Follow an identity document verification status

On this page, you will find comprehensive information about the identity document verification lifecycle.

Verification statuses

The ID document verification lifecycle is really simple and consists of the following stages:

Status

Description

Recommended action

pending

The identity document verification has been initiated.

Wait for the status to change.

inconclusive

The verification could not be completed (e.g., the file was too small or the image was too blurry).
For more details, refer to the status codes section below.

Request a new file from your user, then initiate a new identity document verification.

approved

The identity document has been successfully verified.

Proceed with accepting the request that required an identity document verification.

declined

The identity document verification failed due to certain issues.
For more details, refer to the status codes section below.

Reject the request that required an identity document verification. If needed, initiate a new identity document verification.


Status codes

If the verification is inconclusive or declined, the status codes can help diagnose the issue. A verification may include multiple reason codes.


STATUS: inconclusive

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Unlike declined or approved statuses, an inconclusive verification does not incur a charge to the client.

CodeTypeDescription
1103File issueThe file is unreadable or cannot be processed (e.g., unsupported file type or format).
1104File issueThe image width or height is too small (min WxH=320x256).
1105File issueThe image resolution is too big (max = 20 millions px).
1106File issueThe file size is too large (max = 20 MB).
1107File issueThe file contains too many pages.
1200Image issueThe image is too blurry.
1201Image issueThe image lacks sufficient contrast.
1202Image issueNo text was detected in the image.
1203Image issueThe resolution is too low (character height in pixels is insufficient for proper recognition).
1204Image issueImages in binary format are not supported
1205Image issueThe MRZ couldn’t be read correctly (e.g., unreadable characters caused by a flash glare).
1206Image issueThe MRZ couldn’t be fully read (e.g., it was truncated).
1207Image issueThe MRZ couldn’t be found on the document.
1208Image issueThe image is improperly framed.
1408Image issueThe image does not match the ID document type requested (this control is only applied if you have specified a document type when initiating a new ID document verification).

STATUS: declined

Code

Type

Description

1501

Document issue

The ID document type was not recognized.

1502

Document issue

The document is expired.
Note: The 15-year legal validity extension for French identity cards has been taken into account.

1505

Document issue

The VIZ (Visual Inspection Zone) extracted from the document is incorrect.

1506

Document issue

The front side of the ID document was not found.

1507

Document issue

The back side of the ID document was not found.

1508

Document issue

The image quality is insufficient.

1509

Document issue

The birth name was not found in the document.

1510

Document issue

The first names were not found in the document.

1511

Document issue

The last name was not found in the document.

1512

Document issue

The birth date was not found in the document.

1513

Document issue

The issuance date was not found in the document.

1514

Document issue

The expiration date was not found in the document.

1515

Document issue

The document number was not found in the document.

1516

Document issue

The image doesn't match the ID document type.

1601

Suspicious document

The PDF document contains annotations (malicious PDF annotations can be used to hide or modify document content in an invisible manner).

1602

Suspicious document

The PDF document contains signs of tampering (PDF editors can leave invisible artifacts in modified PDF files).

1603

Suspicious document

The format of the document number extracted from the document is incorrect.

1604

Suspicious document

The format of the personal number (also known as "Codice Fiscale") extracted from the document is incorrect.

1606
1607

Suspicious document

The issuance and expiration dates are inconsistent with the expected validity period for the document model (based on its type, country, and year of issuance), or the current date.
Note: The 15-year legal validity extension for French identity cards has been taken into account.

1608

Suspicious document

The verification of the different security elements of the document (e.g., watermark) has failed.

1609

Suspicious document

The identity photo was not found on the document.

1610

Suspicious document

The birth name on the document is not consistent with the information extracted from the MRZ.

1611

Suspicious document

The last name on the document is not consistent with the information extracted from the MRZ.

1612

Suspicious document

The birth date on the document is not consistent with the information extracted from the MRZ.

1613

Suspicious document

The first names on the document are not consistent with the information extracted from the MRZ.

1614

Suspicious document

The document number on the document is not consistent with the information extracted from the MRZ.

1615

Suspicious document

The expiration date on the document is not consistent with the information extracted from the MRZ.

1616

Suspicious document

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    The ID documen** The issuance date is not consistent with the information extracted from the MRZ.

1617

Suspicious document

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    The ID documen** The font used on the document doesn’t appear authentic.

1618

Suspicious document

The document is recognized as a specimen.

1619

Suspicious document

The format of the MRZ (Machine Readable Zone) extracted from the document is incorrect.

1620

Suspicious document

The 2D-Doc on the ID document could not be validated or is invalid.

1621

Suspicious document

The 2D-Doc content is not consistent with the information extracted from the ID document.

1706

Consistency issue

The last name extracted from the document doesn’t match the declared information.

1707

Consistency issue

The first name extracted from the document doesn’t match the declared information.

1709

Consistency issue

The first name and last name extracted from the document don’t match the declared information and appear to be inverted.

1711

Consistency issue

Verification statuses

The ID document v The document number extracted from the document is inconsistent with the declared information (based on declared first name and last name).