aid: smile-identity
name: Smile Identity
description: >-
  Smile Identity (Smile ID) is Africa's leading digital identity verification,
  fraud detection, AML and KYC/KYB compliance platform. Its V3 REST API and v12
  mobile/web SDKs let businesses onboard and authenticate users across all 54
  African countries and beyond, covering thousands of ID types and documents.
  Products include Biometric KYC, Document Verification, Enhanced Document
  Verification, Basic and Enhanced KYC, Business Verification (KYB), SmartSelfie
  registration/authentication/compare, phone and address verification, and
  AML monitoring. Verifications run against government and institutional data
  sources, with passive/active liveness, and results delivered synchronously
  and via asynchronous callback webhooks.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/smile-identity/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- 500-global
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source:
  - authentication
  - security
  - sandbox
  - {url: 'https://usesmileid.com', status: 301, note: 'declared website redirects to https://smile.id/ — a different registrable domain (usesmileid.com -> smile.id), possible rename or acquisition (probed 2026-09-03, roadmap#169)'}
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
image: https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/69cecfcd51ce55fce000c092/6a198a55c9d40279f94b33a4_Smile-Favicon.png
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-21'
x-docs-platform: gitbook
x-docs-platform-confidence: high
x-docs-platform-checked: 2026-10-04
tags:
- Company
- Identity Verification
- KYC
- KYB
- Biometrics
- Liveness Detection
- Document Verification
- AML
- Fraud Prevention
- Compliance
- Onboarding
- Africa
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
apis:
- aid: smile-identity:smile-identity-authentication-api
  name: Smile Identity Authentication API
  description: The Authentication API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for authentication.
  humanURL: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.smileidentity.com
  tags:
  - Authentication
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smile-identity-authentication-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
- aid: smile-identity:smile-identity-biometric-authentication-api
  name: Smile Identity Biometric Authentication API
  description: >-
    The Biometric Authentication API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for biometric authentication.
  humanURL: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.smileidentity.com
  tags:
  - Biometric Authentication
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smile-identity-biometric-authentication-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
- aid: smile-identity:smile-identity-biometric-enrollment-api
  name: Smile Identity Biometric Enrollment API
  description: >-
    The Biometric Enrollment API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for biometric enrollment.
  humanURL: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.smileidentity.com
  tags:
  - Biometric Enrollment
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smile-identity-biometric-enrollment-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
- aid: smile-identity:smile-identity-biometric-kyc-api
  name: Smile Identity Biometric KYC API
  description: The Biometric KYC API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for biometric kyc.
  humanURL: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.smileidentity.com
  tags:
  - Biometric KYC
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smile-identity-biometric-kyc-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
- aid: smile-identity:smile-identity-callback-replay-api
  name: Smile Identity Callback Replay API
  description: The Callback Replay API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for callback replay.
  humanURL: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.smileidentity.com
  tags:
  - Callback Replay
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smile-identity-callback-replay-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
- aid: smile-identity:smile-identity-document-verification-api
  name: Smile Identity Document Verification API
  description: >-
    The Document Verification API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for document verification.
  humanURL: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.smileidentity.com
  tags:
  - Document Verification
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smile-identity-document-verification-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
- aid: smile-identity:smile-identity-enhanced-document-verification-api
  name: Smile Identity Enhanced Document Verification API
  description: >-
    The Enhanced Document Verification API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for enhanced document
    verification.
  humanURL: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.smileidentity.com
  tags:
  - Enhanced Document Verification
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smile-identity-enhanced-document-verification-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
- aid: smile-identity:smile-identity-enhanced-kyc-api
  name: Smile Identity Enhanced KYC API
  description: The Enhanced KYC API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for enhanced kyc.
  humanURL: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.smileidentity.com
  tags:
  - Enhanced KYC
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smile-identity-enhanced-kyc-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
- aid: smile-identity:smile-identity-services-api
  name: Smile Identity Services API
  description: The Services API from Smile Identity — 4 operation(s) for services.
  humanURL: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.smileidentity.com
  tags:
  - Services
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smile-identity-services-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
- aid: smile-identity:smile-identity-smart-selfie-compare-api
  name: Smile Identity Smart Selfie Compare API
  description: >-
    The Smart Selfie Compare API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for smart selfie compare.
  humanURL: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.smileidentity.com
  tags:
  - Smart Selfie Compare
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smile-identity-smart-selfie-compare-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
- aid: smile-identity:smile-identity-users-api
  name: Smile Identity Users API
  description: The Users API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for users.
  humanURL: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.smileidentity.com
  tags:
  - User
  tags_raw:
  - Users
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smile-identity-users-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
- aid: smile-identity:smile-identity-verification-status-api
  name: Smile Identity Verification Status API
  description: >-
    The Verification Status API from Smile Identity — 1 operation(s) for verification status.
  humanURL: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.smileidentity.com
  tags:
  - Verification Status
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/smile-identity-verification-status-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
common:
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/smile-identity-capability-edges.yml
  name: Smile Identity Business Capability Map
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/smile-identity-v3-overlay.yaml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/smile-identity-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://usesmileid.com
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://portal.usesmileid.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.usesmileid.com
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/api-reference
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/getting-started/run-your-first-test-job
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/smileidentity
- type: Blog
  url: https://usesmileid.com/blog
- type: SignUp
  url: https://portal.usesmileid.com
- type: Pricing
  url: https://usesmileid.com/pricing
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://usesmileid.com/legal/privacy-policy
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://usesmileid.com/legal/terms-and-conditions
- type: Postman
  url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/integration-options/rest-api/postman-collections
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://docs.usesmileid.com/developer-resources/overview/changelog
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/smile-identity-llms.txt
- type: Packages
  url: packages/smile-identity-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/smile-identity-packages.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/smile-identity-authentication.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/smile-identity-problem-types.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/smile-identity-conventions.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/smile-identity-lifecycle.yml
- type: Webhooks
  url: asyncapi/smile-identity-verification-webhooks.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/smile-identity-conformance.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/smile-identity-sandbox.yml
- type: Components
  url: components/smile-identity-components.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/smile-identity-data-model.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/smile-identity-changelog.yml
- type: X-MCPServerCandidate
  url: mcp/smile-identity-mcp.yml
  note: 'Renamed from MCPServer 2026-09-03 (roadmap#247): the manifest self-describes as status: candidate — a tool list derived from the published API contracts, not an existing server. The scorer already read the manifest and reported mcp_server correctly; the MCPServer type was crediting the artifact-type surfaces with a server that does not exist.'
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/smile-identity-agentic-access.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: SpectralRules
  url: https://github.com/smileidentity/api-reference/blob/ee22a25c4c7b9e433e4fb5422f305b30773a8c2b/.spectral.yaml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-21'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 23
  pass: local-v1