Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 30, 2019
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Ipsidy Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001534154
Document Type	10-Q
Trading Symbol	IDTY
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2019
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Reporting Status Current	Yes
Entity Emerging Growth	true
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		478,950,996
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019