The Identity Document Verification API is organized around REST. Our API has predictable resource-oriented URLs and uses standard HTTP response codes, authentication, and verbs. The API provides authorization endpoints and endpoints to perform document verification and review transaction results.
Some US states impose obligations on businesses that collect and use “biometric identifiers” and/or “biometric information”, which may include facial scan data extracted from photos during a document verification transaction. One such law is the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). A business required to comply with BIPA is under obligations to, among other things, ensure that it informs the individual of the purpose of the collection and obtain consent. Accordingly, we require a notice and consent mechanism be implemented for all document verification transactions, and our customers using our API must provide us with confirmation via API whether an individual is located in the United States and has consented to the transaction in the prescribed manner. We also strongly encourage all of our customers to consult with legal counsel to ensure their own compliance with such laws.
For more information about the required notice and consent mechanism, please refer to our Service Specific Terms for Document Verification.