Verifying identity numbers

RSA identity numbers can be verified at a fee through our API. This is useful to verify that the person associated is a live and a South African resident. Verification of an identity number will perform a lookup with South African Home Affairs to check the real-time status of the identity number provide. Identity numbers can only be verified in one way:

POST: /verify/id/real-time

True information about an identity number can be gleaned by this method to update existing data held by you or by BankTech.

The full response model includes:

[
  {
    "traceId": "string",
    "idNumber": "string",
    "firstName": "string",
    "surname": "string",
    "dateOfBirth": "string",
    "age": "string",
    "gender": "string",
    "citizenship": "string",
    "deceasedStatus": "string",
    "deceasedDate": "string"
  }
]