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Onfido Checks API

The Checks API from Onfido — 4 operation(s) for checks.

Onfido Checks API is one of 45 APIs that Onfido publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification and an AsyncAPI event-driven specification.

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

This API exposes 5 operations across 4 paths, and defines 12 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version v3.6.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.{region}.onfido.com/v3.6.

5 operations 4 paths 12 schemas 3 GET2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
v3.6
Server
https://api.{region}.onfido.com/v3.6
Authentication
API Key
Contact
License
MIT
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Onfido Checks API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (Token). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 5

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 3 GET, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Checks 5
GET
/checks
Retrieve Checks
list_checks 1 param → 200default
POST
/checks
Create a check
create_check body → 201default
GET
/checks/{check_id}
Retrieve a Check
find_check 1 param → 200default
POST
/checks/{check_id}/resume
Resume a Check
resume_check 1 param → 204default
GET
/checks/{check_id}/download
Download check
download_check 1 param → 200default

Schemas 12

The contract defines 12 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are us_driving_licence_shared (18 properties), check_response (11 properties), check_request (8 properties), check_shared (6 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ErrorProperties
object
3 properties
check_response
object
11 properties 1 required
report_name
string
check_status
string
The current state of the check in the checking process.
check_shared
object
6 properties 1 required
us_driving_licence_shared
object
An object that contains all accepted fields for the Driver's License Data Verification report.
18 properties 2 required
Error
object
1 property
check_builder
us_driving_licence_builder
check_request
object
8 properties 1 required
Checks_list
object
1 property 1 required
check

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

onfido-checks-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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