INE validation service

INE service

The service makes the identification, classification and validation of the voter identification card issued by the National Electoral Institute to verify the authenticity and trust of the data by consulting directly in the official entities.

Versioning

The service has two versions, you can specify it by sending the number in the param v or x-Version even both params. These are optionals.

The default version is 2.0. If you specify the version, the parameters (v,x-Version) must be exactly the same.

Rest Web service description

The service offers two ways to verify the authenticity of official documents.

1.- Identification and classification The first is the identification and classification, the pre-processing parameters checkQuality, checkPatterns, checkFace are used to add the results of the physical and quality controls in the validation equation of the document. These parameters do not change the function of the service, as "identification and classification" is done to determine OCR processing and metadata retrieval.

Parameters to send: checkQuality (default true), checkPatterns (default true), checkFace (optional).

2.- Validation The second is the validation phase, the post-processing or "metadata validation" modify the execution of the service.

Parameters to send: checkInfo (by default true and optional), checkCurp (by default true and optional).

And finally, debugRenapo (not considered for the validation process).

`~/api/Business/ine`

Versions

Version 2 (2.0)
Supports voter ID types D, E, F, G and H.
Validate INE data at INE nominal list and get metadata found.
Validate CURP data at RENAPO and get metadata found.
Version 3 (3.0)
Improvement of INE document classification to prevent identity theft by detecting some specific characteristics of taxonomy.

Parameters

Tag	Type	Required	Description
checkInfo	boolean	yes	Data verification. Default value true.
checkQuality	boolean	yes	Quality verification on front and back documents. Default value true.
checkPatterns	boolean	yes	Patters verification to validate authenticity of documents. Default value true.
checkCurp	boolean	yes	CURP verification in RENAPO database. Default value true.
checkFace	boolean	no	Face of the person in the mexican ID. Default value true.
debugRenapo	boolean	no	Flag to send the same error as RENAPO was unavailable. Default value false.
v	string	no	Service version, must be 2, 2.0., 3 o 3.0
FrontFile	file	yes	Image File of the front side of INE.
BackFile	file	yes	Image File of the back side of INE.

Note 1: File's weight max is 4 MB. The minimum 1MB.
Note 2: File formats allowed are .JPG .PNG and .JPEG.
Note 3: The maximum size allowed 4992px x 3328px
Note 4: Image with focus.
Note 5: Cropped INE image without excess of background is required.
Note 6: Vertical orientation.

Required characteristics for images (front and back).

Characteristic	Description
Focused	The images must be focused and show readable information for the correct execution of the OCR process.
Brightness	The images must not show glare, brightness or contrast alterations that cause error in the validation of authenticity.
Quality	The documents must have legibility characteristics, not be modified, not present physical damage or alteration.
Figure	The image should preferably be in the shape of a rectangle, where only the credential is shown without excessive background. Likewise, for both sides of the document.
Accepted types	The credential have to be types D, E, F, G or H.

Headers

Tag	Type	Required	Description
ApiKey	string	yes	Customer key.
x-Version	string	no	Service version, must be 2, 2.0, 3 o 3.0.

Url Parameters

{
  "checkInfo": boolean,
  "checkQuality": boolean,
  "checkPatterns": boolean,
  "checkCurp": boolean,
  "checkFace": boolean,
  "debugRenapo": boolean,
  "v": string
}

FormData

{
  "FrontFile": file,
  "BackFile": file
}

Response:

Correct:

Name	Type	Description
Valid	boolean	The result of verifications.
type	string	Result of the type identified for the different documents like TypeDEF or TypeGH.
Validations
info	boolean	Result of INE validations process.
quality	boolean	Quality check for INE Image. Cannot have glare and it must be on focus.
curp	boolean	Result of CURP verification in RENAPO database.
patternCheck	boolean	Result of INE pattern check.
face	boolean	Result of face check.
nominalListCheck	boolean	Result of Ine verification in Nominal List.
Front
focus	boolean	Checks if the front image it is in focus.
glare	boolean	Checks if the front image does not have glare.
Back
focus	boolean	Checks if the back image it is in focus.
glare	boolean	Checks if the back image does not have glare.
Data
name	string	Name.
firstlastname	string	First Surname.
secondlastname	string	Second Surname.
addressline	string	Address Line one.
addressline2	string	Address Line two.
addressline3	string	Address Line tree.
electoralId	string	Voter ID.
curp	string	Clave Única de Registro de Población.
dateOfbirth	string	Date of birth.
sex	string	Gender.
folio	string	Identifier for the IDs type C located on the front. Type C credential, obsolete format that can no longer vote.
idNumber	string	Id number for the IDs type C located on the back. Type C credential, obsolete format that can no longer vote.
idmex	string	Id number for the IDs type DEF located on the back.
mz1	string	First line of values in the back of the id. Does not apply to type C. Type C, obsolete format that can no longer vote.
mz2	string	Second line of values in the back of the id. Does not apply to type C. Type C credential, obsolete format that can no longer vote.
mz3	string	Third line of values in the back of the id. Does not apply to type C.Type C credential, obsolete format that can no longer vote.
expirationDate	string	Expiration Date of the document.
CURP Data from RENAPO
curp	string	Clave Única de Registro de Población.
names	string	Name.
lastname	string	First Surname.
secondlastname	string	Second Surname.
sex	string	Gender.
dateofbirth	string	Date of birth.
nationality	string	Nationality.
entity	string	Entity of birth.
crip	string	Identity registration key.
statusCurp	string	Status of CURP.
folio	string	Folio.
probationaryDocument	string	Probationary Document.
foreignerNumber	string	Foreigner number.
registrationEntity	string	Entity of registry.
tome	string	Tome of registry.
municipalityRegistryKey	string	Municipal registration key.
yearOfregistry	string	Year of registry.
registryEntityKey	string	Entity registration key.
page	string	Page of registry.
actNumber	string	Act number.
book	string	Book of registry.
Nominal List Data from INE
canVote	boolean	Identification can be used to vote.
type	string	Identification type.
electorCode	string	Electoral code.
cicNumber	string	Credential Identification Code.
issueNumber	string	Issue number.
issueYear	string	Issue year.
registrationYear	string	Year of registry.
ocrNumber	string	Optical Character Recognition Code.
expDate	string	Expiration date.
warnings	array	Error messages.

JSON file

{
  "valid": boolean,
  "type": "string",
  "validations": {
    "info": boolean,
    "quality": boolean,
    "curp": boolean,
    "patterns": boolean,
    "face": boolean,
    "nominalListCheck": boolean
  },
  "front": {
    "focus": boolean,
    "glare": boolean
  },
  "back": {
    "focus": boolean,
    "glare": boolean
  },
  "data": {
    "name": "string",
    "firstLastName": "string",
    "secondLastName": "string",
    "addressLine1": "string",
    "addressLine2": "string",
    "addressLine3": "string",
    "electoralId": "string",
    "curp": "string",
    "dateOfBirth": "string",
    "sex": "string",
    "folio": "string",
    "idNumber": "string",
    "idMex": "string",
    "mz1": "string",
    "mz2": "string",
    "mz3": "string",
    "expirationDate": "string"
  },
  "curpData": {
    "curp": "string",
    "names": "string",
    "lastname": "string",
    "secondlastname": "string",
    "sex": "string",
    "dateofbirth": "string",
    "nationality": "string",
    "entity": "string",
    "crip": "string",
    "statusCurp": "string",
    "folio": "string",
    "probationaryDocument": "string",
    "foreignerNumber": "string",
    "registrationEntity": "string",
    "tome": "string",
    "municipalityRegistryKey": "string",
    "yearOfregistry": "string",
    "registryEntityKey": "string",
    "page": "string",
    "actNumber": "string",
    "book": "string"
  },
  "nominalListData": {
    "canVote": true,
    "type": "string",
    "electorCode": "string",
    "cicNumber": "string",
    "issueNumber": "string",
    "issueYear": "string",
    "registrationYear": "string",
    "ocrNumber": "string",
    "expDate": "string"
  },
  "warnings": [{
    "code": "string",
    "message": "string"
  }]
}

Error:

Name	Type	Description
code	string	Error code.
message	string	Error message.
fullMessaeg	string	Full message means join of the code ot client and Error message.

{
  "code": "string",
  "message": "string"
  "fullMessage": "string"
}

Service messages

Code	Message	Description
00	Success	Indicates whether the request was successful or unsuccessful. If everything goes well, the structure of the data will be displayed.
Errors
INE001	Incorrect params. There is no backFile or frontFile.	Message that is displayed when the request has been completed successfully but its response has no content, (Example: when the front and back image is not sent).
INE002	Incorrect information. There is not frontFile.	Message that is displayed when the front image is not sent.
INE003	Incorrect information. There is not backFile.	Message that is displayed when the back image is not sent.
INE004	The format of the input document does not correspond to any of the allowed JPG, JPEG and PNG	Message that is displayed when the back or front file is not an image format file.
INE005	INE / IFE document was not detected in ineFront or ineBack images.	Message displayed when the image does not correspond to a correct INE or IFE.
INE006	The file size is not within the approximate range of 4 MB allowed.	Message displayed when the file is larger than the allowed.
INE007	The voter ID card has alterations.	Message displayed when The voter ID card has alterations.
INE008	Something was wrong, we are working on the failure.	Message displayed when there is an error on the server.
INE009	Access Denied. ApiKey not present.	Message displayed when a request is received with an unauthorized ApiKey.
INE010	Unable to identify INE type.	Message displayed when the image cannot be classificated.
INE011	We detect two images of the same side.	Message displayed when the two images received are the same side of the document. This could be two front or two back.
INE012	Front image type: {Type} not supported.	Message displayed when the front side of the document corresponds to a document type that is not supported because is expired. Example: Document type B.
INE013	Back image type: {Type} not supported.	Message displayed when the back side of the document corresponds to a type of document that is not supported because is expired. Example: Document type B.
INE014	Access Denied. ApiKey header not found.	Message displayed when the ApiKey does not exist.
INE015	Unable to identify INE type in ineFront and/or ineBack images.	Message displayed when the images type do not match or could not be detect.
Warnings
INE100	Glare detected on front image	Message displayed when glare detected in the front image.
INE101	Glare detected on back image	Message displayed when glare detected in the back image.
INE102	Front image without focus	Message displayed when blur detected in the front image.
INE103	Back image without focus	Message displayed when blur detected in the back image.
INE104	Inconsistent data found on INE.	Message displayed when inconsistency was found in the data obtained from the INE.
INE106	Person not detected in ineFront.	Message displayed when the face is not detected in ineFront
INE107	CURP was not found in RENAPO.	Message displayed when CURP was not found in RENAPO.
INE108	CURP validation was not performed with RENAPO.	Message displayed when RENAPO service was not available.
INE111	The RENAPO service was not available.	Message displayed when CURP service of RENAPO was not available.
INE112	The Electoral Id was not found.	Message displayed when the Electoral Id couldn't be read.
INE116	Unable to identify INE type in front.	The frontal image was not recognized as INE.
INE117	Unable to identify INE type in back.	The back image was not recognized as INE.
INE118	Inconsistent RENAPO CURP data with INE CURP.	The INE CURP data does not match the data obtained from RENAPO CURP.
INE119	INE Type A, B and C are deprecated.	The INE type A,B y C were depreced as oficial identification since 2018.
INE120	The Gender field not present in the front.	Gender information may have been withheld at the voter's request
INENL004	Invalid issue number format.	Message that is displayed when the "issueNumber" field is not numeric and has a length other than 2 characters.
INENL005	Invalid Id format.	Message that is displayed when the "Id" field is not numeric and has a length other than 9 or 18.
INENL006	Invalid OCR format.	Message that is displayed when the "ocr" field is not numeric and has a length other than 9 or 13
INENL008	Unable to validate data.	Message displayed when the timeout for validation against the source is exceeded.
INENL009	Incorrect or non-existent data.	Message displayed when no information related to the entered data was found.
INENL010	The credential is not accepted as official identification.	Message displayed when the credential cannot be use as official identification.
INENL011	The credential is not valid to vote.	Message displayed when the credential cannot be use to vote.
INENL012	The timeout is out of range, it must be between 1000 and 30000.	Message displayed when the timeout is out of range.
INENL013	The service is under maintenance by the INE nominal list entity.	Message displayed when the validation couldn't be done.
INENL014	This is not the latest voter ID issued, check the current IFE/INE.	Message displayed when exist a more recent identification.
INENL015	Access denied the company could not be identified.	Message displayed when the company API key is invalid
INENL016	The register could not be found.	Message displayed when the provided data returns no matching values.
INENL017	Fail to validate info received from INE Nominal List	Message displayed when the INE Nominal List is offline