Driver's License - Adhere by Smartcomply

The Kenya Driver’s License endpoint validates a driver’s license number and returns the associated personal details from the national registry.

Endpoint

POST /api/onboarding/kenya_kyc/drivers_license/

Request

Headers

Header	Value	Required
`x-access-token`	Your API secret key	Yes
`Content-Type`	`application/json`	Yes

Body Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`license_number`	string	Yes	The customer’s Kenyan driver’s license number

Example

curl -X POST "https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/kenya_kyc/drivers_license/" \
  -H "x-access-token: YOUR_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"license_number": "24478782"}'

const response = await fetch(
  "https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/kenya_kyc/drivers_license/",
  {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      "x-access-token": "YOUR_SECRET_KEY",
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({ license_number: "24478782" }),
  }
);
const data = await response.json();

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/kenya_kyc/drivers_license/",
    headers={
        "x-access-token": "YOUR_SECRET_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={"license_number": "24478782"},
)
data = response.json()

Response

200 OK

Field	Type	Description
`data.valid`	boolean	Whether the license is valid
`data.id_number`	string	Driver’s license number
`data.full_name`	string	Customer’s full name
`data.phone`	string	Registered phone number
`data.email`	string	Registered email address
`data.nationality`	string	Nationality

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "valid": true,
    "full_name": "CHARLOTTE SARAH KWENA",
    "phone": "+254721583847",
    "email": "kwenacharlotte@gmail.com",
    "nationality": "KE",
    "id_number": "24478782"
  },
  "message": "Driver's License details retrieved successfully"
}

400 Bad Request

{
  "status": "failed",
  "data": [],
  "message": "Sorry, your check cannot be processed at the moment. Please try again in a few minutes"
}

401 Unauthorized

{
  "status": "failed",
  "message": "Authentication credentials were not provided."
}