Download an ID check certificate as PDF
/id-checks/{id_check_uuid}/pdf
Returns a verification certificate PDF for a completed entity-bound ID check.
This endpoint does not bill - PDF generation reuses the existing on-record check data.
Example Request
GETRequest Schema
id_check_uuid
Available Response Data
4 Data PointsPDF certificate
application/pdf, returned as raw bytes, not JSON
Identity verification certificate for the completed check
409 while the check is still running; poll the show endpoint until outcome is pass or fail
404 if the check was not found, or if id_type is idpass
no downloadable certificate
API Data Scale & Coverage tag
Unmatched data depth to power your compliance and verification workflows.
Sandbox Environment
Build and test against a sandbox account. Sandbox is a separate account with its own UUID and its own API keys, and the environment is fixed at the account level, so you cannot switch an existing key between live and sandbox with a parameter or header. Both share the same base URL, so the account behind your key is what determines which environment you are in. GET /v1/account returns an environment field of live or sandbox, and that is the authoritative answer.
Calls on a sandbox key are not billed. Every endpoint, response shape, error envelope, idempotency and rate-limit behaviour mirrors live, so the only change when you move to production should be the credentials. Sandbox accounts are provisioned by your Global Data account manager.
Identity verification works end to end in sandbox using the same endpoints and response shapes as live. No real SMS is sent for an IDPass delivered by SMS on a sandbox account; the message is recorded instead of delivered.
Technical Use Cases tag
Attach the report to your case file
Download the generated PDF and store it against your own record, so the evidence sits with the decision it supported.
Share with reviewers and auditors
Produce a self-contained document that can go to a reviewer, an auditor or a regulator without giving them portal access.
Collect once the check has completed
Poll the show endpoint until the check reaches a terminal outcome before requesting the PDF. Asking too early returns 409.
Compliance & Security tag
Enterprise-grade infrastructure audited against the standards your regulators require.
Common Questions tag
Everything you need to know about implementation details and compliance infrastructure.
rocket_launch Implementation
What does this endpoint return?
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What does this endpoint return?
Raw bytes, not JSON. The success response carries the file itself, so treat the body as binary and write it straight to storage instead of parsing it.
Error responses are still JSON. A 409 means the underlying check has not finished yet, so poll the show endpoint until the outcome is terminal before retrying the download.
rocket_launch Implementation
What are the rate limits?
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What are the rate limits?
600 requests per minute by default, enforced with a 60-second fixed window. Every response carries X-RateLimit-Limit and X-RateLimit-Remaining.
Exceeding the limit returns 429 Too Many Requests with a Retry-After header giving the number of seconds to wait, and X-RateLimit-Reset giving the reset timestamp. Schedule retries from Retry-After instead of a fixed sleep, and slow down before you hit zero, not after.
Higher limits can be arranged case by case through WatchEye support.
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