iDenfy

iDenfy Face Authentication API

Re-authenticates a returning user in about thirty seconds by matching a live facial scan against a previously verified identity. The published contract exposes the session list and retrieve operations; token generation is documented separately and is not in the OpenAPI.

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Operations 2

GET /api/v2/facial-authentication-sessions/ List sessions #

GET /api/v2/facial-authentication-sessions/{tokenString}/ Retrieve session #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: iDenfy IVS Core API
  version: 0.0.0
  description: iDenfy Identity Verification Service's Core API documentation.
  contact:
    name: API Support
    url: https://idenfy-ivs.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/1/group/-1
  x-logo:
    url: /static/idenfy_logo.svg
    altText: iDenfy logo
servers:
- url: https://ivs.idenfy.com
paths:
  /api/v2/facial-authentication-sessions/:
    get:
      operationId: faceAuthSessionsList
      summary: List sessions
      tags:
      - Face Auth Sessions
      security:
      - apiKeyPair: []
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/FacialAuthenticationSession'
          description: ''
  /api/v2/facial-authentication-sessions/{tokenString}/:
    get:
      operationId: faceAuthSessionsRetrieve
      summary: Retrieve session
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: tokenString
        schema:
          type: string
          description: Token string used for authentication.
        required: true
      tags:
      - Face Auth Sessions
      security:
      - apiKeyPair: []
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FacialAuthenticationSession'
          description: ''
components:
  schemas:
    FacialAuthenticationMethodEnum:
      enum:
      - ACTIVE_LIVENESS
      - FACE_MATCHING
      type: string
    RiskTagEnum:
      enum:
      - UNTRUSTED_ENVIRONMENT
      type: string
    FacialAuthenticationWebhookStatusEnum:
      enum:
      - Success
      - Failed
      - Expired
      - Canceled
      - Pending
    FacialAuthenticationStatusTypeEnum:
      enum:
      - ENROLLMENT
      - AUTHENTICATION
      type: string
    FacialAuthenticationWebhook:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          readOnly: true
        scanRef:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          readOnly: true
        clientId:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          readOnly: true
        token:
          type: string
          maxLength: 40
          description: Token string used for authentication.
        status:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/FacialAuthenticationWebhookStatusEnum'
          readOnly: true
        type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/FacialAuthenticationStatusTypeEnum'
        method:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/FacialAuthenticationMethodEnum'
        facePhoto:
          type: string
          format: uri
          nullable: true
        ipAddress:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        failReason:
          type: string
          maxLength: 255
          nullable: true
        riskTags:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/RiskTagEnum'
          nullable: true
      required:
      - clientId
      - id
      - scanRef
      - status
    FacialAuthenticationSession:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          readOnly: true
        tokenString:
          type: string
          description: Token string used for authentication.
          maxLength: 40
        approved:
          type: boolean
          nullable: true
        givenScanRef:
          type: string
          description: deprecated
          maxLength: 40
        type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/FacialAuthenticationStatusTypeEnum'
        authenticationMethod:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/FacialAuthenticationMethodEnum'
        facePhoto:
          type: string
          format: uri
          nullable: true
      required:
      - givenScanRef
      - id
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyPair:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: 'The request must contain basic auth headers where username is
        *API key* and password is *API secret*.<br>

        In order for you to start using our API you will need an **API key** and **API
        secret**.<br>

        Both can be retrieved by contacting *iDenfy''s support* or *iDenfy''s sales
        team*.'
x-tagGroups:
- name: Face Authentication
  tags:
  - Face Auth Sessions
- name: General
  tags:
  - Webhooks
tags:
- name: Face Auth Sessions
  description: Face authentication session endpoints.
- name: Webhooks
  description: Webhooks.
externalDocs:
  description: For other/more docs on iDenfy services visit our main documentation
    page.
  url: https://documentation.idenfy.com
webhooks:
  facialAuthentication:
    post:
      operationId: facialAuthentication
      description: This notification is sent when client's facial authentication session
        ends, either by success, failure or expiration.
      summary: Facial authentication
      externalDocs:
        description: Find info about webhook signing here.
        url: https://documentation.idenfy.com/security/CallbackSigning
      parameters:
      - in: header
        name: Idenfy-Event-Type
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - FACIAL_AUTHENTICATION
        required: true
      - in: header
        name: Idenfy-Signature
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Webhook signature
      tags:
      - Webhooks
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/FacialAuthenticationWebhook'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Return a 200 status to indicate that the data was received
            successfully.