Automotive API Profile

Onfido – Identity API

Document verification

Discovery fit

Overview & Use Cases

Document verification

Provider

Onfido

Typical use cases

Verify customer identity for online financing applications, comply with KYC requirements, prevent identity theft in F&I process

Key strengths

AI-powered verification; strong GDPR compliance; supports 2,500+ document types; multiple liveness detection methods

Limitations and watchouts

Requires Onfido partnership; per-verification pricing; customer-facing flow required; complex for simple use cases

Developer details

Technical Profile

Protocols

rest

Authentication

oauth2

Data formats

Base URL

https://api.eu.onfido.com/v3

REST base path

Integration complexity

medium

Endpoint summary

Document verification, facial similarity matching, liveness checks, identity reports, AML screening, KYC compliance

Rate limits and versioning

Rate limits: Standard rate limits; Onfido account required; transaction-based pricing; EU and US data regions available

Versioning:

What it connects to

Coverage & Integration Fit

Systems supported

analytics

Data objects covered

Supported regions

North America

Comparable APIs

Jumio, IDology, LexisNexis, Experian

Implementation notes

Build support

Webhooks, Specs & Developer Tools

Webhook support

True

Webhook events

check.completed, check.received

SDK and library links

Status page

Risk review

Security & Compliance

PII handling

may_contain_pii

Security certifications

Audit logging

False

Data retention

Security notes

Enterprise-grade data security

Editorial signals

Directory Assessment

Editor rating

Maturity score

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