eParaksts Smart Card

eParaksts Smart Card

A Latvian electronic identity card for online authentication and electronic signatures.

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Provider details

Category and coverage

Category

eID Cards

Geographies

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Latvia

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What you can verify

Always returned
  • Given name
  • Family name
Sometimes returned
  • Date of birth

Technical & standards

Standards:
LoA High, eIDAS

How to integrate

eParaksts Smart Card

Every provider in the Trinsic network is added the same way. Three steps, one integration.

01

Create an account

Sign up for Trinsic and create a workspace in the dashboard.

02

Get an API key

Generate an API key for your workspace to authenticate verification requests.

03

Choose which identity providers to accept, then run your first verification session.

eParaksts Smart Card verification, one API for every ID

Trinsic verifies this ID and hundreds of digital IDs across 50+ countries through one integration. Explore the identity verification API, or browse digital IDs by country.

Frequently asked questions

01

What is eParaksts Smart Card?

eParaksts Smart Card is Latvia's chip-card tool for authentication and qualified electronic signatures. A card and PIN authenticate the user and share national identity data from Latvia's state service at LOA3 assurance. Trinsic lets you verify people with it through one API.

02

Which countries does eParaksts Smart Card cover?

eParaksts Smart Card is used in Latvia to verify Latvian residents. Through Trinsic you can accept it alongside eIDs, wallets, and bank IDs from 50+ other countries in one integration.

03

What can you verify with eParaksts Smart Card?

Verifying with eParaksts Smart Card confirms a person's government-verified national identity data at LOA3 high assurance. Trinsic returns it in one normalized, consented schema.

04

How does verifying with eParaksts Smart Card work?

The user inserts their eParaksts card and enters a PIN, releasing verified identity data from Latvia's state service. Trinsic manages the connection and returns a normalized, consented result.

other digital IDs in this category

eID Cards

eID cards are government-issued identity cards that can be verified electronically, usually by reading the card's chip with a card reader or an NFC-enabled phone, or by checking a digitally signed QR code. Many require a PIN or extra hardware to complete verification.

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