Know they're real before you meet.
FaceIDfier lets two people who met online prove to each other that they're real people who match a government-issued photo ID — with a live, prompted video that a fake profile, a bot or a saved clip can't answer. You only ever see each other's result.
Your video and ID are deleted within 24 hours of the decision.
Your one-time prompt
Say “purple table seven river”
Helen is verified
Real person, matching their photo ID
Verified
One word. A lot of checking behind it.
When someone shows as verified on FaceIDfier, every one of these was confirmed for them — live, in that room, for you.
A live person, right now
- Recorded on their own camera, inside FaceIDfier. There's no way to upload a saved photo or video.
- They answered a one-time prompt — words to say or a movement to make — created seconds before recording.
- One person, one continuous take: checked for cuts, loops, overlays, replayed screens and swapped faces.
A real, matching ID
- A physical government-issued photo ID, photographed live — not a photocopy and not a picture on a screen.
- Checked for signs of tampering, an intact photo, expiry, and that they're 18 or over.
- The face in the live video matches the ID photo, and the name they use matches the name on the ID.
Built to stop the fakes people meet online.
- AI-generated profile pictures
- Profile photos aren't what we check. A generated face has no live body to answer a prompt on camera and no government ID to match.
- Pre-recorded or generated videos
- A clip made in advance can't know a prompt that didn't exist until seconds before recording. Uploads aren't possible at all.
- Replays and injected camera feeds
- Every recording is checked for screen edges, moiré, cursors, cuts, loops and signs of a virtual camera. Suspicious clips don't pass.
- Bots and fake accounts
- A bot can't hold up a passport, turn its head on cue, or speak four random words into a live camera.
- Someone using another person's photos
- Their live face has to match the photo on their own ID — so borrowed or stolen pictures don't get anyone verified.
- Edited or fake IDs
- Documents are checked for altered text and dates, mismatched fonts, substituted photos, and photos of screens or copies.
How it works
Invite them
Enter the other person's email. Only that address can accept your private invitation.
Take turns, live
In a private room, you each record a short prompted video and photograph your ID — and watch each other's progress as it happens.
Every submission is checked
Liveness, document and face-match checks run on each of you separately. Nothing is shared between you.
See each other's result
You each see the other's name and a single result: verified or not. Never their video or ID.
Your identity stays yours.
- The other person never sees your video or ID
- They see your display name and your result. That's all.
- Deleted within 24 hours of the decision
- Your video and ID photos are permanently deleted, and each deletion is confirmed. Unfinished uploads are removed automatically.
- Encrypted and locked down
- Encrypted in transit and at rest, stored privately, and only viewable for verification through links that expire after 60 seconds. Every access is logged.
- We don't keep what's on your ID
- Your ID number, date of birth and address are never entered into our systems — and the photo of your ID is deleted within 24 hours.
Straight answers.
Being clear about what we check — and what we don't — is part of why the badge can be trusted.
What does “verified” actually mean?
That the person in a live, prompted video matched the photo on a government-issued ID that showed no signs of tampering, and that their name matches the ID. It's strong evidence you're talking to a real person whose face and name match their ID.
What doesn't it mean?
It doesn't mean someone is safe, kind or honest, and it isn't a background check — we don't look at criminal, financial or relationship history. Keep meeting in public places and trust your instincts.
Can the other person see my ID or my name on it?
No. They only see the display name you chose and whether you were verified. Your display name has to plausibly match your ID, but your legal name, document and video are never shown to them.
Which IDs can I use?
A passport (recommended), national ID card, driver's licence, or another government-issued photo ID — the physical document, not a copy or a picture on your phone.
What if I don't pass?
You'll see the result in the room. For your security we don't share the specific reason, and if a clearer photo or video would help, you're asked to try again.