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Overview

Use this method to retrieve NFC-based ID verification check results based on the data extracted from the applicant’s compatible identity documents.

Request example

curl -X GET \
     'https://api.sumsub.com/resources/checks/latest?applicantId=66bb9b44fc99ec3ef8y5ppph&type=NFC' \
     -H 'X-App-Token: <your-app-token>' \
     -H 'X-App-Access-Sig: <your-signature>' \
     -H 'X-App-Access-Ts: <unix-timestamp>'

Response explained

The response represents a list of checks.

Root variables

The root variables are the core check result data items. Some of them may include nested attributes and element fields.

Field	Type	Description
`answer`	String	Check answer. `GREEN` — the check was processed and completed successfully. `RED` — the check returned a negative result.
`checkType`	String	Indicates this is the `NFC` check type.
`createdAt`	Date	Date and time (UTC) of the latest NFC check result.
`id`	String	Unique identifier of the check.
`inputDoc`	Object	Defines the document used for the check.
`nfcCheckInfo`	Object	Details of the NFC check results.

`inputDoc` attributes

Field	Type	Description
`idDocType`	String	Type of document used for NFC-based ID verification.
`country`	String	Alpha-3 code (for example, `DEU`, `GBR`, `ARG`) of the country where the document was issued.

`nfcCheckInfo` attributes

Field	Type	Description
`validCertificate`	String	Indicates whether a document is valid and up to date (`GREEN`) or not (`RED`).
`extractedData`	Object	Includes the data obtained through the NFC chip of identity documents.
`processingErrors`	Array of objects	Each error object contains a `reason` field explaining the cause of the error (for example, `userCancelled`, `userSkipped`).
`validation`	Object	Contains the results of validation checks performed during NFC verification.

`extractedData` attributes

Field	Type	Description
`signedData`	Object	Includes the data that has been cryptographically signed to prove its authenticity and integrity.
`mrzInfo`	Object	Contains the MRZ (Machine-Readable Zone) data extracted from the ID document.
`images`	Object	Includes the data on the images uploaded.

`signedData` attributes

Field	Type	Description
`issuerPrincipal`	String	Refers to the identity of the entity that issued the document.

`mrzInfo` attributes

Field	Type	Description
`fullMrz`	String	Contains the full Machine-Readable Zone (MRZ) data from the ID document.
`dateOfExpiration`	Date	Document expiration date. Presented as a UNIX timestamp.
`documentNumber`	String	Document registration number.
`issuingState`	String	ISO 3166-1 code of the country or state that issued the document (for example, `DEU`, `GBR`, `ARG`). Refer to the list of countries and document types that are available via Sumsub NFC verification.
`nationality`	String	Applicant's country of origin as specified in the document. Presented as an ISO 3166-1 country code (for example, `DEU`, `GBR`, `ARG`).
`identifier`	String	Name of the user.
`dob`	Date	Applicant's date of birth. Presented as a UNIX timestamp.
`gender`	String	Gender of the applicant (`M`, `F`, or `X`). This field can be omitted if not specified.

`images` attributes

Field	Type	Description
`faceMimeType`	String	Indicates the type and format of the image for the "face" field (for example, `image/jpeg`, `image/png`).

`validation` attributes

Field	Type	Description
`accessControlStatus`	Object	Contains the results of access control checks performed during NFC verification.
`activeAuthentication`	Object	Contains the result of active authentication performed on the document chip.
`certificateChain`	Array of objects	Contains information about certificates in the document certificate chain.
`certificateMasterListCheck`	Boolean	Indicates whether the document certificate passed validation against the certificate master list.
`certificateSelfCheck`	Boolean	Indicates whether the document certificate passed the self-check.
`hashValidation`	Object	Contains the results of hash validation for data read from the document chip.

`accessControlStatus` attributes

Field	Type	Description
`bac`	Object	Contains the result of the Basic Access Control (BAC) check.
`eacta`	Object	Contains the result of the Extended Access Control Terminal Authentication (EACTA) check.
`pace`	Object	Contains the result of the Password Authenticated Connection Establishment (PACE) check.

Access control check attributes

The following attributes apply to the bac, eacta, and pace objects.

Field	Type	Description
`errorCode`	String	Error code returned for the access control check.
`status`	String	Status of the access control check. Available options: `success`, `failed`, `unknown`.

`activeAuthentication` attributes

Field	Type	Description
`errorCode`	String	Error code returned for the active authentication check.
`status`	String	Status of the active authentication check.

`certificateChain` element fields

Field	Type	Description
`name`	String	Name of the certificate in the document certificate chain.

`hashValidation` attributes

Field	Type	Description
`images`	Boolean	Indicates whether image data read from the document chip passed hash validation.
`mrzInfo`	Boolean	Indicates whether MRZ information read from the document chip passed hash validation.

Response examples

If the request is successfully sent and processed, you will get a response like one of those below.

{
    "checks": [
        {
            "answer": "GREEN",
            "checkType": "NFC",
            "createdAt": "2025-08-07 11:16:21",
            "id": "e52cb57b-0e7a-4e46-8a3b-3cc490516802",
            "inputDoc": {
                "idDocType": "ID_CARD",
                "country": "KAZ"
            },
            "nfcCheckInfo": {
                "validCertificate": "GREEN",
                "extractedData": {
                    "signedData": {
                        "issuerPrincipal": "CN=Certificate Authority Offline-1, OU=eDocuments and eID, O=Republic of Kazakhstan, C=KZ"
                    },
                    "mrzInfo": {
                        "fullMrz": "IDKAZ0533757222910000000000<<<\n9104071M0000000KAZ<<<<<<<<<<<9\nDOE<<JOHN<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<\n",
                        "dateOfExpiration": 1973721600000,
                        "documentNumber": "100000089",
                        "issuingState": "KAZ",
                        "nationality": "KAZ",
                        "identifier": "DOE JOHN",
                        "dob": 670982400000,
                        "gender": "M"
                    },
                    "images": {
                        "faceMimeType": "image/jpeg"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}

{
    "checks": [
        {
            "answer": "RED",
            "checkType": "NFC",
            "createdAt": "2025-08-05 14:06:23",
            "id": "36c65d0e-0760-43e0-ae2c-acfc14d50efe",
            "inputDoc": {
                "idDocType": "ID_CARD",
                "country": "KAZ"
            },
            "nfcCheckInfo": {
                "processingErrors": [
                    {
                        "reason": "userCancelled"
                    }
                ]
            }
        }
    ]
}

// Empty `checks` array means the NFC check was not performed for this applicant.

{
  "checks": []
}

If the request fails, you will receive an HTTP response containing an error code along with a message explaining the error. For example:

{
    "code": 404,
    "description": "Applicant with id 682e260519dabfbd86d9b45d not found",
    "type": "de.smtdp.commons.service.exceptions.ServiceException"
}

Overview

Request example

Response explained

Root variables

inputDoc attributes

nfcCheckInfo attributes

extractedData attributes

signedData attributes

mrzInfo attributes

images attributes

validation attributes

accessControlStatus attributes