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POST
/
api
/
onboarding
/
kenya_kyc
/
national_id_basic
Kenya National ID Basic
curl --request POST \
  --url https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/kenya_kyc/national_id_basic/ \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-access-token: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "id_number": "12345678"
}
'
{
  "status": "failed",
  "data": [
    "<unknown>"
  ],
  "message": "<string>"
}
The Kenya National ID Basic endpoint retrieves verified identity data from the Kenyan government’s IPRS database, returning the ID holder’s full name, gender, citizenship, and photo.

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Endpoint

POST /api/onboarding/kenya_kyc/national_id_basic/

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Request

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Headers

HeaderValueRequired
x-access-tokenYour API secret keyYes
Content-Typeapplication/jsonYes

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Body Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
national_idstringYesThe customer’s Kenyan national ID number

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Example

curl -X POST "https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/kenya_kyc/national_id_basic/" \
  -H "x-access-token: YOUR_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"national_id": "00000000"}'

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Response

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200 OK

FieldTypeDescription
data.First_NamestringCustomer’s first name
data.SurnamestringCustomer’s surname
data.Other_NamestringOther names
data.Genderstring"M" or "F"
data.Citizenshipstringe.g., "Kenyan"
data.Date_of_BirthstringDate of birth
data.Date_of_IssuestringID issue date
data.Place_of_BirthstringPlace of birth including district
data.Place_of_LivestringRegistered address
data.PhotostringBase64-encoded customer photo
data.ErrorOcurredbooleanfalse on success
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "Gender": "M",
    "Surname": "Leo",
    "First_Name": "Joe",
    "Other_Name": "Doe",
    "Citizenship": "Kenyan",
    "ErrorOcurred": false,
    "Date_of_Birth": "2000-09-20 12:00:00 AM",
    "Date_of_Issue": "1/27/2000 12:00:00 AM",
    "Place_of_Live": "BOX 12345-00800 NAIROBI\nKAREN\nLOCATION - LANGATA",
    "Place_of_Birth": "NAIROBI\nDISTRICT - STAREHE",
    "Photo": "<base64-encoded-jpeg>"
  },
  "message": "National ID Basic details retrieved successfully"
}

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400 Bad Request

Returned when the ID number is missing, malformed, or not found. 
{
  "status": "failed",
  "data": [],
  "message": "Sorry, your check cannot be processed at the moment. Please try again in a few minutes"
}

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401 Unauthorized

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

Authorizations

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x-access-token
string
header
required

Your Adhere API secret key

Body

application/json
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id_number
string
required

Kenyan national ID number

Example:

"12345678"

Response

National ID verified