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Lob Identity Validation API

The Identity Validation API from Lob — 1 operation(s) for identity validation.

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

Lob Identity Validation API is one of 48 APIs that Lob publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 17 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.20.2.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.lob.com/v1.

1 operations 1 paths 17 schemas 1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.20.2
Server
https://api.lob.com/v1
Authentication
HTTP Basic
Contact
Lob Developer Experience
License
MIT
Terms of Service
View terms
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Lob Identity Validation API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (basicAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Identity Validation 1
POST
/identity_validation
Identity Validation
identity_validation body → 200default

Schemas 17

The contract defines 17 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are recipient_validation (9 properties), company_validation (9 properties), error (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

recipient_validation
object
9 properties
recipient_input
urbanization
string
Only present for addresses in Puerto Rico. An urbanization refers to an area, sector, or development within a city. See USPS documentation for clarification.
identity_validation_company
stringnull
The name of the company or firm.
failure_status_code
integer
A conventional HTTP status code: 401 - Authorization error with your API key or account 403 - Forbidden error with your API key or account 404 - The requested…
identity_validation
error
object
Lob uses RESTful HTTP response codes to indicate success or failure of an API request. In general, 2xx indicates success, 4xx indicate an input error, and 5xx…
1 property 1 required
company_validation
object
9 properties
identity_validation_recipient
stringnull
The name of the person whose identity is being validated.
secondary_line
string
The secondary delivery line of the address. This field is typically empty but may contain information if primaryline is too long.
primary_line_us
string
The primary delivery line (usually the street address) of the address. Combination of the following applicable components: primarynumber streetpredirection str…
recipient
stringnull
The intended recipient, typically a person's or firm's name.
company_input
identity_validation_writable
city_no_description
string
zip_code
string
identity_validation_id
string
Unique identifier prefixed with idvalidation.

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

lob-identity-validation-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
lob:lob-identity-validation-api
Server
https://api.lob.com/v1
Docs
https://docs.lob.com/
Provider
Lob
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