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Statuses and decision reasons

Session statuses, feature statuses and the reasons behind a decision.

#Session status

StatusMeaning
Not StartedCreated, not opened yet
In ProgressThe user is in the flow
In ReviewNeeds a person to decide
ApprovedPassed
DeclinedFailed
ResubmittedSent back to the user to redo some steps
ExpiredNever opened, 7 days after creation
AbandonedStarted but never submitted

Each feature in the decision has its own status: Approved, Declined, In Review or Not Finished.

#Decision reasons

ReasonMeaning
document_missingNo ID document was captured
document_expiredThe ID has expired
mrz_unreadable, mrz_checksum_failedThe machine-readable zone could not be read or fails its check digits
name_mismatch, dob_mismatchDetails differ from the document or from expected_details
underage, dob_unknownBelow the minimum age, or no date of birth
document_reusedThe same document was used by another user
selfie_missing, face_mismatch, face_manualNo selfie, selfie does not match, or match needs review
liveness_failedThe liveness check failed
poa_missingProof of address was required but not given
sanctions_hit, pep_hitA sanctions or PEP match
high_risk_countryThe document or address country is on your high-risk list
blocklist:face, blocklist:documentMatched your blocklist
list:<kind>, list_watch:<kind>Matched one of your block or watch lists
processing_errorSomething failed on our side. The session goes to review

Forensic reasons are prefixed with the file they came from, for example doc_front:file_reused or poa:ela_tamper_regions. Address reasons are listed in Proof of address.