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Documents & Biometrics

Signature Match API

Detect the signature in a scanned form or cheque, compare it with the specimen on file and return a similarity score with a match verdict, replacing eyeball checks in operations teams.

Response
Real-time
Inputs
2 required · 1 optional
Consent
Not required
Billing
Per successful call
POST /v1/signature-match
Sandbox · Production
  1. Your application sends

    • Reference signature image*
    • Document image*
    • Match threshold (0–100)
  2. emver API

    Validates the request, queries the source, normalises the answer and logs the call. Billed only on success.

  3. Verified with

    Authoritative source

  4. You receive

    • Match verdict
    • Similarity score
    • Signature detected
signature-match Full reference
Overview

What the Signature Match API does

Upload two images: the reference specimen and the document carrying the signature to verify. The API locates the signature, normalises it and returns a confidence score with a configurable threshold verdict.

Benefits

Why teams use the Signature Match API

Compare a signature on a document with a reference specimen and get a match score.

Objective score

A number, not an opinion, for every signature comparison.

Instant

Runs inside the same call as your document upload.

Use cases

Where it's called

Where the Signature Match API is typically called, and what it settles there.

Cheque and mandate processing

Match against the account specimen before clearing.

Loan and insurance forms

Confirm the applicant signed every page.

How it works

Four steps, one response envelope

Request and response details, environments and a ready-to-import collection are in the developer console.

  1. 01

    Authenticate

    Call with your organisation API key. Sandbox and production use the same contract.

  2. 02

    Send the inputs

    Reference signature image, Document image as a JSON body. Optional fields sharpen the match.

  3. 03

    We verify at source

    emver queries the authoritative record, normalises the answer and logs the request.

  4. 04

    Act on the result

    A verification status plus the fields listed above, in the same response envelope as every other API.

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FAQ

Signature Match API: frequently asked questions

What teams ask before adding the Signature Match API to their integration.

JPEG, PNG and PDF pages. Send the highest resolution you have; scans at 200 dpi or above give the most stable scores.

Related

APIs that run alongside it

Usually called with the Signature Match API, on the same key.

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