Identity verification and SMS OTP API for Cameroon

Two languages

Pass your own template per user to send the right language. Mobile numbers are written 6 71 23 45 67 locally and +237671234567 internationally, with no trunk 0.

ID and currency

The national ID is the CNI. A direct lookup is on our roadmap; document OCR and face match work today. The Central African CFA franc (XAF) has no cents and is shared with five other countries.

What you can use in Cameroon

• ✓Phone verification (SMS OTP)
• ✓SMS and bulk SMS
• ✓Document OCR and verification
• ✓Liveness detection
• ✓Face match
• ✓Address verification
• ✓Verification Suite (applicant links and embed)
• ✓Website audit
• ✓Domain verification
• ✓AI content detection
• ✓Video and voice calls
• ✓Live streaming
• ✓Chat
• ✓WhatsApp assistant and platform
• ✓Short links
• ✓Video meetings
• ●CNI (Carte nationale d'identité) verification: coming

BVN verification, NIN verification, Driver's licence (FRSC), Bank account name check, BVN to account match, CAC business registry check, Credit bureau score, Bills (airtime, data, electricity, TV), Business payment gateway (collections) depend on Nigerian records and are available for Nigeria only.

Prices in XAF

Pay as you go. No subscription, and test keys are free.

Send your first code to a Cameroon number

Send +237 numbers as they are, or local numbers with the country.

curl -X POST https://api.identifyorg.com/v1/phone/verify/start \
  -H "X-IdentifyOrg-Key: io_test_xxxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "phone": "671234567", "country": "CM" }'

# or, in international format, no country needed:
#   { "phone": "+237671234567" }

Mobile money widely used in Cameroon: MTN MoMo, Orange Money. Personal data is governed by the Law on personal data protection (2024).

How teams use it in Cameroon

Common questions