curl -X POST "https://verification.didit.me/v3/database-validation/" \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-F "issuing_state=AUS" \
-F "services=aus_australia_driver_licence" \
-F "vendor_data=user-1234" \
-F "consent=true" \
-F "first_name=John" \
-F "last_name=Doe" \
-F "date_of_birth=1990-01-01" \
-F "driver_license_number=SAMPLE-DL-12345" \
-F "driver_license_card_number=87654321" \
-F "driver_license_state=Sample State"
from didit import Didit
# Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
client = Didit()
result = client.database_validation.validate(
issuing_state="AUS",
services=["aus_australia_driver_licence"],
consent=True,
first_name="John",
last_name="Doe",
date_of_birth="1990-01-01",
driver_license_number="SAMPLE-DL-12345",
driver_license_card_number="87654321",
driver_license_state="Sample State",
vendor_data="user-1234",
)
print(result)
import Didit from "@didit-protocol/sdk-node";
// Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
const didit = new Didit();
const result = await didit.databaseValidation.validate({
issuing_state: "AUS",
services: ["aus_australia_driver_licence"],
consent: true,
first_name: "John",
last_name: "Doe",
date_of_birth: "1990-01-01",
driver_license_number: "SAMPLE-DL-12345",
driver_license_card_number: "87654321",
driver_license_state: "Sample State",
vendor_data: "user-1234",
});
console.log(result);
ctx := context.Background()
// Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
client := didit.NewClient()
result, err := client.DatabaseValidation.Validate(ctx, didit.DatabaseValidationValidateParams{
IssuingState: "AUS",
Services: didit.Some([]string{"aus_australia_driver_licence"}),
Consent: didit.Bool(true),
FirstName: didit.String("John"),
LastName: didit.String("Doe"),
DateOfBirth: didit.String("1990-01-01"),
DriverLicenseNumber: didit.String("SAMPLE-DL-12345"),
DriverLicenseCardNumber: didit.String("87654321"),
DriverLicenseState: didit.String("Sample State"),
VendorData: didit.String("user-1234"),
})
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
fmt.Printf("%+v\n", result)
import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.util.List;
import me.didit.Didit;
import me.didit.types.DatabaseValidationValidateParams;
// Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
Didit client = new Didit();
var result = client.databaseValidation().validate(DatabaseValidationValidateParams.builder()
.issuingState("AUS")
.services(List.of("aus_australia_driver_licence"))
.consent(true)
.firstName("John")
.lastName("Doe")
.dateOfBirth(LocalDate.parse("1990-01-01"))
.driverLicenseNumber("SAMPLE-DL-12345")
.driverLicenseCardNumber("87654321")
.driverLicenseState("Sample State")
.vendorData("user-1234")
.build());
System.out.println(result);
<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
use Didit\DiditClient;
// Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
$didit = new DiditClient();
$result = $didit->databaseValidation->validate([
'issuing_state' => 'AUS',
'services' => ['aus_australia_driver_licence'],
'consent' => true,
'first_name' => 'John',
'last_name' => 'Doe',
'date_of_birth' => '1990-01-01',
'driver_license_number' => 'SAMPLE-DL-12345',
'driver_license_card_number' => '87654321',
'driver_license_state' => 'Sample State',
'vendor_data' => 'user-1234',
]);
print_r($result->toArray());
require "didit"
# Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
didit = Didit::Client.new
result = didit.database_validation.validate(
issuing_state: "AUS",
services: ["aus_australia_driver_licence"],
consent: true,
first_name: "John",
last_name: "Doe",
date_of_birth: "1990-01-01",
driver_license_number: "SAMPLE-DL-12345",
driver_license_card_number: "87654321",
driver_license_state: "Sample State",
vendor_data: "user-1234"
)
puts result.to_h
using System;
using System.Text.Json;
using Didit;
// Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
using var client = new DiditClient();
var result = await client.DatabaseValidation.ValidateAsync(new DatabaseValidationValidateParams
{
IssuingState = "AUS",
Services = new string[] { "aus_australia_driver_licence" },
Consent = true,
FirstName = "John",
LastName = "Doe",
DateOfBirth = "1990-01-01",
DriverLicenseNumber = "SAMPLE-DL-12345",
DriverLicenseCardNumber = "87654321",
DriverLicenseState = "Sample State",
VendorData = "user-1234",
});
Console.WriteLine(JsonSerializer.Serialize(result));
{
"request_id": "req_01H…",
"status": "Approved",
"issuing_state": "AUS",
"match_type": "full_match",
"validations": [
{
"outcome_code": "MATCH",
"service_id": "aus_australia_driver_licence",
"service_name": "DVS - Australia Driver Licence",
"source_data": {
"date_of_birth": "1990-01-01",
"first_name": "John",
"full_name": "John Doe",
"identification_number": "SAMPLE-ID-12345",
"last_name": "Doe",
"name_match_score": "1.000",
"verifications": {
"date_of_birth": true,
"full_name": true,
"identification_number": true
}
},
"validation": {
"date_of_birth": "full_match",
"full_name": "full_match",
"identification_number": "full_match"
}
}
]
}
{
"request_id": "req_01H…",
"status": "In Review",
"issuing_state": "AUS",
"match_type": "partial_match",
"validations": [
{
"outcome_code": "PARTIAL_MATCH",
"service_id": "aus_australia_driver_licence",
"service_name": "DVS - Australia Driver Licence",
"source_data": {
"date_of_birth": "1990-01-01",
"first_name": "John",
"full_name": "John Doe",
"identification_number": "SAMPLE-ID-12345",
"last_name": "Doe",
"name_match_score": "1.000",
"verifications": {
"date_of_birth": true,
"full_name": false,
"identification_number": true
}
},
"validation": {
"date_of_birth": "full_match",
"full_name": "no_match",
"identification_number": "full_match"
}
}
]
}
{
"request_id": "req_01H…",
"status": "Declined",
"issuing_state": "AUS",
"match_type": "no_match",
"validations": [
{
"outcome_code": "NO_MATCH",
"service_id": "aus_australia_driver_licence",
"service_name": "DVS - Australia Driver Licence",
"source_data": {
"date_of_birth": "NO_MATCH",
"full_name": "NO_MATCH",
"identification_number": "NO_MATCH"
},
"validation": {
"date_of_birth": "no_match",
"full_name": "no_match",
"identification_number": "no_match"
}
}
]
}
🇦🇺 Australia
DVS - Australia Driver Licence Verification API
DVS - Australia Driver Licence: authoritative Australia database lookup via Didit’s identity infrastructure. Pay-per-call from $0.75, no contracts, no minimums.
POST
/
v3
/
database-validation
/
curl -X POST "https://verification.didit.me/v3/database-validation/" \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-F "issuing_state=AUS" \
-F "services=aus_australia_driver_licence" \
-F "vendor_data=user-1234" \
-F "consent=true" \
-F "first_name=John" \
-F "last_name=Doe" \
-F "date_of_birth=1990-01-01" \
-F "driver_license_number=SAMPLE-DL-12345" \
-F "driver_license_card_number=87654321" \
-F "driver_license_state=Sample State"
from didit import Didit
# Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
client = Didit()
result = client.database_validation.validate(
issuing_state="AUS",
services=["aus_australia_driver_licence"],
consent=True,
first_name="John",
last_name="Doe",
date_of_birth="1990-01-01",
driver_license_number="SAMPLE-DL-12345",
driver_license_card_number="87654321",
driver_license_state="Sample State",
vendor_data="user-1234",
)
print(result)
import Didit from "@didit-protocol/sdk-node";
// Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
const didit = new Didit();
const result = await didit.databaseValidation.validate({
issuing_state: "AUS",
services: ["aus_australia_driver_licence"],
consent: true,
first_name: "John",
last_name: "Doe",
date_of_birth: "1990-01-01",
driver_license_number: "SAMPLE-DL-12345",
driver_license_card_number: "87654321",
driver_license_state: "Sample State",
vendor_data: "user-1234",
});
console.log(result);
ctx := context.Background()
// Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
client := didit.NewClient()
result, err := client.DatabaseValidation.Validate(ctx, didit.DatabaseValidationValidateParams{
IssuingState: "AUS",
Services: didit.Some([]string{"aus_australia_driver_licence"}),
Consent: didit.Bool(true),
FirstName: didit.String("John"),
LastName: didit.String("Doe"),
DateOfBirth: didit.String("1990-01-01"),
DriverLicenseNumber: didit.String("SAMPLE-DL-12345"),
DriverLicenseCardNumber: didit.String("87654321"),
DriverLicenseState: didit.String("Sample State"),
VendorData: didit.String("user-1234"),
})
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
fmt.Printf("%+v\n", result)
import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.util.List;
import me.didit.Didit;
import me.didit.types.DatabaseValidationValidateParams;
// Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
Didit client = new Didit();
var result = client.databaseValidation().validate(DatabaseValidationValidateParams.builder()
.issuingState("AUS")
.services(List.of("aus_australia_driver_licence"))
.consent(true)
.firstName("John")
.lastName("Doe")
.dateOfBirth(LocalDate.parse("1990-01-01"))
.driverLicenseNumber("SAMPLE-DL-12345")
.driverLicenseCardNumber("87654321")
.driverLicenseState("Sample State")
.vendorData("user-1234")
.build());
System.out.println(result);
<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
use Didit\DiditClient;
// Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
$didit = new DiditClient();
$result = $didit->databaseValidation->validate([
'issuing_state' => 'AUS',
'services' => ['aus_australia_driver_licence'],
'consent' => true,
'first_name' => 'John',
'last_name' => 'Doe',
'date_of_birth' => '1990-01-01',
'driver_license_number' => 'SAMPLE-DL-12345',
'driver_license_card_number' => '87654321',
'driver_license_state' => 'Sample State',
'vendor_data' => 'user-1234',
]);
print_r($result->toArray());
require "didit"
# Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
didit = Didit::Client.new
result = didit.database_validation.validate(
issuing_state: "AUS",
services: ["aus_australia_driver_licence"],
consent: true,
first_name: "John",
last_name: "Doe",
date_of_birth: "1990-01-01",
driver_license_number: "SAMPLE-DL-12345",
driver_license_card_number: "87654321",
driver_license_state: "Sample State",
vendor_data: "user-1234"
)
puts result.to_h
using System;
using System.Text.Json;
using Didit;
// Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
using var client = new DiditClient();
var result = await client.DatabaseValidation.ValidateAsync(new DatabaseValidationValidateParams
{
IssuingState = "AUS",
Services = new string[] { "aus_australia_driver_licence" },
Consent = true,
FirstName = "John",
LastName = "Doe",
DateOfBirth = "1990-01-01",
DriverLicenseNumber = "SAMPLE-DL-12345",
DriverLicenseCardNumber = "87654321",
DriverLicenseState = "Sample State",
VendorData = "user-1234",
});
Console.WriteLine(JsonSerializer.Serialize(result));
{
"request_id": "req_01H…",
"status": "Approved",
"issuing_state": "AUS",
"match_type": "full_match",
"validations": [
{
"outcome_code": "MATCH",
"service_id": "aus_australia_driver_licence",
"service_name": "DVS - Australia Driver Licence",
"source_data": {
"date_of_birth": "1990-01-01",
"first_name": "John",
"full_name": "John Doe",
"identification_number": "SAMPLE-ID-12345",
"last_name": "Doe",
"name_match_score": "1.000",
"verifications": {
"date_of_birth": true,
"full_name": true,
"identification_number": true
}
},
"validation": {
"date_of_birth": "full_match",
"full_name": "full_match",
"identification_number": "full_match"
}
}
]
}
{
"request_id": "req_01H…",
"status": "In Review",
"issuing_state": "AUS",
"match_type": "partial_match",
"validations": [
{
"outcome_code": "PARTIAL_MATCH",
"service_id": "aus_australia_driver_licence",
"service_name": "DVS - Australia Driver Licence",
"source_data": {
"date_of_birth": "1990-01-01",
"first_name": "John",
"full_name": "John Doe",
"identification_number": "SAMPLE-ID-12345",
"last_name": "Doe",
"name_match_score": "1.000",
"verifications": {
"date_of_birth": true,
"full_name": false,
"identification_number": true
}
},
"validation": {
"date_of_birth": "full_match",
"full_name": "no_match",
"identification_number": "full_match"
}
}
]
}
{
"request_id": "req_01H…",
"status": "Declined",
"issuing_state": "AUS",
"match_type": "no_match",
"validations": [
{
"outcome_code": "NO_MATCH",
"service_id": "aus_australia_driver_licence",
"service_name": "DVS - Australia Driver Licence",
"source_data": {
"date_of_birth": "NO_MATCH",
"full_name": "NO_MATCH",
"identification_number": "NO_MATCH"
},
"validation": {
"date_of_birth": "no_match",
"full_name": "no_match",
"identification_number": "no_match"
}
}
]
}
Verifies input data against the Document Verification Service (DVS). Didit exposes this service through
POST /v3/database-validation/ so you can verify the submitted data against the authoritative source and receive normalized match results.
Coverage
- Coverage: 100%*
- Country: Australia
- Service ID:
aus_australia_driver_licence - Data domain: Document
- Category: DriverLicence
Inputs
| Field | Required | Example |
|---|---|---|
first_name | Yes | John |
last_name | Yes | Doe |
date_of_birth | Yes | 1990-01-01 |
driver_license_number | Yes | SAMPLE-DL-12345 |
driver_license_card_number | Yes | 87654321 |
driver_license_state | Yes | Sample State |
middle_name | No | Demo |
vendor_data | No | user-1234 |
- Required inputs:
first_name,last_name,date_of_birth,driver_license_number,driver_license_card_number,driver_license_state - Optional inputs:
middle_name,vendor_data - Consent: Required
- Workflow availability: Available in workflow
- Coverage: 100%*
- Price: $0.75 per successful query
Body parameters
string
default:"AUS"
required
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for this database service.Example:
AUSstring
default:"aus_australia_driver_licence"
required
Array containing this service ID. Pinning the service keeps the request scoped to this exact database.Example:
aus_australia_driver_licenceboolean
default:"true"
required
Explicit end-user consent for this service.Example:
truestring
default:"John"
required
Given name to validate.Example:
Johnstring
default:"Doe"
required
Family name to validate.Example:
Doestring
default:"1990-01-01"
required
Date of birth in
YYYY-MM-DD format.Example: 1990-01-01string
default:"SAMPLE-DL-12345"
required
Driver licence number.Example:
SAMPLE-DL-12345string
default:"87654321"
required
driver_license_card_number value required by this database service.Example: 87654321string
default:"Sample State"
required
State or region that issued the driver licence.Example:
Sample Statestring
Middle name, when available.Example:
Demostring
default:"user-1234"
Your stable user reference for this person, such as your internal user ID. Didit uses it to link standalone checks to the same end user and reduce duplicate-detection noise.Example:
user-1234Input rules & validation notes
- Send the fields listed above exactly as captured from the user or document.
- Didit validates required fields before calling the database. Requests rejected before source lookup are not charged.
How to call it
curl -X POST "https://verification.didit.me/v3/database-validation/" \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-F "issuing_state=AUS" \
-F "services=aus_australia_driver_licence" \
-F "vendor_data=user-1234" \
-F "consent=true" \
-F "first_name=John" \
-F "last_name=Doe" \
-F "date_of_birth=1990-01-01" \
-F "driver_license_number=SAMPLE-DL-12345" \
-F "driver_license_card_number=87654321" \
-F "driver_license_state=Sample State"
from didit import Didit
# Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
client = Didit()
result = client.database_validation.validate(
issuing_state="AUS",
services=["aus_australia_driver_licence"],
consent=True,
first_name="John",
last_name="Doe",
date_of_birth="1990-01-01",
driver_license_number="SAMPLE-DL-12345",
driver_license_card_number="87654321",
driver_license_state="Sample State",
vendor_data="user-1234",
)
print(result)
import Didit from "@didit-protocol/sdk-node";
// Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
const didit = new Didit();
const result = await didit.databaseValidation.validate({
issuing_state: "AUS",
services: ["aus_australia_driver_licence"],
consent: true,
first_name: "John",
last_name: "Doe",
date_of_birth: "1990-01-01",
driver_license_number: "SAMPLE-DL-12345",
driver_license_card_number: "87654321",
driver_license_state: "Sample State",
vendor_data: "user-1234",
});
console.log(result);
ctx := context.Background()
// Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
client := didit.NewClient()
result, err := client.DatabaseValidation.Validate(ctx, didit.DatabaseValidationValidateParams{
IssuingState: "AUS",
Services: didit.Some([]string{"aus_australia_driver_licence"}),
Consent: didit.Bool(true),
FirstName: didit.String("John"),
LastName: didit.String("Doe"),
DateOfBirth: didit.String("1990-01-01"),
DriverLicenseNumber: didit.String("SAMPLE-DL-12345"),
DriverLicenseCardNumber: didit.String("87654321"),
DriverLicenseState: didit.String("Sample State"),
VendorData: didit.String("user-1234"),
})
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
fmt.Printf("%+v\n", result)
import java.time.LocalDate;
import java.util.List;
import me.didit.Didit;
import me.didit.types.DatabaseValidationValidateParams;
// Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
Didit client = new Didit();
var result = client.databaseValidation().validate(DatabaseValidationValidateParams.builder()
.issuingState("AUS")
.services(List.of("aus_australia_driver_licence"))
.consent(true)
.firstName("John")
.lastName("Doe")
.dateOfBirth(LocalDate.parse("1990-01-01"))
.driverLicenseNumber("SAMPLE-DL-12345")
.driverLicenseCardNumber("87654321")
.driverLicenseState("Sample State")
.vendorData("user-1234")
.build());
System.out.println(result);
<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
use Didit\DiditClient;
// Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
$didit = new DiditClient();
$result = $didit->databaseValidation->validate([
'issuing_state' => 'AUS',
'services' => ['aus_australia_driver_licence'],
'consent' => true,
'first_name' => 'John',
'last_name' => 'Doe',
'date_of_birth' => '1990-01-01',
'driver_license_number' => 'SAMPLE-DL-12345',
'driver_license_card_number' => '87654321',
'driver_license_state' => 'Sample State',
'vendor_data' => 'user-1234',
]);
print_r($result->toArray());
require "didit"
# Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
didit = Didit::Client.new
result = didit.database_validation.validate(
issuing_state: "AUS",
services: ["aus_australia_driver_licence"],
consent: true,
first_name: "John",
last_name: "Doe",
date_of_birth: "1990-01-01",
driver_license_number: "SAMPLE-DL-12345",
driver_license_card_number: "87654321",
driver_license_state: "Sample State",
vendor_data: "user-1234"
)
puts result.to_h
using System;
using System.Text.Json;
using Didit;
// Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
using var client = new DiditClient();
var result = await client.DatabaseValidation.ValidateAsync(new DatabaseValidationValidateParams
{
IssuingState = "AUS",
Services = new string[] { "aus_australia_driver_licence" },
Consent = true,
FirstName = "John",
LastName = "Doe",
DateOfBirth = "1990-01-01",
DriverLicenseNumber = "SAMPLE-DL-12345",
DriverLicenseCardNumber = "87654321",
DriverLicenseState = "Sample State",
VendorData = "user-1234",
});
Console.WriteLine(JsonSerializer.Serialize(result));
Every successful call returns HTTP 200. The outcome_code field tells you what actually happened — distinguishing, for example, a real biometric mismatch (BIOMETRIC_NO_MATCH) from a selfie that could not be read (BIOMETRIC_IMAGE_UNUSABLE). The status shown is the default feature status; your configured Partial Match / No Match actions can override it.MATCH — The registry confirmed the identity and every checked field matched.{
"request_id": "req_01H…",
"status": "Approved",
"issuing_state": "AUS",
"match_type": "full_match",
"validations": [
{
"outcome_code": "MATCH",
"service_id": "aus_australia_driver_licence",
"service_name": "DVS - Australia Driver Licence",
"source_data": {
"date_of_birth": "1990-01-01",
"first_name": "John",
"full_name": "John Doe",
"identification_number": "SAMPLE-ID-12345",
"last_name": "Doe",
"name_match_score": "1.000",
"verifications": {
"date_of_birth": true,
"full_name": true,
"identification_number": true
}
},
"validation": {
"date_of_birth": "full_match",
"full_name": "full_match",
"identification_number": "full_match"
}
}
]
}
PARTIAL_MATCH — The identification number was found but one or more personal fields (usually name or date of birth) did not fully match.{
"request_id": "req_01H…",
"status": "In Review",
"issuing_state": "AUS",
"match_type": "partial_match",
"validations": [
{
"outcome_code": "PARTIAL_MATCH",
"service_id": "aus_australia_driver_licence",
"service_name": "DVS - Australia Driver Licence",
"source_data": {
"date_of_birth": "1990-01-01",
"first_name": "John",
"full_name": "John Doe",
"identification_number": "SAMPLE-ID-12345",
"last_name": "Doe",
"name_match_score": "1.000",
"verifications": {
"date_of_birth": true,
"full_name": false,
"identification_number": true
}
},
"validation": {
"date_of_birth": "full_match",
"full_name": "no_match",
"identification_number": "full_match"
}
}
]
}
NO_MATCH — The registry returned no match for the submitted data.{
"request_id": "req_01H…",
"status": "Declined",
"issuing_state": "AUS",
"match_type": "no_match",
"validations": [
{
"outcome_code": "NO_MATCH",
"service_id": "aus_australia_driver_licence",
"service_name": "DVS - Australia Driver Licence",
"source_data": {
"date_of_birth": "NO_MATCH",
"full_name": "NO_MATCH",
"identification_number": "NO_MATCH"
},
"validation": {
"date_of_birth": "no_match",
"full_name": "no_match",
"identification_number": "no_match"
}
}
]
}
Returned data
The exact fields surfaced insource_data depend on what the registry returns. The generated example for aus_australia_driver_licence currently documents this normalized shape:
date_of_birthfirst_namefull_nameidentification_numberlast_namename_match_score
Pricing & SLAs
DVS - Australia Driver Licence queries are billed only when Didit receives a conclusive result from the validation source.- Per-call price: $0.75 USD.
- Billing: per successful query. You are not charged when the registry is unreachable, when required fields are missing, or when the request is rejected before reaching the source.
- Latency: typical p95 < 2 s.
- Availability: 99.9% per quarter on Didit’s side; downstream source availability varies by country and dataset.
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Last modified on October 29, 2026