curl -X POST "https://verification.didit.me/v3/database-validation/" \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-F "issuing_state=ZAF" \
-F "services=zaf_vehicle_ownership" \
-F "vendor_data=user-1234" \
-F "national_id=1111111111111" \
-F "vehicle_register_number=VRN123456" \
-F "vehicle_licence_plate=ABC123GP" \
-F "vin=1HGCM82633A004352"
from didit import Didit
# Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
client = Didit()
result = client.database_validation.validate(
issuing_state="ZAF",
services=["zaf_vehicle_ownership"],
national_id="1111111111111",
vehicle_register_number="VRN123456",
vehicle_licence_plate="ABC123GP",
vin="1HGCM82633A004352",
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: "ZAF",
services: ["zaf_vehicle_ownership"],
national_id: "1111111111111",
vehicle_register_number: "VRN123456",
vehicle_licence_plate: "ABC123GP",
vin: "1HGCM82633A004352",
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: "ZAF",
Services: didit.Some([]string{"zaf_vehicle_ownership"}),
NationalID: didit.String("1111111111111"),
VehicleRegisterNumber: didit.String("VRN123456"),
VehicleLicencePlate: didit.String("ABC123GP"),
Vin: didit.String("1HGCM82633A004352"),
VendorData: didit.String("user-1234"),
})
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
fmt.Printf("%+v\n", result)
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("ZAF")
.services(List.of("zaf_vehicle_ownership"))
.nationalId("1111111111111")
.vehicleRegisterNumber("VRN123456")
.vehicleLicencePlate("ABC123GP")
.vin("1HGCM82633A004352")
.vendorData("user-1234")
.build());
System.out.println(result);
<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
use Didit\DiditClient;
// Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
$didit = new DiditClient();
$result = $didit->databaseValidation->validate([
'issuing_state' => 'ZAF',
'services' => ['zaf_vehicle_ownership'],
'national_id' => '1111111111111',
'vehicle_register_number' => 'VRN123456',
'vehicle_licence_plate' => 'ABC123GP',
'vin' => '1HGCM82633A004352',
'vendor_data' => 'user-1234',
]);
print_r($result->toArray());
require "didit"
# Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
didit = Didit::Client.new
result = didit.database_validation.validate(
issuing_state: "ZAF",
services: ["zaf_vehicle_ownership"],
national_id: "1111111111111",
vehicle_register_number: "VRN123456",
vehicle_licence_plate: "ABC123GP",
vin: "1HGCM82633A004352",
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 = "ZAF",
Services = new string[] { "zaf_vehicle_ownership" },
NationalId = "1111111111111",
VehicleRegisterNumber = "VRN123456",
VehicleLicencePlate = "ABC123GP",
Vin = "1HGCM82633A004352",
VendorData = "user-1234",
});
Console.WriteLine(JsonSerializer.Serialize(result));
{
"request_id": "req_01H…",
"status": "Approved",
"issuing_state": "ZAF",
"match_type": "full_match",
"validations": [
{
"outcome_code": "MATCH",
"service_id": "zaf_vehicle_ownership",
"service_name": "South Africa - Vehicle Ownership Verification",
"source_data": {
"identification_number": "SAMPLE-ID-12345"
},
"validation": {
"identification_number": "full_match"
}
}
]
}
{
"request_id": "req_01H…",
"status": "Declined",
"issuing_state": "ZAF",
"match_type": "no_match",
"validations": [
{
"outcome_code": "NO_MATCH",
"service_id": "zaf_vehicle_ownership",
"service_name": "South Africa - Vehicle Ownership Verification",
"source_data": {
"identification_number": "NO_MATCH"
},
"validation": {
"identification_number": "no_match"
}
}
]
}
🇿🇦 South Africa
South Africa - Vehicle Ownership Verification API
South Africa - Vehicle Ownership Verification: authoritative South Africa database lookup via Didit. Pay-per-call from $3.36, 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=ZAF" \
-F "services=zaf_vehicle_ownership" \
-F "vendor_data=user-1234" \
-F "national_id=1111111111111" \
-F "vehicle_register_number=VRN123456" \
-F "vehicle_licence_plate=ABC123GP" \
-F "vin=1HGCM82633A004352"
from didit import Didit
# Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
client = Didit()
result = client.database_validation.validate(
issuing_state="ZAF",
services=["zaf_vehicle_ownership"],
national_id="1111111111111",
vehicle_register_number="VRN123456",
vehicle_licence_plate="ABC123GP",
vin="1HGCM82633A004352",
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: "ZAF",
services: ["zaf_vehicle_ownership"],
national_id: "1111111111111",
vehicle_register_number: "VRN123456",
vehicle_licence_plate: "ABC123GP",
vin: "1HGCM82633A004352",
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: "ZAF",
Services: didit.Some([]string{"zaf_vehicle_ownership"}),
NationalID: didit.String("1111111111111"),
VehicleRegisterNumber: didit.String("VRN123456"),
VehicleLicencePlate: didit.String("ABC123GP"),
Vin: didit.String("1HGCM82633A004352"),
VendorData: didit.String("user-1234"),
})
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
fmt.Printf("%+v\n", result)
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("ZAF")
.services(List.of("zaf_vehicle_ownership"))
.nationalId("1111111111111")
.vehicleRegisterNumber("VRN123456")
.vehicleLicencePlate("ABC123GP")
.vin("1HGCM82633A004352")
.vendorData("user-1234")
.build());
System.out.println(result);
<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
use Didit\DiditClient;
// Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
$didit = new DiditClient();
$result = $didit->databaseValidation->validate([
'issuing_state' => 'ZAF',
'services' => ['zaf_vehicle_ownership'],
'national_id' => '1111111111111',
'vehicle_register_number' => 'VRN123456',
'vehicle_licence_plate' => 'ABC123GP',
'vin' => '1HGCM82633A004352',
'vendor_data' => 'user-1234',
]);
print_r($result->toArray());
require "didit"
# Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
didit = Didit::Client.new
result = didit.database_validation.validate(
issuing_state: "ZAF",
services: ["zaf_vehicle_ownership"],
national_id: "1111111111111",
vehicle_register_number: "VRN123456",
vehicle_licence_plate: "ABC123GP",
vin: "1HGCM82633A004352",
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 = "ZAF",
Services = new string[] { "zaf_vehicle_ownership" },
NationalId = "1111111111111",
VehicleRegisterNumber = "VRN123456",
VehicleLicencePlate = "ABC123GP",
Vin = "1HGCM82633A004352",
VendorData = "user-1234",
});
Console.WriteLine(JsonSerializer.Serialize(result));
{
"request_id": "req_01H…",
"status": "Approved",
"issuing_state": "ZAF",
"match_type": "full_match",
"validations": [
{
"outcome_code": "MATCH",
"service_id": "zaf_vehicle_ownership",
"service_name": "South Africa - Vehicle Ownership Verification",
"source_data": {
"identification_number": "SAMPLE-ID-12345"
},
"validation": {
"identification_number": "full_match"
}
}
]
}
{
"request_id": "req_01H…",
"status": "Declined",
"issuing_state": "ZAF",
"match_type": "no_match",
"validations": [
{
"outcome_code": "NO_MATCH",
"service_id": "zaf_vehicle_ownership",
"service_name": "South Africa - Vehicle Ownership Verification",
"source_data": {
"identification_number": "NO_MATCH"
},
"validation": {
"identification_number": "no_match"
}
}
]
}
Confirms that a South African individual is the registered owner of a given vehicle via the NATIS vehicle register. 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. Input format: national_id takes the South African ID number (13 digits, the last one a Luhn check digit).
Coverage
- Coverage: —
- Country: South Africa
- Service ID:
zaf_vehicle_ownership - Data domain: Government
- Category: Other
Inputs
| Field | Required | Example |
|---|---|---|
national_id | Yes | 1111111111111 |
vehicle_register_number | Yes | VRN123456 |
vehicle_licence_plate | Yes | ABC123GP |
vin | Yes | 1HGCM82633A004352 |
vendor_data | No | user-1234 |
- Required inputs:
national_id,vehicle_register_number,vehicle_licence_plate,vin - Optional inputs:
vendor_data - Consent: Not required
- Workflow availability: Available in workflow with field mapping
- Coverage: —
- Price: $3.36 per successful query
vehicle_register_number, vehicle_licence_plate and vin are not printed on an identity document, so no step produces them on their own. Collect them from a Questionnaire answer, a Document AI extraction field, or a value you send when you create the session, and map each one on the Database Validation step. Until they are mapped the workflow editor shows this service disabled and names the missing input; at run time a missing input means the check is skipped before any query, so you are never billed for a database that could not be asked.
Body parameters
Array containing this service ID. Pinning the service keeps the request scoped to this exact database.Example:
zaf_vehicle_ownershipNational identity number for this service.Example:
1111111111111vehicle_register_number value required by this database service.Example: VRN123456vehicle_licence_plate value required by this database service.Example: ABC123GPvin value required by this database service.Example: 1HGCM82633A004352Your 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
- South African ID number (13 digits, the last one a Luhn check digit)
national_idmust contain digits only; remove spaces, hyphens, and punctuation before sending the request.national_idmust be exactly 13 characters long.
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_vehicle_ownership" \
-F "vendor_data=user-1234" \
-F "national_id=1111111111111" \
-F "vehicle_register_number=VRN123456" \
-F "vehicle_licence_plate=ABC123GP" \
-F "vin=1HGCM82633A004352"
from didit import Didit
# Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
client = Didit()
result = client.database_validation.validate(
issuing_state="ZAF",
services=["zaf_vehicle_ownership"],
national_id="1111111111111",
vehicle_register_number="VRN123456",
vehicle_licence_plate="ABC123GP",
vin="1HGCM82633A004352",
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: "ZAF",
services: ["zaf_vehicle_ownership"],
national_id: "1111111111111",
vehicle_register_number: "VRN123456",
vehicle_licence_plate: "ABC123GP",
vin: "1HGCM82633A004352",
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: "ZAF",
Services: didit.Some([]string{"zaf_vehicle_ownership"}),
NationalID: didit.String("1111111111111"),
VehicleRegisterNumber: didit.String("VRN123456"),
VehicleLicencePlate: didit.String("ABC123GP"),
Vin: didit.String("1HGCM82633A004352"),
VendorData: didit.String("user-1234"),
})
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
fmt.Printf("%+v\n", result)
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("ZAF")
.services(List.of("zaf_vehicle_ownership"))
.nationalId("1111111111111")
.vehicleRegisterNumber("VRN123456")
.vehicleLicencePlate("ABC123GP")
.vin("1HGCM82633A004352")
.vendorData("user-1234")
.build());
System.out.println(result);
<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
use Didit\DiditClient;
// Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
$didit = new DiditClient();
$result = $didit->databaseValidation->validate([
'issuing_state' => 'ZAF',
'services' => ['zaf_vehicle_ownership'],
'national_id' => '1111111111111',
'vehicle_register_number' => 'VRN123456',
'vehicle_licence_plate' => 'ABC123GP',
'vin' => '1HGCM82633A004352',
'vendor_data' => 'user-1234',
]);
print_r($result->toArray());
require "didit"
# Reads DIDIT_API_KEY.
didit = Didit::Client.new
result = didit.database_validation.validate(
issuing_state: "ZAF",
services: ["zaf_vehicle_ownership"],
national_id: "1111111111111",
vehicle_register_number: "VRN123456",
vehicle_licence_plate: "ABC123GP",
vin: "1HGCM82633A004352",
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 = "ZAF",
Services = new string[] { "zaf_vehicle_ownership" },
NationalId = "1111111111111",
VehicleRegisterNumber = "VRN123456",
VehicleLicencePlate = "ABC123GP",
Vin = "1HGCM82633A004352",
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": "ZAF",
"match_type": "full_match",
"validations": [
{
"outcome_code": "MATCH",
"service_id": "zaf_vehicle_ownership",
"service_name": "South Africa - Vehicle Ownership Verification",
"source_data": {
"identification_number": "SAMPLE-ID-12345"
},
"validation": {
"identification_number": "full_match"
}
}
]
}
NO_MATCH — The registry returned no match for the submitted data.{
"request_id": "req_01H…",
"status": "Declined",
"issuing_state": "ZAF",
"match_type": "no_match",
"validations": [
{
"outcome_code": "NO_MATCH",
"service_id": "zaf_vehicle_ownership",
"service_name": "South Africa - Vehicle Ownership Verification",
"source_data": {
"identification_number": "NO_MATCH"
},
"validation": {
"identification_number": "no_match"
}
}
]
}
Returned data
The exact fields surfaced insource_data depend on what the registry returns. The generated example for zaf_vehicle_ownership currently documents this normalized shape:
identification_number
Pricing & SLAs
South Africa - Vehicle Ownership Verification queries are billed only when Didit receives a conclusive result from the validation source.- Per-call price: $3.36 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 November 11, 2026