From d3e36544ae7bfcf83f8d4244fcc5df8cb1b5c5f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ishaan Gupta <ishaankone@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 May 2026 20:44:56 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix loose verification

---
 apps/web/app/(app)/onboarding/page.tsx        | 15 ++++--
 .../api/onboarding/account-status/route.ts    | 50 ++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/web/app/(app)/onboarding/page.tsx b/apps/web/app/(app)/onboarding/page.tsx
index 6a1f744a..c214d972 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/(app)/onboarding/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/app/(app)/onboarding/page.tsx
@@ -475,14 +475,10 @@ export default function OnboardingPage() {
 				if (response.ok && data.found === true) {
 					const account =
 						source === "x" && data.handle ? ` @${data.handle}` : ""
-					const message =
-						source === "linkedin" && data.verified === false
-							? "LinkedIn profile link looks valid - press Enter to continue"
-							: `${SOURCE_NAME[source]} account${account} found - press Enter to continue`
 					setAccountLookup({
 						source,
 						status: "found",
-						message,
+						message: `${SOURCE_NAME[source]} account${account} found - press Enter to continue`,
 					})
 					return
 				}
@@ -499,6 +495,15 @@ export default function OnboardingPage() {
 					return
 				}
 
+				if (response.ok && data.verified === false) {
+					setAccountLookup({
+						source,
+						status: "error",
+						message: `Could not verify ${SOURCE_NAME[source]} account. You can still continue.`,
+					})
+					return
+				}
+
 				setAccountLookup({
 					source,
 					status: "error",
diff --git a/apps/web/app/api/onboarding/account-status/route.ts b/apps/web/app/api/onboarding/account-status/route.ts
index d2f639a5..3b3eac0c 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/api/onboarding/account-status/route.ts
+++ b/apps/web/app/api/onboarding/account-status/route.ts
@@ -87,15 +87,57 @@ function looksUnavailable(source: AccountSource, html: string) {
 
 function linkedinFallback(account: ParsedAccount, status?: number) {
 	return Response.json({
-		found: true,
+		found: null,
 		verified: false,
-		reason: "valid_linkedin_profile_url",
+		reason: "unable_to_verify_linkedin",
 		handle: account.handle,
 		status,
 		url: account.url,
 	})
 }
 
+async function verifyXAccount(account: ParsedAccount, signal: AbortSignal) {
+	const oembedUrl = new URL("https://publish.twitter.com/oembed")
+	oembedUrl.searchParams.set("url", account.url)
+
+	const response = await fetch(oembedUrl, {
+		signal,
+		headers: {
+			Accept: "application/json",
+			"User-Agent":
+				"Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; SuperMemory/1.0; +https://supermemory.ai)",
+		},
+	})
+
+	if (response.status === 404 || response.status === 410) {
+		return Response.json({
+			found: false,
+			handle: account.handle,
+			status: response.status,
+			url: account.url,
+		})
+	}
+
+	if (!response.ok) {
+		return Response.json(
+			{
+				error: "Unable to verify account",
+				handle: account.handle,
+				status: response.status,
+				url: account.url,
+			},
+			{ status: 502 },
+		)
+	}
+
+	return Response.json({
+		found: true,
+		handle: account.handle,
+		status: response.status,
+		url: account.url,
+	})
+}
+
 export async function GET(request: Request) {
 	const { searchParams } = new URL(request.url)
 	const source = searchParams.get("source")
@@ -118,6 +160,10 @@ export async function GET(request: Request) {
 	const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 7000)
 
 	try {
+		if (source === "x") {
+			return await verifyXAccount(account, controller.signal)
+		}
+
 		const response = await fetch(account.url, {
 			signal: controller.signal,
 			redirect: "follow",