onfido-python 0.3.1

The official wrapper for the Onfido API

Onfido Python Client Library

:warning: IN BETA

The official wrapper for Onfido's API. Refer to the full API documentation for details of expected requests and responses.

This project supersedes the automatically generated api-python-client library (onfido in PyPi).

Installation

pip install onfido-python

:warning: Having the old onfido package installed at the same will cause errors.

Usage

Make API calls by using an instance of the Api class and providing your API token:

import onfido

api = onfido.Api("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

Regions

Set the region in the API instance using the base_url parameter.

The library will use the default base URL (api.onfido.com) for the EU region, if no region is specified.

To specify the US region do: api = onfido.Api("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>", base_url=Region.US)

To specify the CA region do: api = onfido.Api("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>", base_url=Region.CA)

See https://documentation.onfido.com/#regions for supported regions.

Response format

The Python library will return data directly from the API.

See https://documentation.onfido.com/#request,-response-format for more information.

Resources

All resources share the same interface when making API calls. For example, use .create to create a resource, .find to find one, and .all to fetch all resources.

Applicants

Applicants are the object upon which Onfido checks are performed.

api.applicant.create(params)  # => Creates an applicant
api.applicant.update("<APPLICANT_ID>", params)  # => Updates an applicant
api.applicant.delete("<APPLICANT_ID>")  # => Schedule an applicant for deletion
api.applicant.restore("<APPLICANT_ID>") # => Restore an applicant scheduled for deletion
api.applicant.find("<APPLICANT_ID>")  # => Finds a single applicant
api.applicant.all()  # => Returns all applicants

Note: Calling api.applicant.delete adds the applicant and all associated documents, photos, videos, checks, reports and analytics data to our deletion queue. Please read https://documentation.onfido.com/#delete-applicant for more information.

Documents

Some report types require identity documents (passport, driving licence etc.) in order to be processed.

request_body = {"applicant_id": "<APPLICANT_ID>", "document_type": "passport"}
sample_file = open("<FILE_NAME>", "rb")

api.document.upload(sample_file, request_body)   # => Uploads a document
api.document.find("<DOCUMENT_ID>")      # => Finds a document
api.document.download("<DOCUMENT_ID>")  # => Downloads a document as a binary data
api.document.all("<APPLICANT_ID>")      # => Returns all documents belonging to an applicant

See https://documentation.onfido.com/#document-types for example document types.

Live Photos

Live photos are images of the applicant’s face, typically taken at the same time as documents are provided. These photos are used to perform Facial Similarity Photo reports on the applicant.

request_body = {"applicant_id": "<APPLICANT_ID>", "advanced_validation": "True"}
sample_file = open("<FILE_NAME>", "rb")

api.live_photo.upload(sample_file, request_body)   # => Uploads a live photo
api.live_photo.find("<LIVE_PHOTO_ID>")      # => Finds a live photo
api.live_photo.download("<LIVE_PHOTO_ID>")  # => Downloads a live photo as binary data
api.live_photo.all("<APPLICANT_ID>")        # => Returns all live photos belonging to an applicant

Checks

Checks are performed on an applicant. Depending on the type of check you wish to perform, different information will be required when you create an applicant. A check consists of one or more reports.

request_body = {"applicant_id": "12345", "report_names": ["document", "facial_similarity_photo"]}

api.check.create(request_body) # => Creates a check
api.check.find("<CHECK_ID>")    # => Finds a check
api.check.resume("<CHECK_ID>")  # => Resumes a paused check
api.check.all("<APPLICANT_ID>") # => Returns all an applicant's checks

Reports

Reports provide details of the results of some part of a check. They are created when a check is created, so the Onfido API only provides support for finding and listing them. For paused reports specifically, additional support for resuming and cancelling reports is also available.

api.report.find("<REPORT_ID>")    # => Finds a report
api.report.resume("<REPORT_ID>")  # => Resumes a paused report
api.report.all("<CHECK_ID>")      # => Returns all the reports in a check
api.report.cancel("<REPORT_ID>")  # => Cancels a paused report

Address Lookups

Onfido provides an address lookup service, to help ensure well-formatted addresses are provided when creating applicants. To search for addresses by postcode, use:

api.address.pick("SW46EH") # => Returns all addresses in a given postcode

Webhook Endpoints

Onfido allows you to set up and view your webhook endpoints via the API, as well as through the Dashboard.

request_body = {
  "url": "https://<URL>",
  "events": [
    "report.completed",
    "check.completed"
  ]
}

api.webhook.create(request_body) # => Registers a webhook
api.webhook.find("<WEBHOOK_ID>")  # => Finds a single webhook
api.webhook.edit("<WEBHOOK_ID>", new_webhook_details) # => Edits a webhook
api.webhook.delete("<WEBHOOK_ID>") # => Deletes a webhook
api.webhook.all() # => Returns all webhooks

Webhook Verification

A webhook event is valid if the signature from the header is equal to the expected signature you compute for it.

event = verifier.read_payload(raw_event, signature)

See https://documentation.onfido.com/#verifying-webhook-signatures for more information.

SDK Tokens

Onfido allows you to generate JSON Web Tokens via the API in order to authenticate with Onfido's SDKs.

request_body = {"applicant_id": "<APPLICANT_ID>", "application_id": "<APPLICATION_ID>"}

api.sdk_token.create(request_body) # => Creates an SDK token

Error Handling

• OnfidoServerError is raised whenever Onfido returns a 5xx response
• OnfidoRequestError is raised whenever Onfido returns a 4xx response
• OnfidoInvalidSignatureError is raised whenever a signature from the header is not equal to the expected signature you compute for it
• OnfidoTimeoutError is raised if a timeout occurs
• OnfidoConnectionError is raised whenever any other network error occurs
• OnfidoUnknownError is raised whenever something unexpected happens

Contributing

1. Fork it ( https://github.com/onfido/onfido-python/fork )
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create a new Pull Request