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Overview

Magic Link lets you send a verification URL directly to your customer via email or SMS. The customer clicks the link, completes verification on iDenfy’s hosted page, and you receive results via webhook. No coding required.

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How it works

You (Dashboard or API) → Generate magic link → Send to customer (email/SMS)
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                                               Customer clicks link
                                                        ↓
                                               Completes verification
                                                        ↓
                                         You receive webhook with results

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Sending via Dashboard

1

Go to Dashboard

Log in to app.idenfy.com and navigate to Verifications → Create New.
2

Enter customer details

Fill in the customer’s clientId and optionally their name, email, or phone number.
3

Generate and send

Click Generate. Copy the verification link and send it to your customer, or use the built-in email/SMS option if configured.

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Sending via API

Generate a verification token and use the redirectUrl from the response as the magic link: 
curl -X POST https://ivs.idenfy.com/api/v2/token \
  -u "API_KEY:API_SECRET" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "clientId": "customer-123",
    "firstName": "John",
    "lastName": "Doe",
    "expiryTime": 86400
  }'
The response includes: 
{
  "authToken": "pgYQX0z2T8mtcpNj...",
  "redirectUrl": "https://ivs.idenfy.com/api/v2/redirect?authToken=pgYQX0z2T8mtcpNj..."
}
Send redirectUrl to your customer via your own email/SMS system.
Set expiryTime to control how long the link stays valid. Default is 24 hours (86400 seconds). Maximum is 30 days.

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Receiving results

Results are delivered via webhook to your configured endpoint, the same as any other verification method.
Use caseWhy Magic Link
Manual onboardingSend links to customers one at a time from the dashboard
Email campaignsBulk-generate links via API and include in onboarding emails
Remote verificationCustomer doesn’t need to be on your site
No-code teamsDashboard-only workflow, no development needed
Magic Link uses the same token generation API as all other integration methods. The link is simply the redirectUrl from the token response.