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# Retrieve a Selfie Verification

GET https://api.withpersona.com/api/v1/verification/selfies/{verification-id}

Retrieve a selfie ID verification

Reference: https://docs.withpersona.com/api-reference/verifications/selfie-verifications/retrieve-a-selfie-verification

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `verification-id` (string, required)

### Query parameters

- `include` (string, optional) — A comma-separated list of relationship paths. This can be used to customize which related resources will be fully serialized in the `included` key in the response. See [Serialization](https://docs.withpersona.com/serialization#inclusion-of-related-resources) for more details.
- `fields` (map from string to string, optional) — Comma-separated list(s) of attributes to include in the response. This can be used to customize which attributes will be serialized in the response. See [Serialization](https://docs.withpersona.com/serialization#sparse-fieldsets) for more details.

### Headers

- `Key-Inflection` (enum, optional) — Determines casing for the API response.
  - Allowed values: `camel`, `kebab`, `snake`
- `Idempotency-Key` (string, optional) — Ensures the request is idempotent.
- `Persona-Version` (enum, optional) — Server API version. More info on versioning can be found [here](https://docs.withpersona.com/versioning).
  - Allowed values: `2025-12-08`, `2025-10-27`, `2023-01-05`, `2022-09-01`, `2021-08-18`, `2021-07-05`, `2021-02-21`, `2020-05-18`

## Response

### 200

This endpoint returns a Selfie Verification object and (optionally) its related objects in `included`.

- `data` (Selfie Verification, required) — A Selfie Verification

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

The request was unacceptable, often due to invalid parameters.

- `errors` (list of VerificationSelfiesVerificationIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaErrorsItems, optional)

### 401 Unauthorized Error

An invalid API key was provided.

- `errors` (list of VerificationSelfiesVerificationIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaErrorsItems, optional)

### 403 Forbidden Error

The given API key doesn’t have permissions to perform the request or a quota has been exceeded.

- `errors` (list of VerificationSelfiesVerificationIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaErrorsItems, optional)

### 404 Not Found Error

The requested resource doesn’t exist.

- `errors` (list of VerificationSelfiesVerificationIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaErrorsItems, optional)

### 429 Too Many Requests Error

Your organization’s rate limit has been exceeded. We recommend an exponential backoff on requests.

- `errors` (list of VerificationSelfiesVerificationIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaErrorsItems, optional)

## Types

### Selfie Verification

A Selfie Verification

- `id` (string, optional) — The token of the verification
- `attributes` (VerificationDiscriminatorMappingVerificationSelfieAttributes, optional)
- `relationships` (verification-shared-relationships, optional)

### VerificationSelfiesVerificationIdGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaErrorsItems

- `title` (string, optional)
- `details` (string, optional)

### VerificationDiscriminatorMappingVerificationSelfieAttributes

- `capture-method` (string, optional, nullable) — Possible values: - photo - video Do not assume this is a static enumeration; Persona may add new values in the future without a versioned update.
- `center-photo-face-coordinates` (VerificationDiscriminatorMappingVerificationSelfieAttributesCenterPhotoFaceCoordinates, optional, nullable)
- `center-photo-url` (string, optional, nullable)
- `checks` (list of VerificationSharedAttributesChecksItems, optional)
- `completed-at` (datetime, optional, nullable) — The time the verification was completed in ISO 8601 format
- `completed-at-ts` (integer, optional, nullable) — The time the verification was completed in Unix timestamp format
- `country-code` (string, optional, nullable) — ISO 3166-1 alpha 2 country code.
- `created-at` (datetime, optional) — The time the verification was created in ISO 8601 format
- `created-at-ts` (integer, optional) — The time the verification was created in Unix timestamp format
- `document-similarity-score` (double, optional, nullable)
- `entity-confidence-reasons` (list of string, optional)
- `from-reusable-persona` (boolean, optional)
- `left-photo-url` (string, optional, nullable)
- `photo-urls` (list of VerificationDiscriminatorMappingVerificationSelfieAttributesPhotoUrlsItems, optional)
- `redacted-at` (datetime, optional, nullable) — The time the verification was redacted in ISO 8601 format
- `right-photo-url` (string, optional, nullable)
- `selfie-similarity-score-left` (double, optional, nullable)
- `selfie-similarity-score-right` (double, optional, nullable)
- `status` (string, optional) — The status of the verification Possible values: - initiated - submitted - tentatively_passed (only for `verification/document` and `verification/qes-infocert`) - tentatively_failed (only for `verification/database-business` and `verification/database-business-footprint`) - passed - failed - requires_retry - skipped - canceled - confirmed (only for `verification/email-address` and `verification/phone-number`) Do not assume this is a static enumeration; Persona may add new values in the future without a versioned update.
- `submitted-at` (datetime, optional, nullable) — The time the verification was submitted in ISO 8601 format
- `submitted-at-ts` (integer, optional, nullable) — The time the verification was submitted in Unix timestamp format
- `tags` (list of string, optional) — Tags on the verification
- `video-url` (string, optional, nullable)

### verification-shared-relationships

- `inquiry` (VerificationSharedRelationshipsInquiry, optional) — The inquiry linked to the verification
- `template` (VerificationSharedRelationshipsTemplate, optional)
- `inquiry-template-version` (VerificationSharedRelationshipsInquiryTemplateVersion, optional)
- `inquiry-template` (VerificationSharedRelationshipsInquiryTemplate, optional)
- `transaction` (VerificationSharedRelationshipsTransaction, optional)
- `verification-template` (VerificationSharedRelationshipsVerificationTemplate, optional)
- `verification-template-version` (VerificationSharedRelationshipsVerificationTemplateVersion, optional)
- `accounts` (VerificationSharedRelationshipsAccounts, optional)

### VerificationDiscriminatorMappingVerificationSelfieAttributesCenterPhotoFaceCoordinates

- `top-left` (list of double, optional)
- `top-right` (list of double, optional)
- `bottom-left` (list of double, optional)
- `bottom-right` (list of double, optional)

### VerificationSharedAttributesChecksItems

- `name` (string, optional)
- `status` (string, optional) — Possible values: - passed - failed - not_applicable Do not assume this is a static enumeration; Persona may add new values in the future without a versioned update.
- `category` (string, optional, nullable) — The category assigned to the check. Possible values include: - biometrics - fraud - user_action_required - validity This categorizes the check itself, not its outcome. A null category means the check is uncategorized or its category is unknown; it must not be interpreted as non-fraud. Do not assume this is a static enumeration; Persona may add new values in the future without a versioned update.
- `reasons` (list of string, optional) — If applicable, reasons are the list of reasons explaining why the check failed or is not applicable. For some checks, `reasons` is the primary signal carrying the underlying detection results. For example, `business_website_malicious_website_detection` surfaces its IPQS and Google Web Risk signals here (e.g. `malware`, `phishing`, `spam-source`) rather than in `metadata`.
- `requirement` (string, optional) — Possible values: - required - not_required - requires_retry Do not assume this is a static enumeration; Persona may add new values in the future without a versioned update.
- `metadata` (map from string to any, optional) — This is a free-form object containing relevant metadata to the processing and result of the check.

### VerificationDiscriminatorMappingVerificationSelfieAttributesPhotoUrlsItems

- `byte-size` (integer, optional, default: 0)
- `filename` (string, optional)
- `page` (string, optional) — Possible values: - left_photo - center_photo - right_photo Do not assume this is a static enumeration; Persona may add new values in the future without a versioned update.
- `url` (string, optional)

### VerificationSharedRelationshipsInquiry

The inquiry linked to the verification

- `data` (VerificationSharedRelationshipsInquiryData, optional, nullable)

### VerificationSharedRelationshipsTemplate

- `data` (VerificationSharedRelationshipsTemplateData, optional, nullable)

### VerificationSharedRelationshipsInquiryTemplateVersion

- `data` (VerificationSharedRelationshipsInquiryTemplateVersionData, optional, nullable)

### VerificationSharedRelationshipsInquiryTemplate

- `data` (VerificationSharedRelationshipsInquiryTemplateData, optional, nullable)

### VerificationSharedRelationshipsTransaction

- `data` (VerificationSharedRelationshipsTransactionData, optional, nullable)

### VerificationSharedRelationshipsVerificationTemplate

- `data` (VerificationSharedRelationshipsVerificationTemplateData, optional, nullable)

### VerificationSharedRelationshipsVerificationTemplateVersion

- `data` (VerificationSharedRelationshipsVerificationTemplateVersionData, optional, nullable)

### VerificationSharedRelationshipsAccounts

- `data` (list of VerificationSharedRelationshipsAccountsDataItems, optional)

### VerificationSharedRelationshipsInquiryData

- `id` (string, optional)
- `type` ("inquiry", optional)

### VerificationSharedRelationshipsTemplateData

- `type` ("template", optional)
- `id` (string, optional)

### VerificationSharedRelationshipsInquiryTemplateVersionData

- `type` ("inquiry-template-version", optional)
- `id` (string, optional)

### VerificationSharedRelationshipsInquiryTemplateData

- `type` ("inquiry-template", optional)
- `id` (string, optional)

### VerificationSharedRelationshipsTransactionData

- `type` ("transaction", optional)
- `id` (string, optional)

### VerificationSharedRelationshipsVerificationTemplateData

- `type` (string, optional)
- `id` (string, optional)

### VerificationSharedRelationshipsVerificationTemplateVersionData

- `type` (string, optional)
- `id` (string, optional)

### VerificationSharedRelationshipsAccountsDataItems

- `id` (string, optional)
- `type` ("account", optional)

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "ver_dCvHHPUHxvb5j2iYKfjwafBU",
    "attributes": {
      "capture-method": "photo",
      "center-photo-face-coordinates": {
        "top-left": [
          0.2,
          0.5
        ],
        "top-right": [
          0.5,
          0.5
        ],
        "bottom-left": [
          0.2,
          0.7
        ],
        "bottom-right": [
          0.5,
          0.7
        ]
      },
      "center-photo-url": "https://files.withpersona.com/...",
      "checks": [
        {
          "name": "selfie_id_comparison",
          "status": "not_applicable",
          "category": "fraud",
          "reasons": [
            "no_government_id"
          ],
          "metadata": {}
        },
        {
          "name": "selfie_pose_detection",
          "status": "passed",
          "category": "fraud",
          "reasons": [],
          "metadata": {}
        },
        {
          "name": "selfie_multiple_faces_detection",
          "status": "passed",
          "category": "fraud",
          "reasons": [],
          "metadata": {}
        },
        {
          "name": "selfie_pose_repeat_detection",
          "status": "passed",
          "category": "fraud",
          "reasons": [],
          "metadata": {}
        },
        {
          "name": "selfie_account_comparison",
          "status": "not_applicable",
          "category": "fraud",
          "reasons": [
            "no_account_selfie_present"
          ],
          "metadata": {}
        },
        {
          "name": "selfie_suspicious_entity_detection",
          "status": "passed",
          "category": "fraud",
          "reasons": [],
          "metadata": {}
        },
        {
          "name": "selfie_liveness_detection",
          "status": "passed",
          "category": "fraud",
          "reasons": [],
          "metadata": {}
        },
        {
          "name": "selfie_glasses_detection",
          "status": "passed",
          "category": "user_action_required",
          "reasons": [],
          "metadata": {}
        },
        {
          "name": "selfie_glare_detection",
          "status": "failed",
          "category": "user_action_required",
          "reasons": [
            "too_much_glare"
          ],
          "metadata": {}
        },
        {
          "name": "selfie_public_figure_detection",
          "status": "passed",
          "category": "fraud",
          "reasons": [],
          "metadata": {}
        },
        {
          "name": "selfie_age_comparison",
          "status": "not_applicable",
          "category": "fraud",
          "reasons": [
            "no_reference_birthdate"
          ],
          "metadata": {}
        },
        {
          "name": "selfie_face_covering_detection",
          "status": "passed",
          "category": "user_action_required",
          "reasons": [],
          "metadata": {}
        }
      ],
      "completed-at": "2022-07-28T21:54:33.000Z",
      "completed-at-ts": 1659045273,
      "country-code": null,
      "created-at": "2022-07-28T21:54:23.000Z",
      "created-at-ts": 1659045263,
      "document-similarity-score": null,
      "left-photo-url": "https://files.withpersona.com/...",
      "photo-urls": [
        {
          "byte-size": 316802,
          "filename": "selfie_left.jpg",
          "page": "left_photo",
          "url": "https://files.withpersona.com/..."
        }
      ],
      "right-photo-url": "https://files.withpersona.com/...",
      "selfie-similarity-score-left": 100,
      "selfie-similarity-score-right": 100,
      "status": "passed",
      "submitted-at": "2022-07-28T21:54:29.000Z",
      "submitted-at-ts": 1659045269,
      "video-url": "https://files.withpersona.com/..."
    },
    "relationships": {
      "inquiry": {
        "data": null
      }
    },
    "type": "verification/selfie"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python Success
import requests

url = "https://api.withpersona.com/api/v1/verification/selfies/verification-id"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript Success
const url = 'https://api.withpersona.com/api/v1/verification/selfies/verification-id';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go Success
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.withpersona.com/api/v1/verification/selfies/verification-id"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby Success
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.withpersona.com/api/v1/verification/selfies/verification-id")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java Success
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.withpersona.com/api/v1/verification/selfies/verification-id")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

```php Success
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api.withpersona.com/api/v1/verification/selfies/verification-id', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp Success
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.withpersona.com/api/v1/verification/selfies/verification-id");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift Success
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.withpersona.com/api/v1/verification/selfies/verification-id")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```