BioID Web Service
The facts below are what the maker publishes about BioID Web Service, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From BioID Web Service's own pricing page, checked 13 Nov 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| BioID Web Service 30-day trial | Free | Free API access · full access to RESTful Web APIs · 30 days; ends automatically |
The facts
Each one read from BioID Web Service's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API protocols
- BioID offers RESTful Web API and SOAP API access to BWS.checked 13 Nov 2026
- Data location
- BioID says its data centers are in Europe or, by special customer request, in other specified countries.checked 13 Nov 2026
- Data transfer
- BWS data transfers use TLS/SSL encryption.checked 13 Nov 2026
- Mobile samples
- Sample integration code is provided for iOS and Android apps.checked 13 Nov 2026
- On-premises option
- BioID says private or on-premises deployment is available on demand.checked 13 Nov 2026
- Privacy architecture
- BioID describes biometric operations as anonymous without personally identifiable information and says templates are pseudonymized and non-exportable.checked 13 Nov 2026
- Security certification
- BioID states its liveness detection is repeatedly certified by TÜVIT against FIDO biometric requirements and ISO/IEC 30107-3:2023.checked 13 Nov 2026
- Service model
- BWS is a cloud-based online service using match-on-server processing.checked 13 Nov 2026
- Web integration
- BioID provides HTML5 and JavaScript implementation code that users may copy or modify.checked 13 Nov 2026
- What it does
- BioID Web Service provides biometric authentication including face recognition and liveness detection.checked 13 Nov 2026
The company
- Company origin
- BioID says its technology became an independent company in 1998 and its R&D is based in Nuremberg.checked 13 Nov 2026
Where it runs
- Platform transition
- BioID says Classic BWS is scheduled to terminate on December 31, 2026; BWS 3 uses gRPC and RESTful APIs.checked 13 Nov 2026
Money
- Trial coverage
- The trial provides access to RESTful APIs including liveness detection, face recognition, and PhotoVerify.checked 13 Nov 2026
- Trial limit
- The trial ends automatically after 30 days.checked 13 Nov 2026
- Trial support
- BioID directs users to its Helpdesk or support email for questions.checked 13 Nov 2026
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