A South African national identity service for verifying official population records.
Provider details
Category and coverage
Category
Biometric Registries
Geographies
South Africa
What you can verify
- Document type
- Document number
- Issuing country
- National ID number match
- Face match
- Liveness check
- Selfie
How to integrate
South Africa National ID Biometric Match
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.
South Africa National ID Biometric Match verification, one API for every ID
Trinsic verifies this ID and hundreds of digital IDs across 50+ countries through one integration. Explore the identity verification API, or browse digital IDs by country.
Related reading
Frequently asked questions
01
What is South Africa National ID Biometric Match?
South Africa National ID Biometric Match verifies a person against South Africa's National ID, a tamper-resistant smart ID card issued at age 16 that is compulsory for citizens and permanent residents.
02
Which country does South Africa National ID Biometric Match cover?
It covers South Africa.
03
What can you verify with South Africa National ID Biometric Match?
It verifies user-provided identity details against South Africa's government database records for the national ID.
04
Can businesses use South Africa National ID Biometric Match for KYC and onboarding?
Yes. It supports identity verification against the government system of record in South Africa.
05
How does verifying with South Africa National ID Biometric Match work?
The user provides their national ID details, and the system verifies that the provided information matches the government database records.
other digital IDs in this category
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.
Explore the category
