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POST
/
v3
/
database-validation
curl -X POST "https://verification.didit.me/v3/database-validation/" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -F "issuing_state=ZAF" \
  -F "services=zaf_dha_photo" \
  -F "consent=true" \
  -F "national_id=SAMPLE-NID-12345"

{
  "request_id": "req_01H…",
  "status": "Approved",
  "issuing_state": "ZAF",
  "match_type": "full_match",
  "validations": [
    {
      "outcome_code": "MATCH",
      "service_id": "zaf_dha_photo",
      "service_name": "South Africa - DHA Photo Retrieval",
      "source_data": {
        "birth_place_country_code": "sample_value",
        "deceased": "sample_value",
        "first_name": "John",
        "id_blocked": false,
        "identification_number": "SAMPLE-ID-12345",
        "last_name": "Doe",
        "marital_status": "sample_value",
        "on_hanis_biometric_register": "sample_value",
        "on_national_population_register": "sample_value",
        "photo_base64": "sample_value",
        "smart_card_issued": "sample_value",
        "transaction_number": "SAMPLE-12345"
      },
      "validation": {
        "identification_number": "full_match"
      }
    }
  ]
}

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Retrieves the registered Department of Home Affairs photograph for a South African ID number. 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.

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Coverage

  • Coverage: —
  • Country: South Africa
  • Service ID: zaf_dha_photo
  • Data domain: Biometric
  • Category: Government

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Inputs

FieldRequiredExample
national_idYesSAMPLE-NID-12345
  • Required inputs: national_id
  • Optional inputs: —
  • Consent: Required
  • Workflow availability: Available in workflow
  • Coverage: —
  • Price: $0.40 per successful query

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Body parameters

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issuing_state
string
required
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for this database service.Example: ZAF
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services
string
required
Array containing this service ID. Pinning the service keeps the request scoped to this exact database.Example: zaf_dha_photo
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consent
boolean
required
Explicit end-user consent for this service.Example: true
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national_id
string
required
National identity number for this service.Example: SAMPLE-NID-12345

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Input 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.

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How to call it

curl -X POST "https://verification.didit.me/v3/database-validation/" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -F "issuing_state=ZAF" \
  -F "services=zaf_dha_photo" \
  -F "consent=true" \
  -F "national_id=SAMPLE-NID-12345"

{
  "request_id": "req_01H…",
  "status": "Approved",
  "issuing_state": "ZAF",
  "match_type": "full_match",
  "validations": [
    {
      "outcome_code": "MATCH",
      "service_id": "zaf_dha_photo",
      "service_name": "South Africa - DHA Photo Retrieval",
      "source_data": {
        "birth_place_country_code": "sample_value",
        "deceased": "sample_value",
        "first_name": "John",
        "id_blocked": false,
        "identification_number": "SAMPLE-ID-12345",
        "last_name": "Doe",
        "marital_status": "sample_value",
        "on_hanis_biometric_register": "sample_value",
        "on_national_population_register": "sample_value",
        "photo_base64": "sample_value",
        "smart_card_issued": "sample_value",
        "transaction_number": "SAMPLE-12345"
      },
      "validation": {
        "identification_number": "full_match"
      }
    }
  ]
}

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Returned data

The exact fields surfaced in source_data depend on what the registry returns. The generated example for zaf_dha_photo currently documents this normalized shape:
  • birth_place_country_code
  • deceased
  • first_name
  • id_blocked
  • identification_number
  • last_name
  • marital_status
  • on_hanis_biometric_register
  • on_national_population_register
  • photo_base64
  • smart_card_issued
  • transaction_number

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Pricing & SLAs

South Africa - DHA Photo Retrieval queries are billed only when Didit receives a conclusive result from the validation source.
  • Per-call price: $0.40 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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