How to Build Face-Based Check-In

Let gym members, event attendees, or facility visitors check in with their face instead of a card or code. Built with the Mental Edge Face Gallery and Face Detection APIs.

Who it's for

Gym operators, event organizers, schools, and facility managers who want to eliminate cards, PINs, and manual check-in queues.

What you'll use

Face Gallery API — enrollment and similarity search
Face Detection API — locating the face at the entry point

Step by Step

Enroll each member: capture a clear front-facing photo, POST it to the gallery with the member's external ID (your database user ID).
At entry, capture a frame from the door camera.
POST the frame to face detection — confirm a face is found and confidence is above threshold.
Crop the detected face region and POST it to the gallery search endpoint.
If the top match score exceeds your threshold, the member is identified — log the visit and open the door. If not, fall back to manual check-in.

The Result

Members walk in, the camera recognizes them, and the visit is logged automatically — no card tap, no PIN, no queue.

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