Provider details
Category and coverage
Category
Biometric Registries
Geographies
Kenya
What you can verify
- Document type
- Document number
- Issuing country
- National ID number match
- Face match
- Liveness check
- Selfie
How to integrate
Kenya National ID Biometric
Every provider in the Trinsic network is added the same way. Three steps, one integration.
01
Create an account
Sign up for Trinsic and create a workspace in the dashboard.
02
Get an API key
Generate an API key for your workspace to authenticate verification requests.
03
Configure a verification profile
Choose which identity providers to accept, then run your first verification session.
Kenya National ID Biometric verification, one API for every ID
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Frequently asked questions
01
What is the Kenya National ID?
The Kenya National ID is the official identification document for citizens and residents, recorded in a central population register.
02
Which country does this cover?
It covers Kenya.
03
What can you verify with the Kenya National ID?
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.
04
How does verifying with the Kenya National ID work?
The user provides their National ID number, and the system retrieves and returns identity information from the government database, with results returned via asynchronous polling.
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Biometric Registries
Biometric registries are databases, often government source databases, that provide for user verification using a biometric—either by matching a submitted image against the source or by directly performing a liveness session.
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