Morphology

Morphology services validate the physical authenticity of identity documents by analyzing their visual structure. They make it possible to detect forged, altered, or low-quality documents before processing the data they contain.

When to use it

Use it as a pre- or post-scan validation step for Document in onboarding flows where the quality and authenticity of the document are critical.

Available services

Service	Description
Document validation	Standard asynchronous flow for generic documents. The process is completed in three mandatory stages: 1. POST /start: Initialization of the process and image upload. 2. POST /status: Query the current validation status. 3. POST /data: Retrieval of the final result and extracted data.
Document validation V2	Optimized version of the asynchronous flow. It maintains the three-step structure (POST), but redefines the response of the endpoint /data. This version offers a cleaner data structure and, above all, much clearer and more specific rejection reasons, allowing better exception handling.
Document PAD Diagnostic	Presentation Attack Detection on document images. It detects whether someone is trying to validate a screen, a photocopy, or any kind of non-original reproduction.

Note on response times

Morphological validation is a semi-automated process. The average time is 60 seconds and can reach up to 270 seconds. Design your integration with polling or webhooks; do not block the main thread while waiting for the response.