I Haven't A Clue Why Vocal Won't Validate My Account

Introduction

Three days of tring to get validated and still have no reason for it not happening. Vocal have not said anything apart from they are working on it, which implies they don't know what the issue is.

The music, appropriately is "Ain't Got A Clue" by The Lurkers

My Observations

I have chatted with Jason and Stripe (And no I don't want Jason sacked, he is working hard and communicating with us).

This is what Stripe's AI had to say:

The "Failed to start verification" error typically happens when Vocal is trying to generate an Account Link to send you to Stripe's verification flow, but the link creation is failing. This is a technical issue between Vocal's platform and Stripe.

Since you're a connected account managed by Vocal, they control the verification process and need to generate the link that redirects you to Stripe. When that button fails, it means their system isn't successfully creating that connection.

Here's what you can do:

Try a different browser or device — sometimes browser extensions, cached data, or security settings can interfere with the redirect process.

Clear your browser cache and cookies for the Vocal site, then try again.

Check if you're using HTTPS — verification links require a secure connection.

Contact Vocal's support directly — since they manage your connected account and control the verification flow, they can investigate why the Account Link creation is failing on their end. They may need to regenerate the link or check their integration settings.

Stripes AI

The only error that tells me anything is the one in the post header:

AI Overview

A 504 error is a standard HTTP status code indicating that a server acting as a gateway or proxy did not receive a timely response from another server it needed to access to complete the request.

If you are a web visitor, you can typically fix a 504 error by refreshing the page, clearing your browser's cache, or trying again later when the upstream server resolves its performance issues.

Google AI

These are the others which say nothing (the first is to disconnect from Stripe)

These tell me nothing.

Also I keep getting irrelevant error messages when editing such as this which I got putting this piece together

Conclusion

I will keep trying , but am away this weekend so I may have lost a week before I can post a piece that I can get paid for.

Also I cannot enable comments on these posts because it is not a V+ account, so Vocal are punishing non V+ mambers in more than one instance.