Verify Nigeria BVN

Verify a Nigeria Bank Verification Number.

The regulator of this service has issued a directive that prevents non-financial service providers from accessing the service. So fintechs without a financial services license are automatically excluded.

Verify BVN

POST https://api.appruve.co/v1/verifications/ng/bvn

This endpoint allows you to verify a Nigeria Bank verification number

Headers

Name	Type	Description
Authorization*	string	Bearer <token>

Request Body

Name	Type	Description
id	string	The BVN number
first_name	string	The first name of the BVN holder
last_name	string	The last name of the BVN holder
middle_name	string	The middle name of the BVN holder
date_of_birth	string	The date of birth of the BVN holder
phone_number	string	The phone number of the BVN holder

200 Verification is a success

{
  "id": "22161412900",
  "first_name": "David",
  "last_name": "Ife",
  "middle_name": "Anuyah",
  "date_of_birth": "1996-02-21",
  "phone_number": "[phone]",
  "otp": "123456",
  "is_first_name_match": true,
  "is_last_name_match": true,
  "is_middle_name_match": true,
  "is_date_of_birth_match": true,
  "is_phone_number_match": true,
  "verification_ref" "eedbc8bd-dfd8-4d24-846d-597e95872e08"
}

404 Could not find a matching record

{
    "message": "Invalid ID Details",
    "code": 5
}