# Introduction

At Identitypass, we build trust and safety across Africa by providing the ultimate verification experience for businesses to verify, gain deeper insights about customers, and detect and prevent fraud.

## Getting Started!

Before using these APIs, you have to signup as a merchant at [dashboard.myidentitypass.c](https://dashboard.myidentitypay.com/)om

* LIVE BASE URL: [https://api.myidentitypass.com](https://api.myidentitypass.com/)
* SANDBOX BASE URL: [https://sandbox.myidentitypass.com](https://developer.myidentitypass.com/data-verification-1/nigeria)

### Response Codes

* 00 - Successful
* 01 - ID not found
* 02 - Service is not available
* 03 - Insufficient wallet balance

### VERIFICATION STATUSES

* PENDING -  the verification request failed and will be retried at a later time
* NOT-VERIFIED - the verification request was successfully performed, but the ID is not valid
* VERIFIED - the verification request was successfully performed, and the ID is valid

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Please note that your merchant key can be gotten from your settings page on the portal.
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