Passive Liveness Verification🪪

Biometrical authentication of user's identity by assessing natural, non-intrusive behavioral or physiological patterns to verify if they are a live image.

Overview

Passive liveness check evaluates a face in an image to determine if it appears passive or lacking in liveliness. (Passive image usually conveys a sense of stillness, calmness, or tranquility.) This might involve looking at features such as the facial expression, eye contact, movement, and lighting in the image to assess the level of engagement or energy conveyed by the face. It returns if the image is a live image or not by giving you a live_score and pop_score value.

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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](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

HeaderTypeDescription
UseridStringThis is your user id retrieved from the portal. Check the getting started article to understand how to retrieve your user ID
ApiKeyStringThis is your api key retrieved from the portal. Check the getting started article to understand how to retrieve your apiKey

Request Parameters

ParameterRequiredDescriptionTest Data
verificationTypeyesThis field is used to identify the service being called. Ensure to use the value provided exactly as providedPASSIVE-LIVELINESS-VERIFICATION
SelfieyesThe selfie imageBase64 image
{
    "verificationType" : "PASSIVE-LIVELINESS-VERIFICATION",
    "selfie": "data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAASABIAAD/"
}

Response Parameters

ParemeterTypeDescription
responseCodeStringPlease reference Response Codes page for details on all possible responses
descriptionStringThis is a description of the response received.
verificationTypeStringThe same verificationType passed in request will be returned here
verificationStatusStringThis field lets you know if the identity verification was successful. Options are:

VERIFIED: This means that the image passed the passive liveness check.
NOT VERIFIED This means that the image did not pass the passive liveness check.
PENDING This status means that the verification could not be completed. Refer to the responseCode for the specific failure reason
transactionStatusStringThis indicates the wallet debit status. The options are successful or failed.
transactionReferenceStringIf you supplied a transactionReference, the same will be returned here. Else, we would generate a reference and return that to you in this field.
transactionDateStringDate the transaction was done
responseJsonpop_score and live_Score is retrieved from the service provider. A high live_score and low pop_score signifies that the image is live image
{
    "responseCode": "00",
    "description": "Success",
    "verificationType": "PASSIVE-LIVELINESS-VERIFICATION",
    "verificationStatus": "VERIFIED",
    "transactionStatus": "SUCCESSFUL",
    "transactionReference": "1628016393774-LH92B5CT",
    "transactionDate": "1683200825928",
    "searchParameter": null,
    "callBackUrl": null,
    "livenessScore": 0.0,
    "paymentRef": null,
    "response": {
        "pop_score": 98.825,
        "live_score": 1.175
    },
    "faceMatch": null
}

Error Responses

Status CodeDescription
400Bad Request - Invalid input parameters
401Unauthorized - Invalid API Key
500Internal Server Error - Something went wrong on the server side