People without a bank account
Not everyone has a BVN. The NIN lets you verify customers who are not in the banking system.
A second, independent way to confirm who someone is.
The NIN is the 11-digit National Identification Number issued by NIMC to Nigerian citizens and legal residents. Verify it in seconds and get the name, date of birth, gender, phone, state of origin and photo where available. Use it on its own, or together with a BVN check for a stronger identity decision.
Not everyone has a BVN. The NIN lets you verify customers who are not in the banking system.
Confirm a candidate's identity during hiring and onboarding.
Meet your KYC rules when you sign up new customers.
Check beneficiaries against their National ID.
Create a free account and open Verify in your dashboard.
Choose NIN, enter the number, and optionally a name and date of birth.
Read the result, then add the same call to your own system.
Create a free account and run a NIN check from the dashboard.
Test keys are free and return realistic responses without charging you, so you can build the whole flow before you pay for a single live check.
POST /v1/verify/nin, authenticated with your X-IdentifyOrg-Key header.
{
"nin": "12345678901",
"first_name": "Adaeze", // optional, for cross-match
"last_name": "Okafor" // optional, for cross-match
}{
"id": "ver_01hxyz...",
"type": "nin",
"status": "success",
"match": true,
"data": {
"nin": "12345678901",
"first_name": "Adaeze",
"last_name": "Okafor",
"date_of_birth": "1992-04-15",
"phone_number": "+2348012345678",
"gender": "female"
}
}When the test convinces you, the developer section shows exactly how to connect it: the endpoint, the request and response, SDKs for your language and webhooks.
A BVN is linked to a bank account holder. A NIN is issued by NIMC to citizens and residents, with or without a bank account. Many businesses use both.
Usually under 4 seconds, in the same request.
Pay as you go from ₦100 per check. Test keys are free.
Yes. Use Face Match with the photo returned by the NIN lookup.