# Start the IDnow video identification session

**POST /users/{user_id}/kyc/identities/{identity_id}/video_identifications**

Start the IDnow video identification session. In order to start a video identification session, the identity terms need to be accepted through the identity_terms POST method. An identity with address and bank account needs to exist before starting the identification.


## Servers



## Parameters

### Path parameters
- **user_id** (string)
  User id
- **identity_id** (string)
  Identity or Legal representative id



## Responses
### 201
An empty video identification created and returned

#### Body:  (object)
- **id** (string(uuid))

- **identity_id** (string(uuid))

- **idnow_id** (string)

- **redirect_url** (string)

- **statuses** (array[string])

- **data** (object)

- **url** (string)

- **has_files** (boolean)

- **completed** (boolean)

- **success** (boolean)

- **rejected** (boolean)

- **pending** (boolean)

- **reason** (string)

- **identificationtime** (string(datetime))

- **status** (string)


### 401
Authorization information is missing or invalid.

### 422
Request body has errors or invalid.


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