Identity Verification + KYC
Flag AI-generated selfies that pass document and face checks.
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IMAGE
Stop the synthetic image before it clears
Detect AI-generated and altered selfies, claim photos, and evidence before an account opens or a case moves.
A real ID can carry a synthetic face
Identity is now synthetic. Document checks and face matching confirm who someone is. Neither checks whether the image itself was generated, with or without a watermark.
45%
drop in AUC for leading open-source image detectors on in-the-wild deepfakes versus prior benchmarks (Deepfake-Eval-2024, arXiv 2025).
1 in 5
biometric fraud attempts on Entrust's identity-verification network were linked to deepfakes (Entrust 2026 Identity Fraud Report).
5.86%
of election-related images on X, Bluesky, and Reddit during Canada's 2025 federal election were deepfakes (Livernoche et al., arXiv 2025).
Inspect the image itself
AI-generated images
Faces and scenes created from scratch.
Face swaps
One person's face placed on another's.
AI-altered photos
Real photos with generated edits.
Synthetic selfies
Generated faces built to pass face match.
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WHERE IT RUNS
Screen images inside your apps
Screen selfies, profile photos, and claim photos inside onboarding or moderation through the API. Upload images for review in the web app.
Screen selfies and claim photos through the API with RealAPI
Upload images for review in the web app with RealScan
Run your first image check on the free API
Start free with RealAPIAdd a media check behind liveness and face match
Stop it at intake
Get a result before an account, claim, or post goes through.
Keep it separate from face match
Check whether the face was generated, not who it belongs to.
Act on your rules
Feed the result into onboarding, moderation, or review.
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USE CASES
Bring image checks into every intake
Use it wherever an image can open an account, settle a claim, or shape a story.
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CASE STUDY
The ID passed. The selfie didn't.
See how IDmission added a media check to onboarding and stopped an AI-generated selfie before the account was created.
Frequently Asked Questions
Image detection
Analyze the image for the patterns generation and editing tools leave behind. Reality Defender returns a result with supporting detail.
Yes. Face match ties the selfie to the ID. Image detection checks whether the selfie was generated.
No. Watermarks and C2PA labels only help when the creator adds them. Detection reads the image itself.
No. It runs behind liveness and face match and checks whether the image itself was generated.
Yes. The API has a free plan.
No. It tells you whether an image is AI-generated or manipulated. Identity stays with your other systems.