---
title: "Enhanced BVN Verification"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/merchant/bvn/enhanced"
tags: ["Identity Verification"]
---

# Enhanced BVN Verification

`POST /api/v1/merchant/bvn/enhanced`

Verify a BVN and retrieve enriched identity information such as names, gender, birthday, photo, and phone numbers tied to the BVN.

## Headers

- `api-key` string, required
- `api-secret` string, required
- `Content-Type` 'application/json', required

## Request body

- EnhancedBvnVerificationRequest
  - `bvn` string, required — Customer BVN

## Response `200`

Enhanced BVN verification response

- EnhancedBvnVerificationResponse
  - `success` boolean, required — Whether the request completed successfully
  - `message` string, required — Response message
  - `data` EnhancedBvnVerificationData, required
    - `bvn` string, required — Verified BVN
    - `first_name` string, required — Customer first name
    - `middle_name` string, required — Customer middle name
    - `last_name` string, required — Customer last name
    - `gender` string, required — Customer gender
    - `name_on_card` string, required — Name shown on the customer's card record
    - `birthday` string, required — Customer date of birth
    - `photo` string, required — Customer photo returned by the provider
    - `phone_number` string, required — Primary phone number linked to the BVN
    - `phone_number_2` string, required — Secondary phone number linked to the BVN
  - `charges` VerificationCharges, required
    - `charged` boolean, required — Whether the verification request was billed
    - `charged_amount` string, required — Amount charged for the verification request

## Other responses

- `402` — Verification could not be processed because the wallet balance is insufficient

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