Anonymize a face authentication

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Remove the personal data in a face authentication.

Path Parameters
  • face_authentication_id
    Type: string Pattern: ^fav_\w+$
    required

    The face authentication's unique identifier.

Responses
  • application/json
  • 401

    Unauthorized

  • 404

    Not Found

  • application/json
  • 500

    Internal Server Error

  • 503

    Service Unavailable

Request Example for post/face-authentications/{face_authentication_id}/anonymize
Shell Curl
curl https://identity-verification.checkout.com/face-authentications/fav_mtta050yudd54y5iqb5ijh8jtvz/anonymize \
  --request POST \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN'

{
  "id": "fav_mtta050yudd54y5iqb5ijh8jtvz",
  "created_on": "2025-07-21T17:32:28Z",
  "modified_on": "2025-07-21T17:40:32Z",
  "applicant_id": "aplt_tkoi5db4hryu5cei5vwoabr7we",
  "user_journey_id": "usj_t5bdzsdmi57ehhkrnmp5omjimu",
  "status": "approved",
  "response_codes": [
    {
      "code": 10000,
      "summary": "approved"
    }
  ],
  "risk_labels": [
    "multiple_faces_detected"
  ],
  "_links": {
    "self": {
      "href": "https://identity-verification.checkout.com/face-authentications/fav_mtta050yudd54y5iqb5ijh8jtvz"
    },
    "applicant": {
      "href": "https://identity-verification.checkout.com/applicants/aplt_tkoi5db4hryu5cei5vwoabr7ou"
    }
  }
}

Personal data removed successfully