Orb Verification
- Time
In-person (once)
- Assurance
Highest
- Best For
Everyday apps and high-risk use cases
World ID Live Check
Prove that the user is a real human, privately and anonymously.
A better way to prove you're human
World ID Live Check is a product powered by Proof of Presence authentication. It proves you’re present with just a selfie. The entire process is privacy-preserving and happens on your mobile device.
What World ID Live Check does
Fast, private proof of humanness and medium-assurance uniqueness.
Confirm a user is real
Detects that a real, live person, not a photo, mask, screen or video is completing the authentication.
Provide a uniqueness signal
Helps partner apps understand whether the same person has already been seen, using a privacy-preserving, medium-assurance risk signal.
Keeps you anonymous
Apps only receive a confirmation that a user is human and the medium-assurance uniqueness signal, not their identity or personal information.
From selfie to proof in 20 seconds
Start
A partner app asks a user to complete World ID Live Check.
Consent
Capture
Verify
Return
Where World ID Live Check matters
Discounts & referral programs
Prevent incentive abuse and erosion.
Entertainment & ticketing
Protect high-demand ticket sales from bots and scalpers.
Social media
Protect high-demand ticket sales from bots and scalpers.
Exclusive merch drops
Gate access to real fans only.
Digital advertising
Improve ad spend efficiency by reaching real humans.
Authentication
Wherever captchas, low assurance 2FA or KYC are failing.
User stories
VoxPop referral program was being exploited by fake accounts farming rewards. World ID Live Check gave us fast, low-friction proof of human layer, allowing us to close the loophole without penalizing real users. It also made our ‘verified humans only’ promise genuinely true.
Tyler Mulvihill
Co-CEO, VoxPop
For Olena, World ID Live Check gives us a globally available way to reduce bots and Sybil attacks while keeping the sign-up experience simple. The selfie-based verification flow is simple and intuitive. Compared with other liveness checks we have seen, it feels much easier for users to complete while still giving us the level of assurance we need.
Suraj Kohli
CTO, Olena Protocol
World ID Live Check gives us a lightweight way to verify a unique human before issuing a trial claim. In Agent Trials, before someone can claim the Valiron Pro trial, they complete World ID verification. We then bind that verification to the specific trial claim, which helps reduce repeated claims from throwaway accounts or automated abuse.
Drew Mailen
Co-Founder, AgentTrials by Valiron
World ID Live Check works perfectly in tandem with Lolo. As Lolo's purpose is to connect humans IRL, it's imperative that every user on Lolo has the chance to prove they are a real human. This improves safety and reliability of the platform in a major way.
Ibu Karel
Founder of Lolo
VoxPop referral program was being exploited by fake accounts farming rewards. World ID Live Check gave us fast, low-friction proof of human layer, allowing us to close the loophole without penalizing real users. It also made our ‘verified humans only’ promise genuinely true.
Tyler Mulvihill
Co-CEO, VoxPop
For Olena, World ID Live Check gives us a globally available way to reduce bots and Sybil attacks while keeping the sign-up experience simple. The selfie-based verification flow is simple and intuitive. Compared with other liveness checks we have seen, it feels much easier for users to complete while still giving us the level of assurance we need.
Suraj Kohli
CTO, Olena Protocol
World ID Live Check gives us a lightweight way to verify a unique human before issuing a trial claim. In Agent Trials, before someone can claim the Valiron Pro trial, they complete World ID verification. We then bind that verification to the specific trial claim, which helps reduce repeated claims from throwaway accounts or automated abuse.
Drew Mailen
Co-Founder, AgentTrials by Valiron
World ID Live Check works perfectly in tandem with Lolo. As Lolo's purpose is to connect humans IRL, it's imperative that every user on Lolo has the chance to prove they are a real human. This improves safety and reliability of the platform in a major way.
Ibu Karel
Founder of Lolo
World ID Live Check vs. Orb Verification
World ID Live Check
- Time
~20 seconds
- Assurance
Medium
- Best For
Everyday apps
FAQ
World ID Live Check is a lightweight World ID verification that confirms a user is a real, live human and provides a medium-assurance uniqueness signal, without sharing their identity or personal information.
No. The selfie image stays on the device and in the World App. It is not uploaded to World or shared with partner apps.
No. World ID Live Check does not identify who the user is. Apps receive only anonymous proof of humanness and a medium-assurance uniqueness signal.
No. Partner apps never receive the selfie image or any biometric data. They only receive cryptographic proof that verification was completed.
No. Orb verification provides high-assurance proof of unique humanness. World ID Live Check is a lighter-weight option that provides medium-assurance humanness and uniqueness signals using a device-based selfie liveness check.
World ID Live Check is designed to be globally available wherever World ID is supported, subject to local regulations and product availability.