Selfie Intelligence

What is Selfie Intelligence?

Selfie Intelligence provides a selfie-only verification flow using Socure’s Capture App or SDKs. It enables organizations to collect a live selfie from a user without requiring any ID documents and applies advanced biometric and fraud-detection checks to determine whether the selfie is genuine and captured in real time.

Selfie Intelligence is designed for fast, low-friction verification scenarios—such as age checks, security validation, and trust & safety workflows—where a live selfie provides the assurance needed without the overhead of document capture.

How it works

Live selfie capture: The user captures a selfie using the Capture App or SDKs.
Liveness detection: The system verifies that the selfie was taken by a live person, not a spoof (photo, screen, video, mask, etc.).
Injection attack protection: Detects attempts to bypass the camera by feeding manipulated or pre-recorded images into the capture flow.
Selfie age estimation: Produces an estimated age, enabling age-gating or policy checks.
Digital Intelligence: Device and behavioral signals help identify risky or atypical activity.
Global coverage: Available in 180+ countries worldwide wherever selfie capture workflows are supported.

Verification checks

Selfie Intelligence applies the following checks to each captured selfie:

Check	Description
Liveness detection	Confirms the selfie is captured by a live person, not a photo, video, screen, or mask.
Injection attack detection	Identifies attempts to bypass the camera by feeding pre-recorded or manipulated images into the capture flow.
Selfie age estimation	Returns a `predictedAge` value based on the captured selfie image, enabling age-gating and policy checks.
Digital Intelligence	Evaluates device integrity and behavioral signals to detect atypical or risky activity during the selfie session.
Decision + reason codes	Returns a structured decision (`accept`, `review`, or `reject`) with reason codes for workflow routing.

Consumer flow

The following diagram shows the screens a consumer sees during the Selfie Intelligence flow in the Capture App:

Retake

Submit

Splash Screen

Terms & Consent

Selfie Capture

Selfie Preview

Confirmation Screen

Splash Screen — The first screen the consumer sees when redirected to the Capture App.
Terms & Consent — A mandatory notice and consent screen. This screen cannot be removed, customized, or disabled.
Selfie Capture — The consumer captures a live selfie using the device's front-facing camera. If auto-capture is enabled, the system automatically takes the selfie when the face is positioned correctly.
Selfie Preview — The consumer reviews the captured selfie and confirms it's clear, or retakes the photo.
Confirmation Screen — Confirms the selfie was submitted successfully.

For screenshots of each screen, see Capture App flow examples.

What you can do with Selfie Intelligence

Enable selfie-only onboarding without requiring document uploads.
Verify age for age-restricted products, services, or features.
Add liveness checks to ensure real-person interaction during sensitive actions.
Strengthen trust & safety by detecting spoofing and manipulated media.
Support low-friction security workflows where a live selfie is sufficient for authentication.

Unique features

Selfie-only verification: No document capture required.
Liveness analysis: Ensures the selfie is captured from a live person.
Injection attack protection: Identifies attempts to bypass the camera or upload tampered images.
Selfie age estimation: Returns an estimated age for age-restricted scenarios.
Digital Intelligence: Device and behavioral signals provide additional fraud insights.
Decision + reason codes: Clear outputs for routing in RiskOS™ workflows.

Integration options

Integrate with the Predictive Document Verification SDKs to embed the Capture App into your mobile application, then verify a consumer’s identity by calling the Evaluation endpoint.

The Capture App provides a guided, mobile-optimized workflow for capturing IDs, selfies, and supporting documents.

Example response

The following is an example of the selfieIntelligence object returned from the Evaluation endpoint:

{
  "selfieIntelligence": {
    "decision": {
      "strategy": "standard",
      "value": "accept"
    },
    "reasonCodes": [
      "I834"
    ],
    "digitalIntelligence": {
      "decision": {
        "strategy": "standard",
        "value": "accept"
      },
      "reasonCodes": [
        "I401"
      ]
    },
    "signals": {
      "selfie": {
        "predictedAge": 23
      }
    }
  }
}

Field	Description
`decision`	The overall Selfie Intelligence decision (`accept`, `review`, or `reject`).
`decision.strategy`	The configured decision strategy (for example, `"standard"`).
`reasonCodes`	Reason codes explaining the decision. See the reason code list for descriptions.
`digitalIntelligence`	Device risk signals captured during the selfie flow, including a separate decision and reason codes.
`signals.selfie.predictedAge`	Estimated age of the individual based on the captured selfie.

Next steps

RiskOS™ Setup

Capture App Setup

API Integration

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