Privy Identity Verification
Know exactly who’s on the other side.
Document and biometric checks confirm a real person in seconds — so you never have to take a stranger’s word for it.
How it works
Three steps, start to finish
- CollectThe person presents an identity document and a live selfie, through your interface or a Privy-hosted flow.Evidence captured
- CheckDocument authenticity, biometric match, liveness and watchlist screening run together, in seconds.Checks complete
- DecideYou receive a clear result — Unverified or Verified — with the evidence behind it, and act on it in your own flow.Decision returned
Capabilities
What Identity Verification does
Document verification
Optical character recognition reads and validates identity documents across formats and countries, then checks them for signs of tampering.
Liveness with deepfake defence
Confirms a real, present human rather than a photograph, a replay or a synthetic face — built to catch spoofing and deepfake attempts.
AML and sanctions screening
Automated checks against watchlists and politically-exposed-person lists, so you know who you are onboarding before you onboard them.
Fraud detection at scale
Every verification runs through automated fraud analysis designed to catch bad actors without slowing legitimate users down.
In the product
A verification result, as your team sees it
These are the states Identity Verification actually produces. Interface captures are being prepared — we would rather show real states than a mocked-up screen.
- Document receivedID captured and read
- Liveness confirmedA real, present person
- Screening clearChecked against watchlists
- VerifiedDocument and biometric match
For larger teams
What changes at scale
- Two verification levels, so you choose how much assurance each action needs
- API and SDK integration, embedded in your product or hosted by Privy
- Every check produces a durable record you can review later
- Configurable data retention aligned to your own policy
Build it into your own product
Identity Verification is available through the API and SDKs, hosted by Privy or embedded in your interface.
Start with Identity Verification
Try it yourself, or talk to us about what it would take to roll out across your organisation.
No card required to start. Business and enterprise teams can talk to sales.