# National Identity Number

```
TEST DATA

number: 101010
customer_name: John Doe
```

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `{{URL}}/api/v2/biometrics/merchant/data/verification/ke/national_id/new`

Allows merchants to verify information of users using National ID and other identifiers.

#### Headers

| Name                                        | Type   | Description        |
| ------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------ |
| x-api-key<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | String | \<your secret key> |
| app-id<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>    | String | your app id        |

#### Request Body

| Name                                                  | Type   | Description      |
| ----------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ---------------- |
| customer\_reference<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | String | unique user ref  |
| customer\_name<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>      | String | lastname of user |
| number<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>              | String | NATIONAL ID      |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200: OK " %}

```javascript
{
    "status":true,
    "message":"Information Validated",
    "response_code":"00",
    "data":{
         "identity_type": "",
         "identity_number": "",
         "identity_name": "SURNAME FIRSTNAME MIDDLENAME",
         "date_of_birth": "",
          "gender": "",
        "photo": "",
          "transaction_id": "",
         "usr_password": "",
         "place_of_birth": "",
        "place_of_live": "",
        "date_of_issue": "",
        "id_serial_number": "",
        "expiry_date": ""
    }
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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