Amazon Rekognition Face Liveness Now Provides Feedback Codes
Amazon Rekognition Face Liveness now returns specific Feedback Codes in its API response, enabling users to understand why a liveness check received a low score. These codes identify issues such as poor lighting, face obstruction, or low video quality, allowing end users to make targeted corrections and retry with confidence. A single session can return multiple codes to address all contributing problems at once. This enhancement improves the user experience for identity verification onboarding, re-authentication, and accessibility scenarios.
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- Feedback Codes for Amazon Rekognition Face Liveness
Amazon Rekognition Face Liveness now returns Feedback Codes within the GetFaceLivenessSessionResults API response. These codes specify conditions like poor lighting, face obstruction, or closed eyes that led to a low liveness score, helping users troubleshoot and successfully retry checks. This feature supports identity verification, re-authentication flows, and accessibility.
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/09/rekognition-liveness-feedback-codes/
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