Nigeria NIN Fetch

overview the nigeria nin verification api provides a secure mechanism for verifying an individual's national identification number (nin) along with personal details against the official database managed by the national identity management commission (nimc) of nigeria this api is designed to help organizations validate identity attributes efficiently, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and enhancing security measures for identity verification use case kyc compliance institutions perform bvn checks to comply with know your customer (kyc) regulations, ensuring all customer data is verified and up to date mobile wallet verification fintech companies offering mobile wallet services use the api to confirm user identities before activating their accounts, enhancing security measures fraud prevention by confirming personal details with the bvn database, financial services can detect and prevent fraudulent activities, protecting both the institution and its customers insurance claim processing insurance companies utilize bvn verification to authenticate the identity of claimants, reducing the risk of fraudulent claims api details request body preproduction curl location 'https //api preproduction signzy app/api/v3/global kyc fetch/ng/nin' \\ \ header 'authorization < auth token >' \\ \ header 'content type application/json' \\ \ data '{ "nationalidnumber" "" }' production curl location 'https //api signzy app/api/v3/global kyc fetch/ng/nin' \\ \ header 'authorization < auth token >' \\ \ header 'content type application/json' \\ \ data '{ "nationalidnumber" "" }' request body parameters parameter type description required/optional nationalidnumber string national identification number required response { "result" { "nationalidnumber" "", "firstname" "", "middlename" "", "lastname" "", "dateofbirth" "", "gender" "", "phonenumber" "", "photo" "" } } response body parameters parameter description data type nationalidnumber the national identification number (nin) of the individual string firstname the first name of the individual as registered with their nin string middlename the middle name of the individual as registered with their nin this field may be empty if no middle name is provided string lastname the last name (surname) of the individual as registered with their nin string dateofbirth the date of birth of the individual in yyyy mm dd format string gender the gender of the individual possible values typically include male or female string phonenumber the primary phone number associated with the nin string photo a persist url pointing to the photograph of the individual associated with the nin string error code and response mapping 400 (bad request) { "error" { "name" "error", "message" "bad input and description ", "status" 400, "reason" "validation error", "type" "bad request", "statuscode" 400 } } 401(unauthorized) { "error" { "name" "error", "message" "invalid authentication credentials", "status" 401, "reason" "authentication error", "type" "bad request", "statuscode" 401 } } 403 (forbidden) { "error" { "name" "error", "message" "forbidden", "reason" "error", "type" "bad request", "statuscode" "403" } } 500 (internal server error) { "error" { "name" "error", "message" "internal server error", "status" 500, "reason" "error", "type" "bad request", "statuscode" 500 } } 409(upstream down { "error" { "name" "error", "message" "upstream down", "status" 409, "reason" "error", "type" "bad request", "statuscode" 409 } } field type description name string text displayed on the screen explaining error type reason string reason for the error status number http status code message string error message indicating an upstream error type string error type statuscode number status code representing the error scenario getting help please feel free to contact us if you have any questions, require clarification, or have ideas for how to make the documents or any of our services better you can reach out to us at help\@signzy com we strive to provide prompt and reliable assistance, ensuring your queries are addressed effectively we value your feedback and are committed to making your experience smooth and enjoyable our team is dedicated to assisting you with any needs you may have thank you for choosing our services we look forward to helping you!