goes with it.
• Symbols like ✓ or ✅ are refused in names so nobody can imitate the badge.

Checklist before applying

• Email confirmed and paid subscription active.
• Page at least 80% complete, with 2 social accounts and 1 phone number minimum.
• My Official Links page link added to the bio of each network.
• Access to every number (WhatsApp and calls) and every email inbox.
• Legal name, identification number (and registration number for a company) at hand.
• Charter read, non-refundable fee understood.

To go further, read how to protect your brand online.