Why task verification may fail

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Task verification may fail when TaskPulse cannot confirm that a required action was completed correctly.

This article mainly applies to Social Tasks, because they are completed on external social platforms and require the TaskPulse Task Verifier browser extension.

If verification fails, the task is not accepted and the reward is not credited. TaskPulse pays only for actions that are successfully completed and confirmed.

1. Your social account is blocked, restricted, or unavailable

Verification may fail if the social account you are using is blocked, deleted, temporarily restricted, logged out, or otherwise unable to perform the required action.

For example, a social platform may prevent your account from following, liking, commenting, reposting, or upvoting if the account is limited or flagged.

In this case, TaskPulse may not be able to confirm the required action, even if you opened the correct task page.

2. The advertiser's content is no longer available

Sometimes the target content on the social platform becomes unavailable before verification is completed.

This can happen if the content was:

  1. Deleted by the advertiser or platform user
  2. Removed by the social platform
  3. Hidden, private, or restricted
  4. Blocked in your region or unavailable to your account
  5. Changed in a way that prevents the required action

If the target page, post, profile, or content cannot be opened or used correctly, verification may fail.

3. The task was completed incorrectly

Social Tasks are usually simple, but the required action still must be completed exactly.

Verification may fail if you:

  1. Did not complete the required action
  2. Clicked the wrong button or performed a different action
  3. Closed the page before the verification flow finished
  4. Used the wrong social account
  5. Removed the action too quickly after completing it

For example, if the task asks you to follow an account, liking one of its posts instead will not count. If the task asks for an upvote, leaving a comment instead will not count.

4. The task was completed on the wrong URL or target

Verification may fail if the required action was performed on a different page, profile, post, video, comment, or target than the one provided by TaskPulse.

Even if the social platform looks similar, the task must be completed on the exact target connected to the task.

Examples:

  1. You followed a similar account, but not the required one
  2. You liked a different post from the same profile
  3. You opened a redirected or unrelated page
  4. You performed the action after manually changing the URL

Always use the page opened through the TaskPulse task flow.

5. The task became inactive before completion

Task availability changes in real time. In rare cases, a task may be active when you start it but become unavailable before you finish verification.

This can happen if:

  1. The advertiser's campaign reached its limit
  2. The campaign no longer has enough available budget for new completions
  3. The advertiser paused or stopped the campaign
  4. The target was removed from TaskPulse
  5. Other freelancers completed the remaining available volume first

If the campaign can no longer accept a new valid completion, TaskPulse may not be able to credit the reward.

To learn more, read Why tasks appear and disappear .

6. The Task Verifier extension is not working correctly

Social Tasks require the TaskPulse Task Verifier extension. If the extension is disabled, not detected, blocked by browser settings, or unable to access the required pages, verification may fail.

Make sure that:

  1. The official extension is installed from the Chrome Web Store
  2. The extension is enabled in your browser
  3. TaskPulse can detect the extension
  4. The extension has the required site access
  5. You are using a browser that supports Chrome Web Store extensions

If TaskPulse does not detect the extension, read The extension is installed, but TaskPulse does not detect it .

7. The social platform page changed or did not load correctly

Social platforms can change their page layout, load content slowly, show login screens, display errors, or limit access for some users.

Verification may fail if the page does not load in a normal, usable state during the task flow.

Common examples include:

  1. The page shows an error message
  2. The content is hidden behind a login screen
  3. The required button or action is not available
  4. The platform temporarily fails to load the target page
  5. The page content changes before verification is completed

8. The action was already completed before starting the task

Some social actions cannot be repeated. If you had already followed, liked, subscribed, upvoted, or interacted with the same target before starting the task, TaskPulse may not be able to count it as a new valid completion.

This helps protect advertisers from paying for repeated or invalid actions.

How to reduce verification failures

  1. Use a stable social account that is not blocked or restricted
  2. Start tasks only from the official TaskPulse Social Tasks page
  3. Do not manually change the target URL
  4. Complete the exact action requested by the task
  5. Keep the task and social platform pages open until verification finishes
  6. Make sure the Task Verifier extension is installed, enabled, and detected
  7. Do not remove the completed action immediately after finishing the task

What happens if verification fails?

If verification fails, the task is not accepted and the reward is not added to your balance.

This does not always mean your account is restricted. It only means TaskPulse could not confirm that this specific task was completed successfully.

If failures happen repeatedly, check your browser, extension, social account status, and whether you are completing tasks on the correct targets.

When should I contact support?

Contact TaskPulse Support if verification fails repeatedly even though:

  1. Your Task Verifier extension is installed and detected
  2. Your social account is active and not restricted
  3. The target content is available
  4. You completed the exact required action
  5. You did not close the task flow before verification finished

When contacting support, mention the task type, social platform, and what happened during verification.

Where to go next

You may also find these Help Center articles useful:

  1. What is TaskPulse Task Verifier?
  2. Why the extension is required for social tasks
  3. Why a completed task was not paid