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# NIN with Face

> Verify a customer's NIN combined with a facial image for enhanced identity confirmation.

The NIN with Face endpoint verifies a customer's National Identification Number and performs a facial comparison against a provided photo URL. It returns full NIN profile data plus face match results.

## Endpoint

```
POST /api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/nin_with_face/
```

## 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 |
| `image_url`             | string | Yes      | URL of the customer's photo for facial comparison      |

### Example

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST "https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/nin_with_face/" \
    -H "x-access-token: YOUR_SECRET_KEY" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"identification_number": "70123456789", "image_url": "https://example.com/photo.jpg"}'
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests
  response = requests.post(
      "https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/nin_with_face/",
      headers={"x-access-token": "YOUR_SECRET_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json"},
      json={"identification_number": "70123456789", "image_url": "https://example.com/photo.jpg"},
  )
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Response

### 200 OK

| Field                         | Type   | Description                                                               |
| ----------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `data.nin_data`               | object | Full NIN profile (same fields as the [NIN endpoint](/v3/kyc/nigeria/nin)) |
| `data.face_data.message`      | string | Face match result message                                                 |
| `data.face_data.confidence`   | number | Match confidence percentage (0–100)                                       |
| `data.verification.status`    | string | `"VERIFIED"` if identity confirmed                                        |
| `data.verification.reference` | string | Unique verification reference ID                                          |

```json theme={null}
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "nin_data": {
      "lastName": "UCHE",
      "firstName": "KARIM",
      "middleName": "IKENNA",
      "gender": "male",
      "dateOfBirth": "2002-11-09",
      "nin": "90187493033",
      "telephoneNo": "09088118811",
      "residenceAddress": "5, ODEYEMI STREET, ANIMASHAUN",
      "residenceLga": "Ifo",
      "residenceState": "Ogun",
      "image": "<base64-encoded-jpeg>"
    },
    "face_data": {
      "message": "Face Match",
      "confidence": 99.99
    },
    "verification": {
      "status": "VERIFIED",
      "reference": "8314a5fc-bdb5-40c8-98bd-72aef9f1a868"
    }
  },
  "message": "National Identification Number details retrieved successfully"
}
```

### 400 Bad Request

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

### 401 Unauthorized

```json theme={null}
{
  "status": "failed",
  "message": "Authentication credentials were not provided."
}
```


## OpenAPI

````yaml POST /api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/nin_with_face/
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Adhere API
  description: >-
    Identity verification, credit checks, transaction monitoring, and loan fraud
    detection across Africa.
  version: 3.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com
    description: Production
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Nigeria KYC
  - name: Kenya KYC
  - name: Ghana KYC
  - name: Rwanda KYC
  - name: Uganda KYC
  - name: Biometrics
  - name: Individual Credit
  - name: Business Credit
  - name: Transaction Monitoring
  - name: Transaction Screening
  - name: Transaction KYC
  - name: Loan Fraud
  - name: User Journey
paths:
  /api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/nin_with_face/:
    post:
      tags:
        - Nigeria KYC
      summary: NIN with Face
      operationId: ninWithFace
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - nin
                - image_url
              properties:
                nin:
                  type: string
                  description: 11-digit NIN
                  example: '12345678901'
                image_url:
                  type: string
                  description: URL of the selfie image
      responses:
        '200':
          description: NIN with face verified
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad Request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              status:
                type: string
                example: failed
              data:
                type: array
                items: {}
              message:
                type: string
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              status:
                type: string
                example: failed
              message:
                type: string
                example: Authentication credentials were not provided.
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-access-token
      description: Your Adhere API secret key

````