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Guides for verified parent linking, screentime, and activity ingestion

Three parent-controls capabilities now have full documentation on the developer hub: verified parent linking, screentime, and activity ingestion.

What's new​

  • Verified parent linking (VPL). A player can invite their own parent into your product; once the parent verifies their identity, they can see and set that player's controls, for example, screentime. VPL is a link, not a gate: nothing is blocked, and your product keeps working whether or not the parent accepts. The Session.Unlink webhook tells you when either side ends a link. VPL is enabled per developer organization.
  • Screentime. A parent sets daily limits, quiet hours, and break reminders for their child in Family Connect. Your product reports usage and honors the verdict k-ID returns; k-ID holds the rules, counts usage per child per day, and evaluates the schedule. Each limit is preceded by a warning event so a player can reach a save point, and a child can ask for more time through a screentime override.
  • Activity ingestion. Your product reports what a child did by pushing records against activity types you declare per product in Compliance Studio. k-ID stores and aggregates those records into the surfaces a trusted adult reads in Family Connect, including a recurring digest email. Activity is inbound only.

Documentation​