Age Estimation Check
Selfie-based biometric age estimation and liveness detection for age-gating.
About service
The Age Estimation Check uses liveness detection and facial analysis to estimate a customer’s age from a selfie.
It’s built for age verification and age-gating flows. It requires only a selfie, with no document capture.
We recommend running this type of check through our Hosted Solution, Web SDK, or native Mobile SDKs. These SDKs guide your customers through the capture process, aiding them with completing the flow successfully with minimal friction.
Common use cases
Use Age Estimation when you need a fast, low-friction age check:
Youth safety enforcement: Apply age threshold validation to protect minors and support platform safety controls.
Access control for age-restricted services: Confirm age before granting access to restricted content, platforms, or communities.
Age-gating for restricted products: Verify age eligibility for regulated goods.
Gaming onboarding: Validate age requirements during registration for gaming and related services.
Analysis performed
The Age Estimation Check applies biometric analysis to confirm live presence (anti-spoofing) and generate a selfie-based age estimation.
The diagram below outlines the key analysis categories.
Detailed verification checks
Authenticity Analysis
Performs a liveness check (Presentation Attack Detection / anti-spoofing) to confirm the customer is physically present and not spoofed via photo, video, or deepfake.
Age Estimation
Provides an estimated age (e.g., 25 years) and range prediction (e.g., 20–28 years).
Age Validation
Confirms whether the customer’s estimated age meets the required age threshold.
Liveness Scoring
Returns a confidence score between 0–100%, where 100% indicates a highly reliable live presence and 0% indicates a likely spoof attempt.
Check duration
An Age Estimation Check takes an average of 4 seconds to complete.
Related checks
You’ll typically run Age Estimation Check alongside:
Multi-Bureau Check for a data-based authoritative identity and address verification.
SMS Verification for OTP-based mobile number verification.
Face Authentication Check for passwordless authentication using enrolled biometrics.
Document Check when age estimation falls below a defined threshold and documentary proof (e.g. date of birth on an ID) is required.
Related topics
Use these docs when you’re designing the end-to-end journey:
Workflows to orchestrate age-gating with follow-up checks and decisions.
Smart Forms to capture declarations (for example, DOB and consent) alongside the selfie.
Device Intelligence, Email Intelligence, and Mobile Intelligence to add digital fraud signals to your age-gating flow.