Smile Identity

Smile Identity Authentication API

The Authentication API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for authentication.

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Operations 1

POST /v3/token Generate v3 Auth Token #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Smile ID V3 Authentication API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: 'Smile ID V3 identity verification API for Africa: Biometric KYC, Document Verification, Enhanced KYC/Doc Verification, SmartSelfie enrollment/authentication/compare, plus core service and user resources. Assembled verbatim from the per-endpoint OpenAPI fragments published in the Smile ID GitBook API reference (docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference).'
  contact:
    name: Smile ID Support
    url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/
  x-logo:
    url: https://smileidentity.com
servers:
- url: https://api.smileidentity.com
  description: Production
- url: https://api.sandbox.smileidentity.com
  description: Sandbox
security:
- SmileIDToken: []
tags:
- name: Authentication
paths:
  /v3/token:
    post:
      operationId: getV3Token
      tags:
      - Authentication
      summary: Generate v3 Auth Token
      description: Issues a short-lived JWT for authenticating subsequent v3 API requests.
      parameters:
      - name: smileid-partner-id
        in: header
        required: true
        description: Your unique partner identifier. Must be numeric with no leading zeros.
        schema:
          type: string
          pattern: ^[1-9]\d*$
      - name: smileid-api-key
        in: header
        required: true
        description: Your partner API key for authentication.
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        description: Optional parameters to be included in the generated token.
        required: false
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                user_id:
                  type: string
                  description: Optional partner-provided user identifier.
                partner_params:
                  type: object
                  additionalProperties:
                    type: string
                  description: Key-value metadata for partner reference.
                product:
                  type: string
                  description: The product or service the token will be used for.
                  enum:
                  - aml
                  - basic_kyc
                  - one_time_aml
                  - biometric_kyc
                  - address_verification
                  - document_verification
                  - enhanced_document_verification
                  - enhanced_kyc
                  - phone_number_verification
                  - smart_selfie_authentication
                  - smart_selfie_registration
                  - smart_selfie_compare
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  token:
                    type: string
                    description: JWT token for authenticating subsequent v3 API requests.
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '415':
          description: Unsupported Media Type — request body, if provided, must be multipart/form-data.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      required:
      - status
      - message
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          description: HTTP status text.
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message.
  securitySchemes:
    SmileIDToken:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: SmileID-Token
      description: JWT token obtained from `POST /v3/token`.