Does Codility Use Your Camera? Snapshots, Video, Photo ID

Only when the employer has enabled one of three camera features, none of which is on by default. As of September 9, 2026, Codility documents webcam snapshots taken at intervals and on flagged events, a premium Video Proctoring option that records camera and microphone for the whole session, and a premium Photo ID Verification step that pairs an ID scan with a selfie. A Codility Screen test without those features never asks for the camera, and if one is enabled the test will not start until the camera is set up.

The three camera features

Webcam snapshots. Codility's Proctoring documentation describes webcam capturing as taking "webcam snapshots of the candidate at regular intervals and when proctoring events occur. Screenshots are kept for 30 days and can be accessed in the candidate report." The Proctoring Snapshots page gives the trigger example of a candidate who "tried to copy the task description." No interval is published.

Video Proctoring. The Video Proctoring page calls it "a premium feature" that is "disabled by default." Its Test Session Recording "records the candidate's screen, webcam, and microphone throughout the entire test session." Before starting, "the candidate will be required to enable audio and video recording," and a recording indicator sits "right next to the time remaining in the test."

Photo ID Verification. The fraud detection overview says that when it is active, "the candidate will have to scan a photo ID document and take a selfie. Using facial recognition and AI, our solution will validate if the candidate starting the assessment can identify themselves using a legit ID document." It is "a premium option and is available as a stand-alone package." This is a one-time check at the start, not monitoring.

What happens if the camera is required

The camera is a gate, not a suggestion. Codility's camera FAQ states: "If your test includes video recording or taking snapshots as part of behavioral tracking, you must use a device with a connected or installed web camera. You won't be able to start the test until you go through the process of initial setup for the camera." The same page tells candidates without a camera to switch devices or "reach out to your test administrator to discuss alternative options."

Two other constraints come from the supported browsers page: "We currently only support Chrome for any recording and screenshooting related functionality," and phones and tablets are not supported, which "is especially important if your assessment includes video proctoring."

You can decline Video Proctoring, but not take the test without it. The documentation says candidates "can choose to not agree to this requirement and return to the test at a later time."

What Codility does with the images

Codility's documentation describes the snapshots as material for a human. They "can be accessed in the candidate report," and the report guide lets reviewers "expand captured screen images for review." Nothing in the proctoring, snapshots, or Video Proctoring pages describes automated analysis of the frames, such as counting faces or flagging a phone. That absence matters: HackerRank documents categories like multiple faces and no face, and Codility does not. Whether Codility runs such analysis without documenting it cannot be established from its pages, so treat the snapshots as evidence a recruiter may look at, not as a model that will flag you.

Photo ID Verification is the exception. Codility explicitly says it uses "facial recognition and AI" to match the selfie to the ID. How identity checks like this handle your data across platforms is covered in the candidate guide to interview identity verification.

Codility's Video Proctoring page states the feature "was developed in line with GDPR" and that its data practices "are audited annually as part of ISO 27001 certification," with policies available on request through its data protection officer.

Camera in Codility Interview

Codility Interview, formerly CodeLive, is a live session with voice and video. Your camera is on because it is a video call, not because of proctoring. Recording the call is a separate act: the Record Interviews page says interviewers must "confirm that all participants have consented to the recording," and recordings are "accessible for 30 days" and viewable only by participants.

What this means for candidates

If the intro page includes a camera setup step, the camera will be used for the whole test, either as periodic stills or as continuous video, and the images reach the employer's report. Use Chrome, a laptop or desktop, a plain background, and a lit face. If no camera step appears, the camera is off for that test.

The screen half of the same setup screen is covered in whether Codility records your screen, and the full list of what Codility collects by feature is in what Codility detects.