Identity verification APIs: AI search visibility ranking (2026)
How AI search engines rank identity verification apis by visibility and citations. 20 brands measured monthly across Google AI Mode: which brands the AI names in answers, which domains it cites as sources, and how the leaders compare. Developer-first identity verification APIs used to confirm users, documents, biometrics, and onboarding compliance in digital products. Composite score: 70% visibility (% of AI answers naming the brand) + 30% citation rate (% citing the brand's domain). Full methodology →
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At a glance
What we observed in this categoryauto-generated
Persona, Onfido, and Incode share the top three ranks in this category, each scoring identical visibility of 12.5% and a composite score of 8.8. Every other tracked brand sits at 0.0% visibility, producing a category average of just 1.9%. This three-way tie at the top is unusual and signals that Google AI Mode is surfacing a very narrow set of named providers, leaving the remaining 17 brands almost entirely absent from AI-generated responses.
All three leading brands carry a citation rate of 0.0%, meaning Google AI Mode names them but does not link back to their domains. Didit is the only brand in the top five with any citation activity at 12.5%, yet its visibility is 0.0% and its composite score is only 3.8. This creates a clear split between brands that are named in AI responses and brands whose content is actually referenced as a source, and currently no single brand achieves both.
The top cited sources in this category are predominantly third-party domains: youtube.com, reddit.com, gartner.com, transactionlink.io, vouched.id, middesk.com, veridas.com, and regulaforensics.com. None of these match the domains of the top-ranked brands. This suggests Google AI Mode is anchoring its source citations on review platforms, analyst content, and smaller specialist sites rather than on the primary vendor websites it names in responses.
Movers & shakers since last refresh
Biggest visibility risers
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Persona 0% → 12% · rank #0 → #1+12pp
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Onfido 0% → 12% · rank #0 → #2+12pp
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Incode 0% → 12% · rank #0 → #3+12pp
The ranking
| # | Brand | Visibility | Citation | Top engine |
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| 1 |
withpersona.com
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Persona leads with 12.5% visibility and a composite score of 8.8, equal to ranks 2 and 3, but records 0.0% citation rate, meaning it is named without being linked. |
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| 2 |
onfido.com
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Onfido matches Persona exactly at 12.5% visibility and 8.8 composite score, with 0.0% citation rate, confirming no differentiation from rank 1 in this audit period. |
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| 3 |
incode.com
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Incode shares the same 12.5% visibility and 8.8 composite score as ranks 1 and 2, all three brands entering the rankings from 0.0% visibility in the previous period. |
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| 4 |
didit.me
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
Didit is the only top-5 brand with any citation activity at 12.5%, yet it holds 0.0% visibility and a composite score of just 3.8, well below the top three. |
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| 5 |
veriff.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Veriff records 0.0% on both visibility and citation, scoring a composite of 0.0, placing it among the majority of tracked brands with no measurable AI presence this period. |
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| 6 |
jumio.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 7 |
trulioo.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 8 |
idnow.io
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 9 |
sumsub.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 10 |
socure.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 11 |
shuftipro.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 12 |
entrust.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 13 |
usesmileid.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 14 |
alloy.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 15 |
sardine.ai
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 16 |
complycube.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 17 |
stripe.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 18 |
passbase.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 19 |
metamap.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 20 |
yoti.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Sources AI engines trust in this category
Across the 8 buyer-intent queries we ran on identity verification apis, these are the domains Google AI Mode cited most often. If you're not on this list — or if your competitors are — that's a concrete PR / linkbuilding target.
How to read this ranking
Four things worth knowing before you act on the numbers above. These are the same definitions across every industry page — for category-specific observations, see the What we observed section above (where available) and the per-brand insights inline in the ranking.
Visibility = being named
A brand's visibility % is the share of AI answers that mention it by name in the response prose. This is who AI engines actively recommend to the buyer.
Citation rate = being trusted
Citation rate is the share of AI answers that include the brand's domain as a clickable source link. This is what the AI treats as authoritative evidence — different from being named.
Top engine differs by brand
The "top engine" column shows which AI surface each brand performs best on. Big gaps between a brand's score across engines usually points to specific content or schema gaps.
Rankings move month to month
AI engines re-crawl and re-rank on shorter cycles than classical search. We re-audit every brand on this list at least every 30 days and refresh this page automatically.
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Frequently asked about identity verification apis AI visibility
Who leads AI visibility in the identity verification APIs category?
Persona, Onfido, and Incode jointly lead with identical visibility scores of 12.5% and composite scores of 8.8. No single brand holds a clear solo advantage in this audit period.
What is the typical AI visibility level for brands in this category?
The category average visibility is just 1.9%, with the vast majority of the 20 tracked brands recording 0.0%, meaning AI-generated responses are highly concentrated among very few names.
Which brands are cited as sources by Google AI Mode in identity verification API responses?
None of the top-ranked vendor brands are cited as sources. The top cited domains include youtube.com, gartner.com, reddit.com, and specialist sites such as transactionlink.io and vouched.id.
Is there any brand that achieves both high visibility and high citation in this category?
No. The three most visible brands all record 0.0% citation, and Didit, the only brand with citation activity at 12.5%, records 0.0% visibility.
What sources does Google AI Mode anchor on when answering identity verification API queries?
The data shows Google AI Mode citing third-party platforms and analyst sources, including gartner.com, reddit.com, youtube.com, middesk.com, and regulaforensics.com, rather than primary vendor domains.
Which brands saw the biggest AI visibility gains in the most recent audit period?
Persona, Onfido, and Incode each rose from 0.0% to 12.5% visibility, representing the only meaningful gainers in this category with no brands recording a visibility decline.