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NIN
The Nigeria NIN (National Identification Number) service provides a method for checking and confirming person idenitity using their NIN. It utilizes the provided 11-digit NIN to query the official national database. The service returns a detailed response including the NIN holder's registered identity data (full name, date of birth, address, and gender) upon a successful match.
post/services/ng/nin
Request body
Example request
{
"nin_number": "38109457262"
}Response
OK
The request was successful, and our system returned an expected response.
Example response
{
"validation": {
"valid": true
},
"data": {
"nin": "38109457262",
"first_name": "Josh",
"middle_name": "David",
"last_name": "Coffey",
"dob": "1976-02-21",
"phone": "441172345678",
"email": "josh.coffey@example.com",
"gender": "M",
"residence_country": "GB",
"profile_image": "/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/4gHYSUNDX1BST0ZJTEUAAQEAAAHIAAAAAAQwA[...]",
"address": {
"country": "GB",
"district": "Westminster",
"address": "45 High Street, Flat 2A"
}
}
}