NIN Verification
curl --request POST \
--url https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/nin/ \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'x-access-token: <api-key>' \
--data '
{
"nin": "12345678901"
}
'import requests
url = "https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/nin/"
payload = { "nin": "12345678901" }
headers = {
"x-access-token": "<api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'x-access-token': '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({nin: '12345678901'})
};
fetch('https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/nin/', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/nin/",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'nin' => '12345678901'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json",
"x-access-token: <api-key>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/nin/"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"nin\": \"12345678901\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("x-access-token", "<api-key>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/nin/")
.header("x-access-token", "<api-key>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"nin\": \"12345678901\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/nin/")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["x-access-token"] = '<api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"nin\": \"12345678901\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"status": "failed",
"data": [
"<unknown>"
],
"message": "<string>"
}{
"status": "failed",
"message": "Authentication credentials were not provided."
}Nigeria
National Identity Number (NIN)
Verify a customer’s identity using their 11-digit National Identification Number.
POST
/
api
/
onboarding
/
nigeria_kyc
/
nin
/
NIN Verification
curl --request POST \
--url https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/nin/ \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'x-access-token: <api-key>' \
--data '
{
"nin": "12345678901"
}
'import requests
url = "https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/nin/"
payload = { "nin": "12345678901" }
headers = {
"x-access-token": "<api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'x-access-token': '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({nin: '12345678901'})
};
fetch('https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/nin/', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/nin/",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'nin' => '12345678901'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json",
"x-access-token: <api-key>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/nin/"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"nin\": \"12345678901\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("x-access-token", "<api-key>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/nin/")
.header("x-access-token", "<api-key>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"nin\": \"12345678901\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/nin/")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["x-access-token"] = '<api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"nin\": \"12345678901\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"status": "failed",
"data": [
"<unknown>"
],
"message": "<string>"
}{
"status": "failed",
"message": "Authentication credentials were not provided."
}The NIN endpoint retrieves a customer’s verified identity data from the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) database. It returns comprehensive personal details including biographic data, next-of-kin information, and a customer photo.
Endpoint
POST /api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/nin/
Request
Headers
| Header | Value | Required |
|---|---|---|
x-access-token | Your API secret key | Yes |
Content-Type | application/json | Yes |
Body Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
identification_number | string | Yes | The customer’s 11-digit National Identification Number |
Example
curl -X POST "https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/nin/" \
-H "x-access-token: YOUR_SECRET_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"identification_number": "70123456789"}'
const response = await fetch(
"https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/nin/",
{
method: "POST",
headers: {
"x-access-token": "YOUR_SECRET_KEY",
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({ identification_number: "70123456789" }),
}
);
const data = await response.json();
import requests
response = requests.post(
"https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/nin/",
headers={
"x-access-token": "YOUR_SECRET_KEY",
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
json={"identification_number": "70123456789"},
)
data = response.json()
Response
200 OK
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
data.nin | string | The NIN that was queried |
data.firstName | string | First name |
data.middleName | string | Middle name |
data.lastName | string | Surname |
data.gender | string | "male" or "female" |
data.dateOfBirth | string | Date of birth in YYYY-MM-DD format |
data.birthState | string | State of birth |
data.birthLga | string | LGA of birth |
data.telephoneNo | string | Registered phone number |
data.email | string | null | Email address (if available) |
data.residenceAddress | string | Current residential address |
data.residenceState | string | State of residence |
data.residenceLga | string | LGA of residence |
data.residenceTown | string | Town of residence |
data.maritalStatus | string | e.g., "single", "married", "separated" |
data.educationalLevel | string | Highest education level |
data.employmentStatus | string | e.g., "employed", "unemployed" |
data.religion | string | Religion |
data.spokenLanguage | string | Primary spoken language |
data.height | string | Height in centimetres |
data.profession | string | Stated profession |
data.nokFirstname | string | Next-of-kin first name |
data.nokSurname | string | Next-of-kin surname |
data.nokAddress1 | string | Next-of-kin address |
data.nokState | string | Next-of-kin state |
data.nokLga | string | Next-of-kin LGA |
data.image | string | Base64-encoded JPEG of the customer’s photo |
data.trackingId | string | NIMC tracking reference |
{
"status": "success",
"data": {
"title": "mr",
"lastName": "DOE",
"firstName": "JOHN",
"middleName": "JOSEPH",
"gender": "male",
"dateOfBirth": "2000-10-21",
"birthLga": "Olamaboro",
"birthState": "Kogi",
"centralID": "",
"educationalLevel": "secondary",
"email": null,
"nin": "12345678901",
"employmentStatus": "unemployed",
"height": "180",
"maritalStatus": "separated",
"religion": "christianity",
"telephoneNo": "08050003000",
"residenceAddress": "MR SNUFUSS'S HOUSE SNUFUSS STREET PHASE 3",
"residenceLga": "Gwagwalada",
"residenceState": "FCT Abuja",
"residenceTown": "GWAGWALADA",
"nokFirstname": "JOHN",
"nokSurname": "DOE",
"nokAddress1": "NO 6 ADUM ROAD OGUGU CENTRE",
"nokState": "Kogi",
"nokLga": "Olamaboro",
"profession": "STUDENT",
"spokenLanguage": "IGALA",
"trackingId": "S2R0NYFO01113TR",
"image": "<base64-encoded-jpeg>"
},
"message": "National Identification Number details retrieved successfully"
}
400 Bad Request
Returned when the NIN 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"
}
401 Unauthorized
{
"status": "failed",
"message": "Authentication credentials were not provided."
}
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