Compliance ConnectorsSetup by categoryBackground Check Providers
Onfido
Connect Onfido to Safeguard: what it provides, how to set it up, and the frameworks it provides evidence for.
Record your Onfido connection as background check providers evidence. Automated collection is not available for this provider yet.
| Category | Background Check Providers |
| Connect with | API token |
| What a connection produces | Connection record |
Connect with an API token
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In Onfido:
- In the Onfido Dashboard, go to Developers › API authentication and open the Tokens tab.
- Click Generate API token.
- In the popup, choose Live (or Sandbox for testing) and click Generate.
- Copy the token from the popup.
Where to find the other values:
- Base URL (optional): Use your account's region: https://api.eu.onfido.com/ (EU, tokens start api_live.), https://api.us.onfido.com/ (US, api_live_us.) or https://api.ca.onfido.com/ (CA, api_live_ca.).
Source: documentation.identity.entrust.com, checked 2026-10-07.
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On Compliance › Connectors, open Onfido, click Connect, choose API token and fill in:
Field What to enter API token / Personal access token Required. Stored encrypted and never shown again. Base URL (optional) — Account / Org / Workspace (optional) — -
Click Connect with token.
Frameworks
No automated compliance test reads Onfido yet, so no framework lists it. How connectors provide evidence for frameworks: Frameworks and connectors.
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