# botVerification

Describes a [bot verification icon »](/api/bots/verification.md).

```tl
botVerification#f93cd45c bot_id:long icon:long description:string = BotVerification;
```

### Parameters

| Name | Type | Description |
| --- | :---: | --- |
| **bot\_id** | [long](/type/long.md) | ID of the bot that verified this peer |
| **icon** | [long](/type/long.md) | Verification icon |
| **description** | [string](/type/string.md) | Verification description |

### Type
[BotVerification](/type/BotVerification.md)

### Related pages

#### [Third-party verification](/api/bots/verification.md)
To further improve transparency on Telegram, official third-party services are able to assign extra verification icons to user accounts and chats — in order to prevent scams and reduce misinformation.