Onfido Motion API
The Motion API from Onfido — 4 operation(s) for motion.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
contact:
name: Onfido
url: https://public.support.onfido.com
description: "\nCreate trust at onboarding and beyond with a complete, AI-powered digital\nidentity solution built to help you know your customers online. \nAutomation allows you to acquire new customers and reduce costs while\nmeeting global KYC and AML compliance."
license:
name: MIT
title: Onfido Motion API
version: v3.6
servers:
- url: https://api.{region}.onfido.com/v3.6
variables:
region:
default: eu
enum:
- eu
- us
- ca
security:
- Token: []
tags:
- name: Motion
paths:
/motion_captures:
get:
description: 'Lists all the motion captures that belong to an applicant.
'
operationId: list_motion_captures
parameters:
- description: The id of the applicant the motion captures belong to.
in: query
name: applicant_id
required: true
schema:
format: uuid
type: string
responses:
'200':
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Motion_Captures_list'
description: An array of motion captures
default:
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
description: Unexpected error
summary: List motion captures
tags:
- Motion
/motion_captures/{motion_capture_id}:
get:
description: 'Retrieves a single motion capture. Returns the corresponding motion capture object.
'
operationId: find_motion_capture
parameters:
- description: The motion capture's unique identifier.
in: path
name: motion_capture_id
required: true
schema:
format: uuid
type: string
responses:
'200':
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/motion_capture'
description: A motion capture
default:
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
description: Unexpected error
summary: Retrieve motion capture
tags:
- Motion
/motion_captures/{motion_capture_id}/download:
get:
description: Motion captures are downloaded using this endpoint.
operationId: download_motion_capture
parameters:
- description: The motion capture's unique identifier.
in: path
name: motion_capture_id
required: true
schema:
format: uuid
type: string
responses:
'200':
content:
'*/*':
schema:
format: binary
type: string
description: The motion capture's binary data.
default:
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
description: Unexpected error
summary: Download motion capture
tags:
- Motion
/motion_captures/{motion_capture_id}/frame:
get:
description: Instead of the whole capture binary, a single frame can be downloaded using this endpoint. Returns the binary data representing the frame.
operationId: download_motion_capture_frame
parameters:
- description: The motion capture's unique identifier.
in: path
name: motion_capture_id
required: true
schema:
format: uuid
type: string
responses:
'200':
content:
'*/*':
schema:
format: binary
type: string
description: The motion capture frame's binary data.
default:
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
description: Unexpected error
summary: Download motion capture frame
tags:
- Motion
components:
schemas:
motion_capture:
example:
download_href: download_href
file_name: file_name
file_type: file_type
created_at: '2000-01-23T04:56:07.000Z'
id: 046b6c7f-0b8a-43b9-b35d-6489e6daee91
href: href
file_size: 0
properties:
id:
description: The unique identifier for the motion capture.
format: uuid
type: string
created_at:
description: The date and time at which the motion capture was uploaded.
format: date-time
type: string
href:
description: The uri of this resource.
type: string
download_href:
description: The uri that can be used to download the motion capture.
type: string
file_name:
description: The name of the uploaded file.
type: string
file_size:
description: The size of the file in bytes.
type: integer
file_type:
description: The file type of the uploaded file.
type: string
type: object
Motion_Captures_list:
example:
motion_captures:
- download_href: download_href
file_name: file_name
file_type: file_type
created_at: '2000-01-23T04:56:07.000Z'
id: 046b6c7f-0b8a-43b9-b35d-6489e6daee91
href: href
file_size: 0
- download_href: download_href
file_name: file_name
file_type: file_type
created_at: '2000-01-23T04:56:07.000Z'
id: 046b6c7f-0b8a-43b9-b35d-6489e6daee91
href: href
file_size: 0
properties:
motion_captures:
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/motion_capture'
type: array
required:
- motion_captures
title: Motion Captures list
type: object
Error:
example:
error:
type: type
message: message
fields:
key: ''
properties:
error:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorProperties'
title: Error
type: object
ErrorProperties:
example:
type: type
message: message
fields:
key: ''
properties:
type:
type: string
message:
type: string
fields:
additionalProperties: true
type: object
title: ErrorProperties
type: object
securitySchemes:
Token:
in: header
name: Authorization
type: apiKey
externalDocs:
url: https://documentation.onfido.com