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ID Verification:What is ID Verification

Last Updated:Jun 01, 2026

ID Verification is an AI-powered electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) solution that verifies user identities through document OCR, liveness detection, face comparison, and identity verification, helping businesses cut costs and improve efficiency.

Product solutions

ID Verification offers multiple product solutions and access types that you can combine based on your business needs. It supports four access points — Hong Kong (China), Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia — for data compliance.

ID Verification

Product solution

Product code

Solution description

Connection type

Standard price

ID Verification

eKYC_PRO

A complete eKYC workflow combining global document OCR, liveness capture, and face-to-ID matching to verify end-user identities.

Note
  • Supports identity documents from multiple countries.

  • In Indonesia, the designated document recognition mode supports only Indonesian ID cards (document type code: IDN01001) and global passports (document type code: GLB03002).

  • App (SDK) + server-side

  • Web SDK (Mobile / PC)+ server-side

USD 1.00/call

Face Detection

Face Detection includes three options: Liveness Detection, Liveness Verification, and Face Comparison.

Product solution

Product code

Solution description

Connection type

Liveness Detection

FACE_LIVENESS_PRO, FACE_LIVENESS_MIN_PRO

Captures and analyzes facial features and interactive actions in real time via camera. Uses the Qwen-VL model to detect spoofing and determine whether the subject is a live person.

  • App (SDK) + server-side

  • Web SDK (Mobile / PC)+ server-side

  • server-side only (API)

USD 0.30/call

Liveness Verification

FACE_IDU, FACE_IDU_MIN

Captures facial features and interactive actions in real time to verify liveness. Supports 1:1 comparison against a stored face image or 1:N search against a face database.

  • App (SDK) + server-side

  • Web SDK (Mobile / PC)+ server-side

  • server-side only (API)

USD 0.30/call

Face Comparison

FaceCompare

Calculates the similarity between two face images to determine whether they belong to the same person.

server-side only (API)

USD 0.001/call

Document Recognition

Document Recognition includes two options: OCR Recognition and NFC Recognition.

Product solution

Product code

Solution description

Connection type

OCR Recognition

ID_OCR_MAX

Uses the Qwen-VL model to recognize various identity documents worldwide.

server-side only (API)

USD 0.50/call

NFC Recognition

ID_NFC

Provides NFC authentication for international passports.

App (SDK) + server-side

USD 0.10/call

Device Guard

Note

Previously called Face Guard. The product code is unchanged.

Product solution

Product code

Solution description

Connection type

Device Guard

FACE_GUARD_PRO

Collects device fingerprints from face-scanning terminals and uses the Qwen text model to detect device-level risks.

  • App (SDK) + server-side

  • Web SDK (Mobile / PC)+ server-side

USD 0.20/call

Integration methods

Alibaba Cloud provides the following integration methods:

  • Native App SDK: Provides an SDK and server-side APIs for integration with your app. End users access Alibaba Cloud services through your app. To download the SDK, see SDK release notes.

  • Web (Mobile/PC): Provides a Web SDK and server-side APIs for web applications. End users access the service through a mobile or PC browser. Due to browser differences, not all solutions support PC access. Check the Connection type column in the tables above for PC support.

  • Server-side (API): Provides server-side APIs for direct backend integration.