Introduction

Valyd is a verified-identity platform. It gives developers two products:

Unique Human API — determine whether you’re interacting with a live, unique human. You create an app, copy its API key, start a session for a workflow with the liveness and/or uniqueness checks, and redirect the person to Valyd’s verification page. The verdict returns to your system; no account is involved and nothing is saved to one.
Reusable Verification — users connect their Valyd identity (standard OpenID Connect), you read the verified information they already hold and have consented to share, and for anything missing you run a workflow — KYC, professional licenses, face match, liveness, location, and more. Passed proofs save to the user’s Valyd ID, so they’re reusable the next time.

If you want to…	Use	Start here
Know whether this person is live and unique	Unique Human API	Overview
Let users reuse verified identity — and verify what’s missing	Reusable Verification	Overview

Connect with Valyd is built on OpenID Connect and can also serve as your app’s sign-in — see Connect with Valyd. It’s part of Reusable Verification, not a separate product.

Onboarding a workforce? Use an organization

If you’re bringing a whole team or workforce onto Valyd — employees, staff, contractors — use an Organization. Your people connect with Valyd (standard OIDC), and each active member gets unlimited verifications for $0.99 / month (14-day free trial). Face login, no passwords, and you always know exactly who signed in.

→ Organizations — how it works, roles, member onboarding, and pricing.

Where everything lives

Host	What it is
`idp.valyd.work`	The Valyd API — verification, the account APIs, and sign-in. Your app talks to this host.
`dev.valyd.work`	The Developer Portal — create apps, get your keys, and configure workflows.
`docs.valyd.work`	These docs, the API Playground, and the live demos.

New accounts start with a $100 credit so you can build and test for free.

Concepts & terms

Term	Meaning
Valyd ID	A person’s verified identity: their face vector, verified legal name, and every proof they’ve earned. One per human.
`valyd_id`	The stable identifier of that identity — key your users on it.
App	What you register in the Developer Portal : the credentials your integration uses.
Check	One verification action (KYC, liveness, face match, license lookup). Returns one result.
Workflow	The saved bundle of checks you configure for your app — a user completes it in one verification session.
Proof / badge	The durable outcome of a passed check, saved on a Valyd account and reusable later.
Scope	What a user permits your app to read when they connect. Managed per app.
Organization	A shared workspace: one team, shared apps, a workforce roster, one bill. Details.
Consent flow	The explicit approval step for releasing raw identity data — separate from connecting.