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IDnow Identifications API

The Identifications API from IDnow — 2 operation(s) for identifications.

IDnow Identifications API is one of 4 APIs that IDnow publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Identifications. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.1, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://gateway.idnow.de/api/v1, https://gateway.test.idnow.de/api/v1.

2 operations 2 paths 0 schemas 2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.1
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://gateway.idnow.de/api/v1
Authentication
API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

IDnow Identifications API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as X-API-LOGIN-TOKEN (LoginToken). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • LoginToken — JWT returned by the login endpoint, sent on every authenticated request.

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Identifications 2
POST
/{company}/identifications/{transactionId}/create
Create an identification for a transaction.
createIdentification 2 params → 200
POST
/{company}/identifications/{transactionId}/start
Start a previously created identification.
startIdentification 2 params → 200

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

idnow-identifications-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs IDnow publishes across the network.

IDnow Authentication API
IDnow Results API
IDnow VideoIdent API