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Verify identity documents

Create document verification sessions through the Dashboard​

This guide explains how to use your Falu Dashboard to securely collect and verify identity documents.

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You can only create verification sessions on Dashboards in Live Mode.

Presently, you can verify government-issued identity cards from Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.

You can manually create document verifications in the Dashboard amd share a link with your users. This method is useful for creating one-off verifications; however, you can achieve a more automated process if you integrate with the Falu Identity API.

Creating document verification sessions through the Dashboard follows three main steps:

  1. Navigate to your Dashboard and create an IdentityVerification.
  2. Share the verification link with your user.
  3. View the verification results in the Dashboard.

1. Create an IdentityVerification​

An IdentityVerification is Falu's programmatic representation of a verification. It is an object that details the type of verification (the check to perform) and exposes the verified outputs.

To create a document IdentityVerification in the Dashboard:

  1. Navigate to the Verifications menu in the Identity section of the Dashboard.
  2. Click on Create Verification.
  3. Select Document.
    • [Optional] Limit the document type you want your user to upload.
    • [Optional] Provide a return URL for your user. Could be your website's home page, for example.
  4. Click Create Verification.

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  1. Copy the verification URL shown after creating an IdentityVerification successfully.
  2. Share the link with your user.

This verification link will expire 24 hours after creation and is single-use.

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Only share links with the user you want to verify.

We do no recommend sending verification links through emails or text messages.

3. View verification results​

Once the user submits the requested identity document, it will be processed and an appropriate result returned to you on the Dashboard. Document checks are asynchronous and takes from 1 to 3 minutes to complete. As a result, the verification results are not immediately available. Once processing completes, the IdentityVerificatrion status changes from processing to verified, if successfully completed, or an error is returned.

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