# Certn API Documentation

> Source: https://centric-api-docs.certn.co/#check-IDENTITY_VERIFICATION_1

### Identity Verification

**Identity Verification**

**Identifier:** `IDENTITY_VERIFICATION_1`

Identity verification plays a key role in the background screening process, providing remote authentication to confirm an applicant’s identity.

**Ordering methods:** Invite, Quickscreen

### Child Checks

| Check | Description | Via parent only | Docs |
|-------|-------------|------------------|------|
| `ONE_ID_2` | OneID is a secure and instant online identity verification solution, utilizing government-issued ID documents and a selfie to authenticate an applicant’s identity remotely. | No | [Open](https://centric-api-docs.certn.co/#check-ONE_ID_2) |
| `UK_DIGI_FRAUD_1` | A UKDigiFraud check helps verify an individual's identity by uncovering any
history of identity fraud or suspicious activity. This check is a crucial part of our
identity verification process, aligning with the UK government's GPG45 guidelines.

UKDigiFraud cannot be ordered individually. It automatically runs when you order a
combination of Identity Verification with UK Right to Work and/or UK Criminal Checks. | Yes | [Open](https://centric-api-docs.certn.co/#check-UK_DIGI_FRAUD_1) |
| `NON_BIOMETRIC_ID_CANADA_1` | Non-Biometric ID | Yes | [Open](https://centric-api-docs.certn.co/#check-NON_BIOMETRIC_ID_CANADA_1) |
| `UK_MANUAL_IDENTITY_VERIFICATION_1` | UK Manual Identity Verification | Yes | [Open](https://centric-api-docs.certn.co/#check-UK_MANUAL_IDENTITY_VERIFICATION_1) |

Full details and **Try it** for each child: [`ONE_ID_2`](https://centric-api-docs.certn.co/#check-ONE_ID_2), [`UK_DIGI_FRAUD_1`](https://centric-api-docs.certn.co/#check-UK_DIGI_FRAUD_1), [`NON_BIOMETRIC_ID_CANADA_1`](https://centric-api-docs.certn.co/#check-NON_BIOMETRIC_ID_CANADA_1), [`UK_MANUAL_IDENTITY_VERIFICATION_1`](https://centric-api-docs.certn.co/#check-UK_MANUAL_IDENTITY_VERIFICATION_1)

### Response

**201 Created** — Successfully ordered. Use the returned `id` to retrieve the full case via `GET /api/public/cases/{id}/`.

### Error codes

| Status | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| 400 | `validation_error` | Invalid request data |
| 401 | `client_error` | Authentication failed |
| 403 | `client_error` | Permission denied |
| 422 | `validation_error` | Request validation failed (e.g. missing required fields) |