Voter's ID

Verify a customer’s identity using their Nigerian Permanent Voter’s Card number.

POST /api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/voters_id/

Voter's ID

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/voters_id/ \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-access-token: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "voters_id": "91F6B1F5BE295355586",
  "first_name": "John",
  "last_name": "Doe",
  "date_of_birth": "1994-08-11",
  "lga": "Lagos",
  "state": "Lagos"
}
'

400

{
  "status": "failed",
  "data": [
    "<unknown>"
  ],
  "message": "<string>"
}

The Voter’s ID endpoint validates a Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) number against the INEC database and returns the voter’s registered personal details, registration area, and polling unit.

Endpoint

POST /api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/voters_id/

Request

Headers

Header	Value	Required
x-access-token	Your API secret key	Yes
Content-Type	application/json	Yes

Body Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
voters_id	string	Yes	The Permanent Voter’s Card number
first_name	string	Yes	First name as on the voter’s card
last_name	string	Yes	Last name as on the voter’s card
date_of_birth	string	Yes	Date of birth in YYYY-MM-DD format
lga	string	Yes	Local government area of registration
state	string	Yes	State of registration

Example

cURL

curl -X POST "https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/voters_id/" \
  -H "x-access-token: YOUR_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"voters_id": "91F6B1F5BE295355586", "first_name": "John", "last_name": "Doe", "date_of_birth": "1994-08-11", "lga": "Lagos", "state": "Lagos"}'

Response

200 OK

Field	Type	Description
data.full_name	string	Full name as registered
data.voter_identification_number	string	PVC identification number
data.gender	string	Gender
data.occupation	string	Registered occupation
data.time_of_registration	string	Date and time of voter registration
data.state	string	State of registration
data.local_government	string	LGA of registration
data.registration_area_ward	string	Ward name
data.polling_unit	string	Polling unit description
data.polling_unit_code	string	Polling unit code

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "full_name": "JOHN DOE S",
    "voter_identification_number": "90F5B1C5B1234567890",
    "gender": "Male",
    "occupation": "STUDENT",
    "time_of_registration": "2011-01-18 13:59:46",
    "state": "ONDO",
    "local_government": "IDANRE",
    "registration_area_ward": "ISALU JIGBOKIN",
    "polling_unit": "OJAJIGBOKIN, O/S IN FRONT OF ABANA I & II",
    "polling_unit_code": "28/08/08/005"
  },
  "message": "Voters Identification details retrieved successfully"
}

400 Bad Request

{
  "status": "failed",
  "data": [],
  "message": "Sorry, your check cannot be processed at the moment. Please try again in a few minutes"
}

401 Unauthorized

{
  "status": "failed",
  "message": "Authentication credentials were not provided."
}

Authorizations

x-access-token · string · header · required

Your Adhere API secret key

Body

application/json

voters_id · string · required

Permanent Voter's Card number

Example:

"91F6B1F5BE295355586"

first_name · string · required

First name as on the voter's card

Example:

"John"

last_name · string · required

Last name as on the voter's card

Example:

"Doe"

date_of_birth · string · required

Date of birth in YYYY-MM-DD format

Example:

"1994-08-11"

lga · string · required

Local government area of registration

Example:

"Lagos"

state · string · required

State of registration

Example:

"Lagos"

Response

200

Voter's ID verified