Get an identity
Retrieves a verified identity by its ID or external reference.
Includes the latest verification result and extracted document data.
Authentication
X-API-Keystring
Organization API key. Keys are prefixed with vk_live_ (production) or
vk_sandbox_ (sandbox).
Path parameters
identity_id
Identity ID (idn_*) or external reference.
Headers
Verifa-Version
API version date string (e.g. 2026-02-01). If omitted, the version
pinned to your API key is used.
Key-Inflection
Response key casing. Defaults to snake.
Allowed values:
Response
Identity details.
id
status
session_count
is_sandbox
created_at
external_ref
latest_session_id
latest_result_id
face_match_passed
age_check_passed
extracted_age
rejection_reason
country
extracted_data
PII extracted from the identity document. Fields returned depend on
your organization’s api_pii_fields configuration.
first_verified_at
last_verified_at
archived_at
identity_type_id
custom_fields
updated_at
Errors
401
Unauthorized Error
404
Not Found Error