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1. Feature overview

DingTalk Attendance supports the photo clock-in feature. Once enabled, employees must take a photo for every clock-in to complete it successfully. Each photo automatically carries watermarks showing the clock-in time, location, and employee name, helping organizations verify the surrounding environment at the moment of clock-in.

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2. Use cases

Capture visit environments during field clock-in, or take verification photos of the workplace after facial recognition.

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3. Steps

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Enable photo clock-in

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Mobile

1.1 An Admin with the required permissions can go to DingTalk Mobile > Workbench > Attendance > Settings, then find and open the target attendance group (for shift-based attendance groups, tap Edit attendance group to enter) > More settings.
Photo clock-in settings entry on the mobile attendance group page

Example of the photo clock-in settings page on mobile

1.2 Tap Photo and facial recognition, then turn photo clock-in on or off.
Toggle to enable photo clock-in on mobile

Example of the photo clock-in settings page on mobile

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Desktop

An Admin with the required permissions can go to DingTalk Desktop > Workbench > Attendance > Attendance group management, click Edit next to the target attendance group > Photo verification rules, then turn photo clock-in on or off.
Notes:
  1. Photo clock-in: Employees must take a photo when clocking in, and the photo is archived.
  2. Facial recognition: Employees are verified automatically by facial recognition when clocking in, and the photo is not archived.
Attendance group management page on desktop

Example of the photo clock-in settings page on desktop

Photo verification rules panel on desktop

Example of the photo clock-in settings page on desktop

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Photo clock-in for employees

After tapping the clock-in button, employees must first take a photo and tap Confirm to use it before the clock-in can be completed. Each photo automatically carries watermarks showing the clock-in time, location, and employee name. After clocking in, employees can view the watermarked photo in their clock-in records, and Admins can view it in the raw records in the Attendance Admin Console.
Employee taking a watermarked clock-in photo

Example of the photo clock-in page for employees

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4. FAQ

Yes. If both are enabled, employees must take a photo and pass facial recognition.
If the attendance group is set to allow clock-in only via the Time Clock, the [Photo verification rules] entry is unavailable.
Only the Super Admin of the organization or a Sub Admin with attendance permissions can perform this action. Contact an Admin with the required permissions to go to Admin Console > Security and permissions > Manage permissions, then assign the Super Admin/Sub Admin role.