Self-service API
Passport & visa photo API.
Crop, replace backgrounds and check photos against published document specifications in one request. Get the output image, the check results and an advisory quality score.
- 166 countries
- 555+ document types
- ~20 seconds
- typical processing time
- One call
- from a phone photo to a checked output
How it works
Get your key. Send your first request.
Self-service from sign-up to production.
01
Sign up
An account after email verification. No card, no contract.
02
Get your key
It is on the dashboard as soon as your email is verified.
03
Add credits
Buy a pack when you are ready to go live, from $20. One credit per photo processed; processing failures are not charged.
04
Build
Integrate with the reference docs and code examples.
// Server-side JavaScript — never send your key from a browser
const response = await fetch(
'https://api.snap2pass.com/process-photo',
{
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
},
body: JSON.stringify({
photo: base64Image,
document_id: 'us-passport'
})
}
);
const result = await response.json();
// {
// success: true,
// request_id: "uuid-v4-request-id",
// image_urls: {
// output: "https://images.snap2pass.com/..."
// },
// validation: {
// passed: true,
// score: 94
// }
// }Features
Everything you need, built in.
The same engine behind Snap2Pass and the agency workspace, one call away.
- Processing in about 20 seconds
- A phone photo becomes a passport or visa photo: cropped, background replaced, sized.
- Checks against the specification
- Every output is measured against the published specification and returns what passed, what failed and an advisory quality score.
- Background replacement
- Removal and replacement with the colour each document requires.
- Document-specific cropping
- Face detection and cropping to the head size and position each document requires.
- Exact output
- Required dimensions, DPI and file-size limit for the destination, in one file.
- A plain REST API
- Reference documentation and code examples in several languages.
Checks and quality scores do not guarantee acceptance by any passport office or consulate.
Pricing
Pay per API call. No subscription.
One credit pays for one API call processed. Credits never expire. An API call that fails to process is not charged.
- How billing works
- Credits pay for processing, not acceptance. An API call that processes but fails a check is still charged, and you get the reasons. Sending the photo again is a new call and uses another credit.
Every pack includes all processing features, instant activation and email support. Need more than 500 API calls? sales@snap2pass.com
Not writing code?
Agencies and photo studios get the same engine as a ready workspace: cases, a branded link for each client, review and export.
Build your photo workflow with Snap2Pass.
Your API key is on the dashboard after email verification. No card required to start.