Stripe

Stripe Identity API

Use Stripe Identity to confirm the identity of global users to prevent fraud, streamline risk operations, and increase trust and safety.

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
Banking Customer Management BC-1300

Operations 8

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

GET /v1/identity/verification_reports List identity verification reports · Get identity verification reports #
Ask an LLM
“How do I see the results of all identity checks I've run?”
“Can I list only document checks or only ID number checks?”
Tell an agent
List my identity verification reports.
List verification reports for session {verification_session}.
GET /v1/identity/verification_reports/{report} Retrieve an identity verification report · Get identity verification reports report #
Ask an LLM
“How do I read the outcome of one identity verification?”
“Where do I see why a verification check failed?”
Tell an agent
Get verification report {report}.
Show me the results in identity report {report}.
GET /v1/identity/verification_sessions List identity verification sessions · Get identity verification sessions #
Ask an LLM
“How do I list all the identity verification sessions I've started?”
“Can I find sessions that are still waiting for the user to finish?”
Tell an agent
List my identity verification sessions.
List verification sessions with status {status}.
POST /v1/identity/verification_sessions Start an identity verification · Post identity verification sessions #
Ask an LLM
“How do I verify a user's identity with a photo ID?”
“Can I send users to a hosted verification page and bring them back after?”
Tell an agent
Start an identity verification session of type {type}.
Create a {type} verification that returns the user to {return_url}.
GET /v1/identity/verification_sessions/{session} Retrieve an identity verification session · Get identity verification sessions session #
Ask an LLM
“How do I check where a user is in the identity verification process?”
“Can I look up an existing verification session to get its status and a fresh link?”
Tell an agent
Get verification session {session}.
Show the current status of identity session {session}.
POST /v1/identity/verification_sessions/{session} Update an identity verification session · Post identity verification sessions session #
Ask an LLM
“How do I change the type of check on a verification that needs more input?”
“Can I update verification options after a session is created?”
Tell an agent
Change verification session {session} to type {type}.
Update the options on verification session {session} to {options}.
POST /v1/identity/verification_sessions/{session}/cancel Cancel an identity verification · Post identity verification sessions session cancel #
Ask an LLM
“How do I stop a user from completing an identity verification?”
“Can I undo cancelling a verification session?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Cancel verification session {session}.
Stop identity session {session} from accepting further submissions.
POST /v1/identity/verification_sessions/{session}/redact Redact an identity verification's data · Post identity verification sessions session redact #
Ask an LLM
“How do I delete the personal data collected during an identity check?”
“Can I honor a user's request to erase their verification documents?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Redact verification session {session}.
Erase all collected identity data for session {session}.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://stripe.com/docs/identity

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/stripe/refs/heads/main/openapi/stripe-identity-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/stripe/refs/heads/main/json-schema/stripe-identity-verification-session-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/stripe/refs/heads/main/json-schema/stripe-identity-verification-report-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/stripe/refs/heads/main/json-schema/stripe-post-identity-verification-sessions-request-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/stripe/refs/heads/main/json-schema/stripe-post-identity-verification-sessions-session-request-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/stripe/refs/heads/main/json-schema/stripe-gelato-verification-session-list-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/stripe/refs/heads/main/json-schema/stripe-gelato-verification-report-list-schema.json

Other Resources

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Overlay
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/stripe/refs/heads/main/overlays/stripe-identity-overlay.yaml

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OpenAPI Specification

stripe-identity-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Stripe Identity API
  description: Needs description.
  contact:
    email: dev-platform@stripe.com
    name: Stripe Dev Platform Team
    url: https://stripe.com
  termsOfService: https://stripe.com/us/terms/
  version: '2023-10-16'
  x-stripeSpecFilename: spec3
servers:
- url: https://api.stripe.com/
security:
- basicAuth: []
- bearerAuth: []
tags:


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