Background Cleanup Verification💡
Our engine removes or edits the background of an image to enhance visual clarity or isolate the main subject.
Overview
The Background Cleanup Service API allows you to remove the background from an image and replace it with a transparent or solid color background.
Important!
Before you proceed, ensure you review the prerequisites for integrating to our APIs for a more detailed guide.
API Endpoint
(https://api.verified.africa/sfx-v4-verify/v4/id-service)
Headers
Our service accepts headers for authentication. See below the headers to pass to the API
| Header | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| userid | String | This is your user id retrieved from the portal. Check the getting started article to understand how to retrieve your user ID |
| apiKey | String | This is your api key retrieved from the portal. Check the getting started article to understand how to retrieve your apiKey |
Request Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description | Test Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| verificationType | yes | This field is used to identify the service being called. Ensure to use the value provided exactly as provided | BACKGROUND-CLEANUP-VERIFICATION |
| selfie | yes | The selfie image | Base64 image |
{
"verificationType" : "BACKGROUND-CLEANUP-VERIFICATION",
"selfie": "data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAASABIAAD/"
}
Response Parameter
The API returns the processed image file in a base64 string format.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| responseCode | String | Please reference Response Codes page for details on all possible responses |
| description | String | This is a description of the response received. |
| verificationType | String | The same verificationType passed in request will be returned here |
| verificationStatus | String | This field lets you know if the identity verification was successful. Options are: VERIFIED: This means that the image background cleanup is successful. NOT VERIFIED This means that the image background cleanup is not successful. PENDING This status means that the verification could not be completed. Refer to the responseCode for the specific failure reason |
| transactionStatus | String | This indicates the wallet debit status. The options are successful or failed. |
| transactionReference | String | If you supplied a transactionReference, the same will be returned here. Else, we would generate a reference and return that to you in this field. |
| transactionDate | String | Date the transaction was done |
| response | Json | image_1 is retrieved from the service provider. |
{
"responseCode": "00",
"description": "Success",
"verificationType": "BACKGROUND-CLEANUP-VERIFICATION",
"verificationStatus": "VERIFIED",
"transactionStatus": "SUCCESSFUL",
"transactionReference": "1628016393774-LFQTBIJQ",
"transactionDate": "1679920553488",
"searchParameter": null,
"callBackUrl": null,
"livenessScore": 0.0,
"paymentRef": null,
"response": {
"image_1": "/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/2wBDAAIBAQEBAQIBAQECAgI"
},
"faceMatch": null
}
Error Responses
| Status Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request - Invalid input parameters |
| 401 | Unauthorized - Invalid API Key |
| 500 | Internal Server Error - Something went wrong on the server side |
Updated 3 months ago
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