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Credentials

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API Endpoints

Note:

• When you send a request, your phone will get an SMS to start the next process.

• If your account is not verified, you have to start the process to verify your account information by Dentity’s system first.

Create a new verification

POST https://api.dentity.com/core/api/v1/verification

This creates a new verification request from a customer’s information.

Headers

Name	Type	Description
x-api-key*	String	Domain’s API Key

Request Body

Name	Type	Description
key*	String	Your domain’s API Key.
metadata	Object	Custom variable Id or other information { "id":"sample_15fa31da59f69041641984405622" }
callbackUrl	String	Partner will get verification status when user start process to verify
phoneNumber*	Object	Holder phone number. Object includes dialCode and phone { "dialCode": "+1", "phone": "2048089972" }
email	String	Holder email.
dateOfBirth	String	MM/DD/YYYY
name	String	{ "firstName": "String", "lastName": "String" },
address	String	{ "street": "string", "city": "string", "state": "string", "zip": "string", "country": "string" }
smsMessage	String	Custom SMS content. The link is required. E.g: {{siteName}} has requested that you verify your information: {{link}}

200: OK Creating verification successfully

{
    "data": {
        "_id": "6333e7c08372cd0011d974aa", //Unique verification id
        "status": "pending" // pending, verified, failed
        "metadata": {
             "id": "15fa31da59f69041641984405622" // Custom variable Id
         }
    }
}

400: Bad Request Phone number and email already exist in 2 different accounts.

{
   message: "The phone or email you entered does not match your account"
}  

metadata: We recommend passing in the metadata (userId,email,trackId...) as a good way for you to compare the data received correctly with the data on your end.

Get status of a verification request

GET https://api.dentity.com/core/api/v1/verification/:verificationId/status

This returns the status of a verification request.

Path Parameters

Name	Type	Description
verificationId*	String	Unique verification id

Headers

Name	Type	Description
x-api-key*	String	Domain’s API Key

200: OK

{
    "data": {
        "_id": "6333e7c08372cd0011d974aa", //Unique verification id
        "status": "verified" //Verification status (pending, verified, failed)
        "user": {
            "firstName": "Jamie",
            "lastName": "Johnston",
            "email": "[e-mail]"
        },
        "user": {
            "firstName": "Jamie",
            "lastName": "Johnston",
            "fullName": "Jamie Johnston",
            "email": "[e-mail]",
            "phoneNumber": "0987654321",
            "dateOfBirth": "string",
            "addressDetail": {
                "street": "string",
                "country": "string",
                "city": "string",
                "state": "string",
                "zip": "string"
            }
        },
        "metadata": {
            "id": "15fa31da59f69041641984405622" //Custom variable Id
        }
    }
}

400: Bad Request Verification not found

PDF file endpoint: Get verification PDF file is not supported for all IDV provider. Please contact us before you start to use it.

Get verification PDF file

GET https://api.dentity.com/core/api/v1/verification/:verificationId/pdf

This returns the PDF file of a verification. The PDF file can only be obtained within 24 hours from the time of completing the IDV.

Depending on which Verification Agent you are using, there are two options for retrieving images and files from Dentity. Please ask Dentity support which method is applicable for your account before integrating this API.

Path Parameters

Name	Type	Description
verificationId*	String	Unique verification id

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Description
confidences	Boolean	Include Confidence Scores in the PDF. It's false by default

Headers

Name	Type	Description
x-api-key*	String	Domain’s API Key

200: OK Get PDF of the verification successfully

{
    "data":{
        "pdf":"KQovQ3JlYXRvciAo/v8AdwBrAGg..." //PDF of the verification in base64
    }
}

400: Bad Request Verification not found

400: Bad Request Out of time to get the pdf file

Get bulk verifications

POST https://api.dentity.com/core/api/v1/programmatic/credential/bulk

Limit of 50 records in a request.

Request Body

Name	Type	Description
verificationIds*	Array	[ "62cd2660176d230010eeb491", "62cd36133fa924001195d809" ]

200: OK Get verifications successfully

{
    "data": {
        "totalItem": 2,
        "data": [
            {
                "status": "verified",
                "_id": "62cd36133fa924001195d809",
                "user": {
                    "firstName": "Lisa",
                    "lastName": "Lowse"
                },
                "metadata": {
                    "_id": "62cff0776fc2c200114773fe"
                }
            },
            {
                "status": "verified",
                "_id": "62ce91cd291e000011bc2adf",
                "user": {
                    "firstName": "Antoni",
                    "lastName": "Young"
                },
                "metadata": {
                    "_id": "62cff0776fc2c200114773ff"
                }
            }
        ],
        "page": 1,
        "pageSize": 2,
        "totalPage": 1
    }
}

Verification Webhook

In this case you will likely need to know when the customer is verified so that you can approve their order. This can be done using the callbackUrl option, which will make a request from our system to yours when the verification status is updated, such as when the verification is verified or failed.

We will send a PUT request to the callback URL with the following data in JSON format.

Webhook type:

Type	Description
verification_status	Verification status change
email_delivery_status	Email delivery status change
sms_delivery_status	SMS delivery status change

1. verification_status will be sent when the status of verification changes

idvImages are not returned for all IDV providers. So contact us before you start using it.

{
  "type": "verification_status",
  "_id": "6333e7c08372cd0011d974aa",
  "status": "verified",
  "user": {
    "firstName": "Jamie",
    "lastName": "Johnston",
    "fullName": "Jamie Johnston",
    "email": "[e-mail]",
    "phoneNumber": "0987654321",
    "dateOfBirth": "string",
    "addressDetail": {
      "street": "string",
      "country": "string",
      "city": "string",
      "state": "string",
      "zip": "string"
    }
  },
  "metadata": {
    "id": "sample_15fa31da59f69041641984405622"
  },
  // idvImages are not returned for all IDV providers. So contact us before you start using it. 
  "idvImages": [
    {
      "category": "drivers_license",
      "images": {
        "cropped_back": null,
        "cropped_front": null,
        "face": "https://documentary-assets-production-sandbox-cognito-us-west-2.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flwses_5YcEVAaJhGHbmP/1/r/rLsqCopvKH675Klm.jpeg?response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filename%3Dface.jpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIATAVOPDHKTR4VVYBD%2F20230520%2Fus-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20230520T044527Z&X-Amz-Expires=60&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=187a35670d9fe3b7d175a44b41c01a6ff5649f391febc3ae381022e0ec070207",
        "original_back": "https://documentary-assets-production-sandbox-cognito-us-west-2.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flwses_5YcEVAaJhGHbmP/1/back.jpeg?response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filename%3Doriginal_back.jpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIATAVOPDHKTR4VVYBD%2F20230520%2Fus-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20230520T044527Z&X-Amz-Expires=60&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=206ed0b1c7dbfb436e515a0eba68649c7ceb866ba62bd9757747579dbe240a71",
        "original_front": "https://documentary-assets-production-sandbox-cognito-us-west-2.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flwses_5YcEVAaJhGHbmP/1/front.jpeg?response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filename%3Doriginal_front.jpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIATAVOPDHKTR4VVYBD%2F20230520%2Fus-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20230520T044527Z&X-Amz-Expires=60&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=aaf53c1b1694ab2de0474c4ea240f8d53569798a557d9bee4c527a3fba096262"
      }
    }
  ]
}

1. email_delivery_status will be sent when the email sending status change

{    
    "type": "email_delivery_status"
    "_id": "64708367f13bbe00118e82a3",
    "status": "pending",
    "emailDeliveryEvents": [
        {
            "email": "[e-mail]",
            "timestamp": 1685095273,
            "status": "delivered"
        },
        {
            "email": "[e-mail]",
            "timestamp": 1685095271,
            "status": "processed"
        }
    ]
}

Email delivery events include processed, dropped, delivered, deferred, and bounce.

Status	Description
processed	Message has been received and is ready to be delivered.
dropped	You may see the following drop reasons: Invalid SMTPAPI header, Spam Content (if Spam Checker app is enabled), Unsubscribed Address, Bounced Address, Spam Reporting Address, Invalid, Recipient List over Package Quota
delivered	Message has been successfully delivered to the receiving server.
deferred	Receiving server temporarily rejected the message.
bounce	Receiving server could not or would not accept mail to this recipient permanently. If a recipient has previously unsubscribed from your emails, the message is dropped.
blocked	Receiving server could not or would not accept the message temporarily. If a recipient has previously unsubscribed from your emails, the message is dropped.

1. sms_delivery_status Dentity will send an update to that URL every time the status changes; Values include accepted, sending, sent, failed, and delivered.

{
    "type": "sms_delivery_status",
    "_id": "64708367f13bbe00118e82a3",
    "status": "pending",
    "smsDeliveryEvents": {
        "to": "[phone]",
        "status": "sent"
    }
}

The request will also have the “Dentity-Signature” header which should be used to verify that the request came from us. Below is an example in NodeJS:

Javascript

const crypto = require('crypto');
function verifySignature(data, headers) {
 const key = headers['Dentity-Signature'];
 const hash = crypto
       .createHmac('sha256', 'SECRET KEY')
       .update(JSON.stringify(data))
       .digest('base64');
 return crypto.timingSafeEqual(Buffer.from(hash), Buffer.from(key));
}

Note: If you would like to receive a webhook for all requests, contact us to set up an automatic webhook for your account.