Rwanda

East Africa · RWF (FRw) · dial code +250 · Kinyarwanda, English, French

Local currency: RWF
Phone numbers: +250781234567
National ID: National ID: coming

Available in Rwanda

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
File tools (PDF, images, audio)
Short links
QR codes
Video meetings

Nigeria only

These read Nigerian identity, banking and utility records, so they do not work for Rwanda. Calling them for another country returns 403 not_available_in_country:

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)

Response, 403

{
  "error": {
    "code": "not_available_in_country",
    "message": "BVN verification is only available for Nigeria. ...",
    "status": 403
  }
}

Coming: National ID verification

A Rwanda-specific identity check against the National ID (NIDA Rwanda) is planned. Until it launches, you can verify people in Rwanda with document OCR, liveness and face match, which work with any passport, national ID or driver's licence photo.

Prices in RWF

Prices for Rwanda ·change

Your balance is held in naira. Prices below are converted at ₦0.9013 per RWF, rounded up. Top-ups in RWF are credited at the same rate.

Service	Price	Unit
Phone verification (SMS OTP)	FRw 6.7	per code sent
SMS	FRw 3.4	per message
Document OCR and verification	FRw 56	per document
Liveness detection	FRw 89	per check
Face match	FRw 89	per check
Address verification	FRw 167	per check
Video call	FRw 2.8	per participant-minute
Voice call	FRw 1.2	per participant-minute
Website audit	FRw 333	per scan
AI text detection	FRw 89	per check

Phone number format

Rwanda mobile numbers are written locally as 078 123 4567 and internationally as +250781234567. The leading 0 is a national prefix: we drop it when we add +250, so local-format numbers work if you also send the country.

curl

curl -X POST https://api.identifyorg.com/v1/phone/verify/start \
  -H "X-IdentifyOrg-Key: io_live_xxxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "phone": "+250781234567" }'

# The same number in local format needs the country:
curl -X POST https://api.identifyorg.com/v1/phone/verify/start \
  -H "X-IdentifyOrg-Key: io_live_xxxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "phone": "0781234567", "country": "RW" }'

Node.js

const res = await fetch("https://api.identifyorg.com/v1/phone/verify/start", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "X-IdentifyOrg-Key": process.env.IDENTIFYORG_KEY, "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({ phone: "0781234567", country: "RW" }), // or phone: "+250781234567"
});
const { id } = await res.json(); // then POST /v1/phone/verify/check with { id, code }

Python

import os, requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://api.identifyorg.com/v1/phone/verify/start",
    headers={"X-IdentifyOrg-Key": os.environ["IDENTIFYORG_KEY"]},
    json={"phone": "+250781234567"},
)
verification_id = r.json()["id"]

Topping up your balance

Card payments and mobile money (MTN MoMo, Airtel Money) in RWF, converted to your naira balance at the rate shown when you pay. Provider availability is set per country, and cards in US dollars are the fallback where a local-currency option is not open yet.

Data protection

Personal data in Rwanda is governed by the Law No 058/2021 on the Protection of Personal Data and Privacy. Phone verification stores only a salted hash of each code; check your own obligations as the data controller.

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