From 8cbd9a0f02b215f86578e4e3bf8474da55198197 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "promptless[bot]" <179508745+promptless[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:58:40 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add verified email requirement to Flash documentation

---
 flash/overview.mdx   | 4 ++++
 flash/quickstart.mdx | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/flash/overview.mdx b/flash/overview.mdx
index 775d25ef..9afb2fa4 100644
--- a/flash/overview.mdx
+++ b/flash/overview.mdx
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ Write `@Endpoint` decorated Python functions on your local machine. Run them, an
 
 ## Setup
 
+<Note>
+Flash requires a Runpod account with a verified email address.
+</Note>
+
 ### Install Flash
 
 <Note>
diff --git a/flash/quickstart.mdx b/flash/quickstart.mdx
index 01c92f8c..b8e48845 100644
--- a/flash/quickstart.mdx
+++ b/flash/quickstart.mdx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ This quickstart gets you running GPU workloads on Runpod in minutes. You'll exec
 
 ## Requirements
 
-- [Runpod account](/get-started/manage-accounts).
+- [Runpod account](/get-started/manage-accounts) with a verified email address.
 - [An API key](/get-started/api-keys) with **All** access permissions to your Runpod account.
 - [Python 3.10-3.12](https://www.python.org/downloads/) installed (3.13+ is not yet supported).
 - [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) installed.