Prove APIs: This specification describes the Prove API.
OpenAPI Spec - generated.
To add the SDK as a dependency to your project:
go get github.com/prove-identity/prove-sdk-server-go
package main
import (
"context"
"fmt"
"log"
"os"
provesdkservergo "github.com/prove-identity/prove-sdk-server-go"
"github.com/prove-identity/prove-sdk-server-go/models/components"
)
func main() {
// Perform a Prove flow.
err := flow()
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
}
func flow() error {
// Get environment variables.
clientID := os.Getenv("PROVE_CLIENT_ID")
if len(clientID) == 0 {
return fmt.Errorf("missing env variable: %s", "PROVE_CLIENT_ID")
}
clientSecret := os.Getenv("PROVE_CLIENT_SECRET")
if len(clientSecret) == 0 {
return fmt.Errorf("missing env variable: %s", "PROVE_CLIENT_SECRET")
}
proveEnv := "uat-us" // Use UAT in US region.
// Create client for Prove API.
client := provesdkservergo.New(
provesdkservergo.WithServer(proveEnv),
provesdkservergo.WithSecurity(components.Security{
ClientID: provesdkservergo.String(clientID),
ClientSecret: provesdkservergo.String(clientSecret),
}),
)
// Send the start request.
rspStart, err := client.V3.V3StartRequest(context.TODO(), &components.V3StartRequest{
FlowType: "desktop",
FinalTargetURL: provesdkservergo.String("https://example.com"),
})
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("error on Start: %w", err)
}
// Get the authToken for the client SDK.
// authToken := rspStart.V3StartResponse.AuthToken
//
// Client SDK work happens here.
//
// Validate the phone number.
rspValidate, err := client.V3.V3ValidateRequest(context.TODO(), &components.V3ValidateRequest{
CorrelationID: rspStart.V3StartResponse.CorrelationID,
})
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("error on Validate: %w", err)
}
// If challenge is the next step, send request.
if _, ok := rspValidate.V3ValidateResponse.Next["v3-challenge"]; ok {
rspChallenge, err := client.V3.V3ChallengeRequest(context.TODO(), &components.V3ChallengeRequest{
CorrelationID: rspStart.V3StartResponse.CorrelationID,
Dob: provesdkservergo.String("2024-01-15"),
})
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("error on Challenge: %w", err)
}
fmt.Printf("Challenge: %#v\n", rspChallenge.V3ChallengeResponse.Individual)
// Send individual information to the front end for them to verify.
// individual := rspChallenge.V3ChallengeResponse.Individual
}
// Finish with the complete request.
rspComplete, err := client.V3.V3CompleteRequest(context.TODO(), &components.V3CompleteRequest{
CorrelationID: rspStart.V3StartResponse.CorrelationID,
Individual: components.V3CompleteIndividualRequest{
FirstName: provesdkservergo.String("Tod"),
LastName: provesdkservergo.String("Weedall"),
Addresses: []components.V3CompleteAddressEntryRequest{
{
Address: provesdkservergo.String("39 South Trail"),
City: provesdkservergo.String("San Antonio"),
Region: provesdkservergo.String("TX"),
PostalCode: provesdkservergo.String("78285"),
},
},
Ssn: provesdkservergo.String("565228370"),
Dob: provesdkservergo.String("1984-12-10"),
EmailAddresses: []string{
"tweedalld@ehow.com",
},
},
})
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("error on Complete: %w", err)
}
if !rspComplete.V3CompleteResponse.Success {
return fmt.Errorf("user could not be validated")
}
return nil
}
Available methods
- V3TokenRequest - Request OAuth Token
- V3ChallengeRequest - Submit Challenge
- V3CompleteRequest - Complete Flow
- V3StartRequest - Start Flow
- V3UnifyRequest - Initiate Possession Check
- V3UnifyBindRequest - Bind Prove Key
- V3UnifyStatusRequest - Check Status
- V3ValidateRequest - Validate Phone Number
- V3VerifyRequest - Initiate Verified Users Session
- V3VerifyStatusRequest - Perform Checks for Verified Users Session
Handling errors in this SDK should largely match your expectations. All operations return a response object or an error, they will never return both.
By Default, an API error will return sdkerrors.SDKError
. When custom error responses are specified for an operation, the SDK may also return their associated error. You can refer to respective Errors tables in SDK docs for more details on possible error types for each operation.
For example, the V3TokenRequest
function may return the following errors:
Error Type | Status Code | Content Type |
---|---|---|
sdkerrors.Error | 400 | application/json |
sdkerrors.Error401 | 401 | application/json |
sdkerrors.Error | 500 | application/json |
sdkerrors.SDKError | 4XX, 5XX | */* |
package main
import (
"context"
"errors"
provesdkservergo "github.com/prove-identity/prove-sdk-server-go"
"github.com/prove-identity/prove-sdk-server-go/models/components"
"github.com/prove-identity/prove-sdk-server-go/models/sdkerrors"
"log"
)
func main() {
ctx := context.Background()
s := provesdkservergo.New()
res, err := s.V3.V3TokenRequest(ctx, &components.V3TokenRequest{
ClientID: "customer_id",
ClientSecret: "secret",
GrantType: "client_credentials",
})
if err != nil {
var e *sdkerrors.Error
if errors.As(err, &e) {
// handle error
log.Fatal(e.Error())
}
var e *sdkerrors.Error401
if errors.As(err, &e) {
// handle error
log.Fatal(e.Error())
}
var e *sdkerrors.Error
if errors.As(err, &e) {
// handle error
log.Fatal(e.Error())
}
var e *sdkerrors.SDKError
if errors.As(err, &e) {
// handle error
log.Fatal(e.Error())
}
}
}
You can override the default server globally using the WithServer(server string)
option when initializing the SDK client instance. The selected server will then be used as the default on the operations that use it. This table lists the names associated with the available servers:
Name | Server | Description |
---|---|---|
uat-us |
https://platform.uat.proveapis.com |
UAT for US Region |
prod-us |
https://platform.proveapis.com |
Prod for US Region |
uat-eu |
https://platform.uat.eu.proveapis.com |
UAT for EU Region |
prod-eu |
https://platform.eu.proveapis.com |
Prod for EU Region |
package main
import (
"context"
provesdkservergo "github.com/prove-identity/prove-sdk-server-go"
"github.com/prove-identity/prove-sdk-server-go/models/components"
"log"
)
func main() {
ctx := context.Background()
s := provesdkservergo.New(
provesdkservergo.WithServer("prod-eu"),
)
res, err := s.V3.V3TokenRequest(ctx, &components.V3TokenRequest{
ClientID: "customer_id",
ClientSecret: "secret",
GrantType: "client_credentials",
})
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
if res.V3TokenResponse != nil {
// handle response
}
}
The default server can also be overridden globally using the WithServerURL(serverURL string)
option when initializing the SDK client instance. For example:
package main
import (
"context"
provesdkservergo "github.com/prove-identity/prove-sdk-server-go"
"github.com/prove-identity/prove-sdk-server-go/models/components"
"log"
)
func main() {
ctx := context.Background()
s := provesdkservergo.New(
provesdkservergo.WithServerURL("https://platform.uat.proveapis.com"),
)
res, err := s.V3.V3TokenRequest(ctx, &components.V3TokenRequest{
ClientID: "customer_id",
ClientSecret: "secret",
GrantType: "client_credentials",
})
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
if res.V3TokenResponse != nil {
// handle response
}
}
The Go SDK makes API calls that wrap an internal HTTP client. The requirements for the HTTP client are very simple. It must match this interface:
type HTTPClient interface {
Do(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
}
The built-in net/http
client satisfies this interface and a default client based on the built-in is provided by default. To replace this default with a client of your own, you can implement this interface yourself or provide your own client configured as desired. Here's a simple example, which adds a client with a 30 second timeout.
import (
"net/http"
"time"
"github.com/myorg/your-go-sdk"
)
var (
httpClient = &http.Client{Timeout: 30 * time.Second}
sdkClient = sdk.New(sdk.WithClient(httpClient))
)
This can be a convenient way to configure timeouts, cookies, proxies, custom headers, and other low-level configuration.
This SDK supports the following security scheme globally:
Name | Type | Scheme |
---|---|---|
ClientID ClientSecret |
oauth2 | OAuth2 Client Credentials Flow |
You can configure it using the WithSecurity
option when initializing the SDK client instance. For example:
package main
import (
"context"
provesdkservergo "github.com/prove-identity/prove-sdk-server-go"
"github.com/prove-identity/prove-sdk-server-go/models/components"
"log"
)
func main() {
ctx := context.Background()
s := provesdkservergo.New(
provesdkservergo.WithSecurity(components.Security{
ClientID: provesdkservergo.String("<YOUR_CLIENT_ID_HERE>"),
ClientSecret: provesdkservergo.String("<YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET_HERE>"),
}),
)
res, err := s.V3.V3TokenRequest(ctx, &components.V3TokenRequest{
ClientID: "customer_id",
ClientSecret: "secret",
GrantType: "client_credentials",
})
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
if res.V3TokenResponse != nil {
// handle response
}
}
Some of the endpoints in this SDK support retries. If you use the SDK without any configuration, it will fall back to the default retry strategy provided by the API. However, the default retry strategy can be overridden on a per-operation basis, or across the entire SDK.
To change the default retry strategy for a single API call, simply provide a retry.Config
object to the call by using the WithRetries
option:
package main
import (
"context"
provesdkservergo "github.com/prove-identity/prove-sdk-server-go"
"github.com/prove-identity/prove-sdk-server-go/models/components"
"github.com/prove-identity/prove-sdk-server-go/retry"
"log"
"models/operations"
)
func main() {
ctx := context.Background()
s := provesdkservergo.New()
res, err := s.V3.V3TokenRequest(ctx, &components.V3TokenRequest{
ClientID: "customer_id",
ClientSecret: "secret",
GrantType: "client_credentials",
}, operations.WithRetries(
retry.Config{
Strategy: "backoff",
Backoff: &retry.BackoffStrategy{
InitialInterval: 1,
MaxInterval: 50,
Exponent: 1.1,
MaxElapsedTime: 100,
},
RetryConnectionErrors: false,
}))
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
if res.V3TokenResponse != nil {
// handle response
}
}
If you'd like to override the default retry strategy for all operations that support retries, you can use the WithRetryConfig
option at SDK initialization:
package main
import (
"context"
provesdkservergo "github.com/prove-identity/prove-sdk-server-go"
"github.com/prove-identity/prove-sdk-server-go/models/components"
"github.com/prove-identity/prove-sdk-server-go/retry"
"log"
)
func main() {
ctx := context.Background()
s := provesdkservergo.New(
provesdkservergo.WithRetryConfig(
retry.Config{
Strategy: "backoff",
Backoff: &retry.BackoffStrategy{
InitialInterval: 1,
MaxInterval: 50,
Exponent: 1.1,
MaxElapsedTime: 100,
},
RetryConnectionErrors: false,
}),
)
res, err := s.V3.V3TokenRequest(ctx, &components.V3TokenRequest{
ClientID: "customer_id",
ClientSecret: "secret",
GrantType: "client_credentials",
})
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
if res.V3TokenResponse != nil {
// handle response
}
}