Kenya National ID Lookup

Q: What is Kenya National ID Lookup?

It is an enrichment lookup against the Kenya National ID, the official identification document for citizens and residents recorded in a central population register.

Q: What can you verify with Kenya National ID Lookup?

You can verify given name, family name, middle name, full name, date of birth, nationality, and sex, along with document type, number, issuing country, and issue date. Address and document images are returned when a photo is requested and available.

Q: How does verifying with Kenya National ID Lookup work?

The user provides their National ID number, and the system retrieves and returns full identity information from the government database, with results returned via asynchronous polling.

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The Kenya National ID is the official identification document for citizens and residents, recorded in a central population register. Kenya NID lookup requires users to enter their NID number and we will return attributes associated with that number.

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Category and coverage

What you can verify

Always returned

Given nameFamily nameFull nameDate of birthNationalitySexDocument typeDocument numberIssuing country

Sometimes returned

Middle nameFull addressIssue dateDocument front imageDocument portrait

Technical & standards

Protocol

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How to integrate

Kenya National ID Lookup

Every provider in the Trinsic network is added the same way. Three steps, one integration.

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Get an API key

Generate an API key for your workspace to authenticate verification requests.

Configure a verification profile

Choose which identity providers to accept, then run your first verification session.

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