INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

onfido_update_applicant

Updates an applicant's details (reversible; runs no verification).

usefulapi.ionone authenticationAvailability not checked

LIVE ENDPOINT

https://onfido.usefulapi.io/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for onfido_update_applicant and invoke it with your own arguments.

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Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.onfido-mcp]
url = "https://onfido.usefulapi.io/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "onfido-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://onfido.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: onfido-mcp
Remote MCP URL: https://onfido.usefulapi.io/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "onfido-mcp": {
      "url": "https://onfido.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "onfido-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://onfido.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "onfido-mcp",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://onfido.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

onfido_list_applicants — List applicant (person) records in the Onfido account, paginated.
onfido_get_applicant — Retrieve a single applicant record by id.
onfido_list_documents — List the identity documents uploaded for an applicant (metadata only).
onfido_get_document — Retrieve a single document's metadata by id.
onfido_list_checks — List the verification checks run for an applicant (results/status, read-only).
onfido_get_check — Retrieve a single check (status + report ids + result) by id.
onfido_list_reports — List the individual reports that make up a check (document, facial similarity, watchlist, …).
onfido_get_report — Retrieve a single report (detailed breakdown + result) by id.