> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.txcloud.thetekcircle.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create session

> Creates a verification session for multi-step document upload.

Sessions expire after 15 minutes of inactivity.

**Flow:**
1. Create session
2. Upload document front
3. Upload document back (if required)
4. Upload selfie
5. Complete session




## OpenAPI

````yaml openapi/identity.yaml post /identity/sessions
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: TXCloud Identity API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >
    The TXCloud Identity API enables identity verification through document
    OCR, 

    face matching, liveness detection, and fraud checks.


    ## Base URL

    ```

    https://api.txcloud.io/v1

    ```


    ## Authentication

    All requests require a Bearer token in the Authorization header:

    ```

    Authorization: Bearer txc_live_your_api_key

    ```


    ## Rate Limits

    | Plan | Requests/min |

    |------|--------------|

    | Starter | 60 |

    | Growth | 300 |

    | Scale | 1,000 |

    | Enterprise | Custom |
  termsOfService: https://txcloud.io/terms
  contact:
    name: TXCloud API Support
    email: support@txcloud.io
    url: https://docs.txcloud.io
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://txcloud.io/license
  x-logo:
    url: https://txcloud.io/logo.png
servers:
  - url: https://api.txcloud.io/v1
    description: Production
  - url: https://sandbox.api.txcloud.io/v1
    description: Sandbox (test environment)
security:
  - BearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Verification
    description: Core identity verification endpoints
  - name: Management
    description: Manage and retrieve verifications
  - name: Sessions
    description: Multi-step verification sessions
  - name: Documents
    description: Document management
  - name: Configuration
    description: Supported documents and countries
paths:
  /identity/sessions:
    post:
      tags:
        - Sessions
      summary: Create session
      description: |
        Creates a verification session for multi-step document upload.

        Sessions expire after 15 minutes of inactivity.

        **Flow:**
        1. Create session
        2. Upload document front
        3. Upload document back (if required)
        4. Upload selfie
        5. Complete session
      operationId: createSession
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SessionRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Session created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Session'
components:
  schemas:
    SessionRequest:
      type: object
      required:
        - document_type
        - country
      properties:
        document_type:
          type: string
        country:
          type: string
        checks:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        metadata:
          type: object
    Session:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: sess_a1b2c3d4e5f6
        object:
          type: string
          enum:
            - identity.session
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - pending
            - ready
            - completed
            - expired
        document_type:
          type: string
        country:
          type: string
        documents:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              side:
                type: string
              uploaded:
                type: boolean
              quality_score:
                type: number
        selfie_uploaded:
          type: boolean
        expires_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: API key as Bearer token

````