Perform Identity Check
You can run this check immediately via our Demo Postman collection. It's publicly available and doesn't require an account.

Identity check API flow
The first step in creating any check is to create a client from your backend server. A client can be a person or a company. For a person, you must provide their first name and last name. Only the name is required for a company.
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curl -X POST https://api.complycube.com/v1/clients \
-H 'Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"type": "person",
"email": "[email protected]",
"personDetails":{
"firstName": "John",
"lastName" :"Doe"
}
}'
const { ComplyCube } = require("@complycube/api");
const complycube = new ComplyCube({ apiKey: "<YOUR_API_KEY>" });
const client = await complycube.client.create({
type: "person",
email: "[email protected]",
personDetails: {
firstName: "John",
lastName: "Doe"
}
});
from complycube import ComplyCubeClient
cc_api = ComplyCubeClient(api_key='<YOUR API KEY>')
new_client = {
'type':'person',
'email':'[email protected]',
'personDetails': {
'firstName':'John',
'lastName':'Doe'
}
}
client = cc_api.clients.create(**new_client)
use ComplyCube\ComplyCubeClient;
$ccapi = new ComplyCubeClient('<YOUR_API_KEY>');
$result = $ccapi->clients()->create(['type' => 'person',
'email' => '[email protected]',
'personDetails' => ['firstName' => 'John',
'lastName' => 'Doe']]);
using ComplyCube.Net;
using ComplyCube.Net.Resources.Clients;
var clientApi = new ClientApi(new ComplyCubeClient("<YOUR_API_KEY>"));
var newClient = new ClientRequest {
type = "person",
email = "[email protected]",
personDetails = new PersonDetails {
firstName = "John",
lastName = "Doe"
}
}
var client = await clientApi.CreateAsync(newclient);
The response will contain an
id
(the Client ID). It is required for the next step.{
"id": "5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1",
"type": "person",
"email": "[email protected]",
"personDetails": {
"firstName": "John",
"lastName": "Doe"
},
"createdAt": "2020-01-04T17:24:29.146Z",
"updatedAt": "2020-01-04T17:24:29.146Z"
}
Upload a live photo by providing the Client ID and document type (e.g. passport, national ID).
Upload a BASE64 encoded selfie image of the customer. The image should be JPG or PNG and between 34 KB and 4 MB in size.
Below is a sample BASE64 encoded file. Download it, and copy its content. Then paste into the
data
attribute when making the request.base64-encoded-livephoto-sample.txt
58KB
Text
Sample - BASE64 encoded selfie
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curl -X POST https://api.complycube.com/v1/livePhotos \
-H 'Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"clientId":"5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1",
"data": "<BASE64_DATA_CONTENT>"
}'
const livePhoto = await complycube.livePhoto.upload("5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1", {
data: "<BASE64_DATA_CONTENT>"
}
livePhoto = cc_api.livephotos.upload('5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1',
data='<BASE64_DATA_CONTENT>')
$img = $ccapi->livephotos()->upload('5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1',
['data' => '<BASE64_DATA_CONTENT>']);
var livePhotoRequest = new LivePhotoRequest
{
clientId = "5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1",
data= "<BASE64_DATA_CONTENT>"
};
var livePhoto = await livePhotoApi.UploadAsync(livePhotoRequest);
The response will contain an
id
(the Document ID). It is required for the next step.{
"id": "5eb1b5f231778a0008d1c3f6",
"clientId": "5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1",
"downloadLink": "/livePhotos/5eb1b5f231778a0008d1c3f6/download",
"contentType": "images/jpg",
"size": 44896,
"createdAt": "2020-01-01T14:06:44.756Z",
"updatedAt": "2020-01-01T14:06:44.756Z"
}
Create a document by providing the Client ID and document type (e.g. passport, national ID).
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curl -X POST https://api.complycube.com/v1/documents \
-H 'Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"clientId":"5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1",
"type": "passport"
}'
const document = await complycube.document.create("5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1", {
type: "passport"
});
document = cc_api.documents.create('5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1', type='passport')
$doc = $ccapi->documents()->create('5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1',
['type' => 'passport']);
var docRequest = new DocumentRequest
{
clientId = "5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1",
type = "passport"
};
var document = await docApi.CreateAsync(docRequest);
The response will contain an
id
(the Document ID). It is required for the next step.{
"id": "5ebd40714f23960008c81527",
"type": "passport",
"createdAt": "2020-01-04T17:25:21.116Z",
"updatedAt": "2020-01-04T17:25:21.116Z"
}
Upload a BASE64 encoded image of the front-side of the ID document. Depending on the type and country combination, both sides of the ID may be required.
Images should be JPG or PNG and between 34 KB and 4 MB in size.
Below is a sample BASE64 encoded file. Download it, and copy its content. Then paste into the
data
attribute when making the request.base64-encoded-id-sample.txt
95KB
Text
Sample - BASE64 encoded front-side of passport
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curl -X POST https://api.complycube.com/v1/documents/5ebd40714f23960008c81527/upload/front \
-H 'Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"fileName": "front-test.jpg",
"data": "<BASE64_DATA_CONTENT>"
}'
const frontImage = await complycube.document.upload("5ebd40714f23960008c81527", {
fileName: "front-test.jpg",
data: "<BASE64_DATA_CONTENT>"
}, "front");
image = {
'fileName': 'front-test.jpg',
'data' : '<BASE64_DATA_CONTENT>'
}
front_img = cc_api.documents.upload('5ebd40714f23960008c81527', 'front', **image)
$up = $ccapi->documents()->upload('5ebd40714f23960008c81527',
'front',
['fileName' => 'front-test.jpg',
'data' => '<BASE64_DATA_CONTENT>']);
var docFront = new ImageRequest
{
fileName = "front-test.jpg",
data= "<BASE64_DATA_CONTENT>"
};
var img = await docApi.UploadImageAsync("5ebd40714f23960008c81527",
"front",
docFront);
The response will contain an
id
(the Live Photo ID). It is required for the next step.{
"id": "5eb169302d868c0008828591",
"fileName": "front-test.jpg",
"documentSide": "front",
"downloadLink": "/documents/5ebd40714f23960008c81527/images/5eb169302d868c0008828591/download",
"contentType": "image/jpg",
"size": 72716,
"createdAt": "2020-01-04T17:25:21.116Z",
"updatedAt": "2020-01-04T17:25:21.116Z"
}
Create a check by providing the Client ID, Live Photo ID, Document ID and check type.
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curl -X POST https://api.complycube.com/v1/checks \
-H 'Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"clientId":"5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1",
"livePhotoId":"5eb1b5f231778a0008d1c3f6",
"documentId":"5ebd40714f23960008c81527",
"type": "identity_check"
}'
const check = await complycube.check.create("5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1", {
livePhotoId: "5eb1b5f231778a0008d1c3f6",
documentId: "5ebd40714f23960008c81527",
type: "identity_check"
});
check = cc_api.check.create('5ebd40714f23960008c81527',
'identity_check',
livePhotoId='5eb169302d868c0008828591'
documentId='5ebd40714f23960008c81527')
$result = $ccapi->checks()->create('5eb1276d96be4a0008713af5',
['type' => 'identity_check',
'livePhotoId' => '5eb169302d868c0008828591',
'documentId' => '5ebd40714f23960008c81527']);
var checkRequest = new CheckRequest
{
clientId = "5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1",
documentId = "5ebd40714f23960008c81527",
livePhotoId = "5eb169302d868c0008828591",
type = "identity_check"
};
var check = await checkApi.CreateAsync(checkRequest);
The response will contain an
id
(the Check ID). It is required for the next step.{
"id": "5ebd40714f23960008c81527",
"entityName": "John Doe",
"type": "identity_check",
"clientId": "5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1",
"livePhotoId": "5eb1b5f231778a0008d1c3f6",
"documentId": "5ebd40714f23960008c81527",
"status": "pending",
"createdAt": "2020-01-04T17:25:21.116Z",
"updatedAt": "2020-01-04T17:25:21.116Z"
}
ComplyCube will perform the check. You can retrieve a check's outcome and breakdown via the API.
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curl -X GET https://api.complycube.com/v1/checks/5ebd40714f23960008c81527 \
-H 'Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>'
const check = await complycube.check.get("5ebd40714f23960008c81527");
check = cc_api.checks.get('5ebd40714f23960008c81527')
$check = $ccapi->checks()->get('5ebd40714f23960008c81527');
var check = await checkApi.GetAsync("5ebd40714f23960008c81527");
{
"id": "5e94b88a01bce00008c86f06",
"entityName": "John Doe",
"type": "identity_check",
"clientId": "5e94b75d01bce00008c86f02",
"documentId": "5e94b87b01bce00008c86f03",
"livePhotoId": "5e94b88901bce00008c86f05",
"status": "complete",
"result": {
"outcome": "clear",
"breakdown": {
"faceAnalysis": {
"faceDetection": "clear",
"facialSimilarity": "clear",
"breakdown": {
"facialSimilarityScore": 100
}
},
"authenticityAnalysis": {
"spoofedImageAnalysis": "clear",
"livenessCheck": "clear",
"breakdown": {
"livenessCheckScore": 100
}
},
"integrityAnalysis": {
"faceDetection": "clear"
}
}
},
"createdAt": "2020-01-04T17:25:21.116Z",
"updatedAt": "2020-01-04T17:25:21.116Z"
}
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