Context types (image, video)

The context parameter in the request and response payload basically describes what the image or video was taken of, for example if the image/video is about the selfie (the end-users face), the document front or back, etc.

Veriff captures multiple images. The image with the -pre suffix is the first one, and the one without is the second image.

Identity and Document Verification process

Context label name	Description
`document-and-face`	Returns the selfie with the the ID document's front
`document-and-face-pre`	Returns the selfie with the the ID document's front
`document-back`	Returns the picture of the ID document's back
`document-back-barcode`	Returns the picture of the ID document's back, to display the barcode
`document-back-barcode-pre`	Returns the picture of the ID document's back, to display the barcode
`document-back-pre`	Returns the picture of the ID document's back
`document-back-qrcode`	Returns the picture of the ID document's back, to display the QR-code
`document-back-qrcode-pre`	Returns the picture of the ID document's back, to display the QR-code
`document-front`	Returns the picture of the ID document's front
`document-front-face-cropped`	Returns a cropped portrait image from a document
`document-front-pre`	Returns the picture of the ID document's front
`document-front-qrcode`	Returns the picture of the ID document's front, to display the QR-code
`document-front-qrcode-pre`	Returns the picture of the ID document's front, to display the QR-code
`face`	Returns the selfie picture
`face-cropped`	Returns the cropped selfie photo
`face-nfc`	Returns the selfie picture extracted from the document's NFC chip
`face-pre`	Returns the selfie picture
`face-reference`	Returns the selfie picture that is used as reference image
`face-reference`	Used to pass or return the end-user’s reference image used in Selfie2Selfie Biometric Verification
`generic-document-front`	Used when sending document for Unstructured Documents verification
`registry-face`	Returns the selfie picture extracted from a third party registry

Proof of Address verification process

Context label name	Description
`address-front`	Returns the image of the address that's displayed on the Proof of Address document's front

Video context types

Context label name	Description	Platform
`document-front-pre-video`	Returns the video of the document's front	only Native SDKs
`document-back-pre-video`	Returns the video of the document's back	only Native SDKs
`document-and-face-pre-video`	Returns the selfie video with the document's front	only Native SDKs
`document-back-barcode-pre-video`	Returns the selfie video with the document's back to display the document's barcode	only Native SDKs
`face-pre-video`	Returns the selfie video	only Native SDKs
`selfid_video`	Returns one video of the whole session, comprising the selfie, document front and document back videos	Web flow and Native SDKs

Article versioning

Date	Description
Apr 10, 2026	Video context types table updated, `document-front-qrcode-pre-video` and `document-back-qrcode-pre-video` types removed as irrelevant
Mar 20, 2026	`face-reference` context label added `generic-document-front` context label added Context labels in tables ordered alphabetically
Jun 6, 2025	Heading “Article versioning” changed to “Changelog”
May 2, 2025	`face-cropped` image context type added
Mar 12, 2025	Documentation published