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Delete Identification

Permanently deletes an identification and all associated data.

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This action cannot be undone. Ensure you have downloaded any required data before deletion.

Endpoint

DELETE /api/v1/{customer}/identifications/{transaction-number}

Path parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
customerstringYesYour company identifier
transaction-numberstringYesTransaction identifier

Request

Headers

HeaderTypeRequiredDescription
X-API-LOGIN-TOKENstringYesAuth token for authentication

Response

{
"message": "Identification deleted successfully",
"deletedAt": "2024-03-21T11:00:00Z"
}

Archive Identification

As an alternative to deletion, an identification can be archived. Archiving retains the identification data without making it active, which can be useful for audit or compliance purposes.

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This feature is not enabled by default. Contact IDnow to have it enabled for your account.

Endpoint

POST /api/v1/{customer}/identifications/{transaction-number}/archive

Path parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
customerstringYesYour company identifier
transaction-numberstringYesTransaction identifier

Request

Headers

HeaderTypeRequiredDescription
X-API-LOGIN-TOKENstringYesAuth token for authentication
note

This endpoint has no request body.