Capture, read & authenticate any ID.
OCR, MRZ and NFC extraction with document-authenticity checks for passports and UAE ID across 190+ countries and 14,000+ document types — verified in about a second, in one API call.
One call. Every check.
Each capability runs in parallel and returns in a single structured response.
Read every field
Structured data from the visual zone and machine-readable zone, normalised per country.
Read the chip
Verify e-passport & UAE-ID chip data with active authentication for the highest assurance.
Detect tampering
Hologram, font, template, MRZ-checksum and portrait-morphing checks flag forgeries.
40+ fields
Name, DOB, document number, expiry, nationality, address and more — typed & validated.
Rules built in
Auto-flag expired documents and compute age for age-restricted onboarding.
Global by default
Passports, national IDs, residence permits and driving licences from 190+ countries.
From UAE ID to the long tail.
A continuously expanding template library, tuned for the GCC and validated against real-world capture conditions.
- UAE Emirates ID — front, back & chip
- ePassports with NFC active authentication
- Residence permits & GCC national IDs
- Driving licences & visas
Catch fakes humans miss.
Layered forensic checks score every document, with explainable reason codes on every decision so your risk team — and your regulator — can see exactly why.
- Screen-replay & photocopy detection
- Digital-tamper & splicing analysis
- Portrait morphing detection
- Repeat-document & velocity checks
Live in an afternoon.
A single REST call or a drop-in SDK returns extracted fields, an authenticity verdict and the cropped portrait — ready for face matching.
- SDKs: Web, iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter
- Hosted flow or fully headless API
- Webhooks + exportable audit logs
- Sandbox, test docs & an MCP server for AI agents
const r = await othento.documents.verify({
country: "AE", nfc: true,
});
// r.authentic ✓ · r.fields · 1.1sFour steps, about a second.
Capture
Guided SDK capture with live quality & glare feedback.
Extract
OCR + MRZ + NFC read every field.
Authenticate
Forensic tamper, template & chip checks.
Decision
Pass / refer with reason codes & audit log.
Onboarding, everywhere.
Account opening
Straight-through KYC for new accounts and periodic re-KYC.
SIM registration
Compliant activation in-store and in-app at national scale.
Wallet onboarding
Mobile-first capture that converts without inviting fraud.
Manual review can't keep up.
| Othento | Manual review | Legacy vendor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to decision | ~1 second | Minutes–hours | Seconds–minutes |
| Document coverage | 14,000+ | Reviewer-dependent | Thousands |
| Forensic fraud checks | ✓ explainable | Inconsistent | Partial |
| Audit trail & reason codes | ✓ exportable | Manual notes | Limited |
| UAE data residency | ✓ DIFC / ADGM | — | Varies |
| Integration time | An afternoon | N/A | Weeks |
We replaced a manual document desk with Othento and cut onboarding from a day to under a minute — with a cleaner audit trail than we had before.
Questions, answered.
Yes — front, back and the NFC chip with active authentication for the highest level of assurance.