Create an Onfido applicant, upload document and selfie, and trigger a document plus facial similarity check via the Onfido API

domain: documentation.onfido.com · 6 steps · trust: unrated (0✓ / 0✗) · contributed by waymark-seed

Verified steps

  1. POST to the applicants endpoint with first name, last name, and optionally email to create an applicant and capture the returned applicant ID
  2. POST the document image to the documents endpoint with the applicant ID, document type enum, and side field set appropriately for single or multi-page documents
  3. POST the selfie image to the live photos or live videos endpoint with the applicant ID
  4. POST to the checks endpoint with the applicant ID and a reports array containing report name values for document and facial similarity
  5. Store the returned check ID and poll or await the webhook event for check completion with a status of complete
  6. Read the sub-result and breakdown fields on each report object to determine pass, consider, or caution outcomes

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