National Identity Number (NIN) Verification

The NIN Verification endpoint allows you to verify the identity of individuals using their National Identity Number.

Endpoint

POST /nin

Headers

Header	Value	Required
`Authorization`	`Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN`	Required
`Accept`	`application/json`	Required

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
`nin`	`string`	The 11-digit National Identity Number.	Required

Example Request

PHP (cURL)

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, array(
  CURLOPT_URL => 'https://arewasmart.com.ng/api/nin',
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => '',
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 0,
  CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION => true,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'POST',
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => array('nin' => '12345678901'),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array(
    'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN',
    'Accept: application/json'
  ),
));

$response = curl_exec($curl);

curl_close($curl);
echo $response;

Example Response

JSON

{
    "status": true,
    "message": "NIN Verified Successfully",
    "data": {
        "firstname": "John",
        "surname": "Doe",
        "middlename": "Smith",
        "birthdate": "1990-01-01",
        "gender": "m",
        "photo": "base64_encoded_string..."
    }
}