# 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 you can use these APIs you have to signup as a merchant at [dashboard.myidentitypass.co](https://dashboard.myidentitypay.com/)m. 

* 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

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