Now with InsightFace buffalo_l & buffalo_sc

Face Recognition
Built for production.

A single API for liveness detection, face verification, identification, and analysis. Half the price of AWS Rekognition. Four models. One key.

99.7%

Accuracy

< 1s

Response time

4

Models fused

99.9%

Uptime SLA

Trusted by developers at

Fintech startupsBanksHealthcareEnterpriseSecurity firms

Features

Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

One API key unlocks all features — no separate pricing tiers for individual endpoints.

Liveness Detection

Real-time anti-spoofing using ONNX MiniFASNet and DeepFace. Detect paper photos, screen replays, and masks instantly.

Face Verification

Compare two faces across four models — ArcFace, Facenet512, buffalo_l, and buffalo_sc — with majority-vote accuracy.

Face Identification

Enroll users once, identify them at scale. Base64-encoded embeddings keep payloads small even with thousands of users.

Facial Analysis

Estimate age, detect gender, recognize emotion, and predict ethnicity — all from a single API call.

Face Search

Upload a probe image and a gallery. Get ranked matches with filenames, distances, and per-model breakdown.

Enterprise Security

API key management, plan enforcement, usage tracking, and automatic test-key flagging — all built in.

How it works

Integrate in minutes.

From zero to production face recognition in three simple steps.

01

Get your API key

Contact us to create your account. Receive a live API key instantly — no credit card required to start.

02

Enroll your users

POST a face image to /face/enroll. Store the compact base64 embeddings in your own database.

03

Identify at scale

POST a probe image + your stored embeddings to /face/identify. Get a match in under a second.

Example — Identify a face

curl -X POST https://api.faceguard.io/api/v1/face/identify \
  -H "X-API-Key: fg_live_your_key_here" \
  -F "file=@probe_face.jpg" \
  -F 'candidates=[{"user_id":"emp_001","embeddings":{...}}]'

# Response
{
  "matched": true,
  "best_match": { "user_id": "emp_001", "distance": 0.31 }
}

Pricing

Simple. Transparent. Affordable.

Half the price of AWS Rekognition with more features. No hidden fees.

Starter

$5/month

10,000 calls · $0.50 per 1,000

  • All API endpoints
  • Face verify & identify
  • Liveness detection
  • Email support
Get started
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Growth

$19/month

50,000 calls · $0.38 per 1,000

  • Everything in Starter
  • Priority processing
  • Usage analytics
  • Faster support
Get started

Business

$59/month

250,000 calls · $0.24 per 1,000

  • Everything in Growth
  • Dedicated support
  • SLA guarantee
  • Custom integrations
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Enterprise

Custom

Unlimited calls · Volume pricing

  • Everything in Business
  • On-premise option
  • Custom models
  • Dedicated account manager
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All plans include a $0.50 per 1,000 overage rate. Questions?

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Start with Starter at $5/month. Upgrade as you grow. No lock-in.