diff --git a/app/controllers/api/verify/base_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/verify/base_controller.rb
index 2b54c602cf0..e99bc6f9473 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/verify/base_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/verify/base_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 module Api
   module Verify
     class BaseController < ApplicationController
+      skip_before_action :verify_authenticity_token
       include RenderConditionConcern
+      include EffectiveUser
 
       class_attribute :required_step
 
@@ -11,14 +13,19 @@ class BaseController < ApplicationController
         end
         IdentityConfig.store.idv_api_enabled_steps.include?(self.class.required_step)
       end
-      before_action :confirm_two_factor_authenticated_for_api
 
+      def render_errors(error_or_errors, status: :bad_request)
+        errors = error_or_errors.instance_of?(Hash) ? error_or_errors : Array(error_or_errors)
+        render json: { errors: errors }, status: status
+      end
+
+      before_action :confirm_two_factor_authenticated_for_api
       respond_to :json
 
       private
 
       def confirm_two_factor_authenticated_for_api
-        return if user_fully_authenticated?
+        return if effective_user
         render json: { error: 'user is not fully authenticated' }, status: :unauthorized
       end
     end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/verify/document_capture_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/verify/document_capture_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fdb971439f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/api/verify/document_capture_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+module Api
+  module Verify
+    class DocumentCaptureController < BaseController
+      self.required_step = 'document_capture'
+      include ApplicationHelper
+      include EffectiveUser
+
+      def create
+        result = Idv::ApiDocumentVerificationForm.new(
+          verify_params,
+          liveness_checking_enabled: liveness_checking_enabled?,
+          analytics: analytics,
+        ).submit
+
+        if result.success?
+          enqueue_job
+
+          render json: {
+            status: 'in_progress',
+          }, status: :ok
+        else
+          render_errors(result.errors)
+        end
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def enqueue_job
+        verify_document_capture_session = DocumentCaptureSession.
+          find_by(uuid: params[:document_capture_session_uuid])
+        verify_document_capture_session.requested_at = Time.zone.now
+        verify_document_capture_session.create_doc_auth_session
+
+        document_attributes = verify_params.to_h
+        applicant = {
+          user_uuid: effective_user.uuid,
+          uuid_prefix: current_sp&.app_id,
+          document_arguments: document_attributes,
+        }
+        Idv::Agent.new(applicant).proof_document(
+          verify_document_capture_session,
+          liveness_checking_enabled: liveness_checking_enabled?,
+          trace_id: amzn_trace_id,
+          image_metadata: image_metadata,
+          analytics_data: {
+            browser_attributes: analytics.browser_attributes,
+          },
+          flow_path: params[:flow_path],
+        )
+        nil
+      end
+
+      def verify_params
+        params.permit(
+          :encryption_key,
+          :front_image_iv,
+          :back_image_iv,
+          :selfie_image_iv,
+          :front_image_url,
+          :back_image_url,
+          :selfie_image_url,
+          :document_capture_session_uuid,
+          :flow_path,
+        )
+      end
+
+      def image_metadata
+        params.permit(:front_image_metadata, :back_image_metadata).
+          to_h.
+          transform_values do |str|
+            JSON.parse(str, symbolize_names: true)
+          rescue JSON::ParserError
+            nil
+          end.
+          compact.
+          transform_keys { |key| key.gsub(/_image_metadata$/, '') }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/services/idv/actions/verify_document_action.rb b/app/services/idv/actions/verify_document_action.rb
index c482ba9e39c..863bfde0524 100644
--- a/app/services/idv/actions/verify_document_action.rb
+++ b/app/services/idv/actions/verify_document_action.rb
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ def enqueue_job
         nil
       end
 
-      private
-
       def image_params
         params.permit(
           ['encryption_key', 'front_image_iv', 'back_image_iv', 'selfie_image_iv',
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index ddbb23ac555..5d388ae6ac4 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@
     namespace :api do
       post '/verify/v2/password_confirm' => 'verify/password_confirm#create'
       post '/verify/v2/password_reset' => 'verify/password_reset#create'
+      post '/verify/v2/document_capture' => 'verify/document_capture#create'
     end
 
     get '/account/verify' => 'idv/gpo_verify#index', as: :idv_gpo_verify
diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/verify/document_capture_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/verify/document_capture_controller_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d3e6ab1215a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/controllers/api/verify/document_capture_controller_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+describe Api::Verify::DocumentCaptureController do
+  include PersonalKeyValidator
+  include SamlAuthHelper
+
+  let(:encryption_key) { 'encryption-key' }
+  let(:front_image_url) { 'http://example.com/front' }
+  let(:front_image_iv) { 'front-iv' }
+  let(:back_image_url) { 'http://example.com/back' }
+  let(:back_image_iv) { 'back-iv' }
+  let(:selfie_image_url) { 'http://example.com/selfie' }
+  let(:selfie_image_iv) { 'selfie-iv' }
+  let(:front_image_metadata) do
+    { width: 40, height: 40, mimeType: 'image/png', source: 'upload' }
+  end
+  let(:back_image_metadata) do
+    { width: 20, height: 20, mimeType: 'image/png', source: 'upload' }
+  end
+  let(:image_metadata) { { front: front_image_metadata, back: back_image_metadata } }
+  let!(:document_capture_session) { DocumentCaptureSession.create!(user: create(:user)) }
+  let(:document_capture_session_uuid) { document_capture_session.uuid }
+  let(:password) { 'iambatman' }
+  let(:user) { create(:user, :signed_up) }
+  let(:flow_path) { 'standard' }
+  let(:liveness_checking_enabled) { false }
+  let(:analytics_data) {
+    { browser_attributes:
+      { browser_bot: false,
+        browser_device_name: 'Unknown',
+        browser_mobile: false,
+        browser_name: 'Unknown Browser',
+        browser_platform_name: 'Unknown',
+        browser_platform_version: '0',
+        browser_version: '0.0',
+        user_agent: 'Rails Testing' } }
+  }
+
+  before do
+    allow(IdentityConfig.store).to receive(:idv_api_enabled_steps).and_return(['document_capture'])
+    stub_sign_in(user)
+  end
+
+  describe '#create' do
+    context 'When user document is submitted to be verified ' do
+      it 'returns inprogress status when create is called' do
+        agent = instance_double(Idv::Agent)
+        allow(Idv::Agent).to receive(:new).and_return(agent)
+
+        expect(agent).to receive(:proof_document).with(
+          document_capture_session,
+          liveness_checking_enabled: liveness_checking_enabled,
+          trace_id: nil,
+          image_metadata: image_metadata,
+          analytics_data: analytics_data,
+          flow_path: flow_path,
+        )
+
+        post :create, params: {
+          encryption_key: encryption_key,
+          front_image_iv: front_image_iv,
+          back_image_iv: back_image_iv,
+          selfie_image_iv: selfie_image_iv,
+          front_image_url: front_image_url,
+          back_image_url: back_image_url,
+          selfie_image_url: selfie_image_url,
+          front_image_metadata: front_image_metadata.to_json,
+          back_image_metadata: back_image_metadata.to_json,
+          document_capture_session_uuid: document_capture_session_uuid,
+          flow_path: flow_path,
+        }
+        expect(JSON.parse(response.body)['status']).to eq('in_progress')
+        expect(response.status).to eq 200
+      end
+
+      context 'When the request does not have all the parameters' do
+        it 'returns 400 and gives error message' do
+          agent = instance_double(Idv::Agent)
+          allow(Idv::Agent).to receive(:new).and_return(agent)
+          expect(agent).to_not receive(:proof_document)
+
+          post :create, params: {
+            encryption_key: encryption_key,
+            front_image_iv: nil,
+            back_image_iv: back_image_iv,
+            selfie_image_iv: selfie_image_iv,
+            front_image_url: front_image_url,
+            back_image_url: back_image_url,
+            selfie_image_url: selfie_image_url,
+            document_capture_session_uuid: document_capture_session_uuid,
+          }
+
+          expect(JSON.parse(response.body)['errors'].keys.first).to eq('front_image_iv')
+          expect(JSON.parse(response.body)['errors']['front_image_iv'][0]).
+            to eq('Please fill in this field.')
+          expect(response.status).to eq 400
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end