BVN
BVN is available by default on the Basic KYC product. To use BVN on Enhanced KYC or Biometric KYC products, you need to be integrated via our Mobile SDKs or Web Integration (Beta) and display our user consent screen or contact support@usesmileid.com
Required Inputs
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
country | NG |
id_type | BVN |
id_number | Bank verification number |
Response Fields
| Response Field | Value Returned |
|---|---|
Country | YES |
IDType | YES |
IDNumber | YES |
IssuanceDate | YES |
ExpirationDate | N/A |
FullName | YES |
DOB | YES |
Photo | YES |
PhoneNumber | YES |
PhoneNumber2 | IF AVAILABLE |
Document | NO |
Gender | YES |
Address | YES |
All fields are returned as string
ID Number Regular Expression (Regex)
To limit the probability of your user mistyping the id number, we advice that you enforce the format of the id number field in your app. You can use the regex below:
/^[0-9]{11}$/
Supported Products
The Nigeria BVN can be used on any of the following products:
For the supported integration options, you can check the integration options supported by each product here.
Sample ID Numbers
To test the Nigeria BVN in our Sandbox, we provide you with 5 different id numbers to mirror various scenarios you can experience with real IDs in production.
| ID Number | Result | Result Code |
|---|---|---|
00000000000 | Success with PII return | 1012 |
00000000001 | Failure, no record found | 1013 |
00000000002 | Invalid ID number format | 1014 |
00000000003 | Database unavailable/unknown network issue | 1015 |
00000000004* | Success with custom PII return | 1012 |
* to get a successful Biometric KYC, you will need to pass a custom photo. You can read more about customising the PII response in sandbox in our documentation here.
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