# Stamp Duty

```
TEST DATA

number: 2022-0000-1111-2222
customer_name: Test Account
```

## Allows you to verify a stamp duty reference number

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `{{BASE_URL}}/api/v2/biometrics/merchant/data/verification/stamp_duty`

Allows you to verify a stamp duty reference number

#### 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               |
| ----------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------------- |
| number<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>              | String | your stamp duty number    |
| customer\_name<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>      | String | your customer's name      |
| customer\_reference<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | String | unique customer reference |

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

```javascript
{
    "status": true,
    "detail": "Stamp Duty Verification Successful",
    "response_code": "00",
    "data": {
        "certificate_number": "",
        "instrument": "",
        "reserved_company_name": "",
        "consideration": "",
        "stamp_duty_paid": "",
        "payment_reference": "",
        "beneficiary": "",
        "beneficiary_tin": "",
        "description": "",
        "date_of_execution": "",
        "date_of_filing": "",
        "issuance_date": ""
    },
    "verification": {
        "status": "VERIFIED",
        "reference": "<your verification reference>"
    }
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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