Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Mar. 16, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Document Information Line Items
Entity Registrant Name	Ipsidy Inc.
Trading Symbol	AUID
Document Type	10-K
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		23,451,179
Entity Public Float			$ 241,553,668
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001534154
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2021
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2021
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Ex Transition Period	true
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	false
Document Annual Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-40747
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	46-2069547
Entity Address, Address Line One	670 Long Beach Boulevard
Entity Address, City or Town	Long Beach
Entity Address, State or Province	NY
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	11561
City Area Code	516
Local Phone Number	274-8700
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock par value $0.0001 per share
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Auditor Name	Cherry Bekaert LLP
Auditor Firm ID	677
Auditor Location	Tampa, Florida