Verify South African ID numbers instantly against the national population register. Our direct connection provides real-time validation with biometric photo matching, offering the highest level of assurance.

Real-time Validation

Results typically returned in under 10 seconds.

Biometric Photo Matching

Confidently match the individual to their official government photo.

Fraud Detection

Flag suspicious or invalid ID numbers at the source.

Number Plate & VIN Lookup

Look up vehicle specifications by number plate or VIN. Get make, model, year, engine details, and technical specifications for vehicles in South Africa and 57+ countries.

Number Plate Lookup

Vehicle specs from registration across 57+ countries.

VIN Decoder

Decode 17-character VINs for manufacturing details.

Technical Specs Only

Detailed manufacturing data — no personal ownership info.

Professional Reports

Verified, Audit-Ready Results

Get detailed, printable PDF reports for every verification — fully compliant with South African regulations.

Click any report to view the full sample

Bank Account Verification

Verify South African Bank Accounts in Real Time

Confirm bank account ownership, validate account details, and match identity across all major South African banks — FNB, Standard Bank, ABSA, Nedbank, Capitec, and more.

FNBStandard BankABSANedbankCapitecInvestecTymeBankDiscovery Bank

Identity & Name Matching

Confirm the account holder matches the ID number provided. Prevent fraud at the source.

All Major SA Banks Supported

FNB, Standard Bank, ABSA, Nedbank, Capitec, Investec, TymeBank, Discovery Bank, and more.

Account Status & Type Checks

Verify the account exists, is open, and accepts credits and debits before processing payments.

FICA & POPIA Compliant

All verifications are aligned with FICA regulations and POPIA data protection requirements.

10+

SA Banks Supported

Real‑time

Results

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Comprehensive Coverage

The Complete Verification Suite

From core identity checks to enterprise-level due diligence — everything in one high-performance platform.

Identity Verification

Verify SA IDs, licences, and documents

ID + Photo (Standard)

Cached verification

ID + Photo (Enhanced)

Real-time Home Affairs

Face Match

Selfie to ID photo

Document Authenticate

OCR & liveness

Driver's Licence Authenticate

African ID Verification

Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana & more

AML & Financial

Sanctions screening & bank account checks

AML/PEP/Sanctions

190+ countries

Bank Account Verification

All major SA banks

Business Verification

Company and director searches via CIPC

CIPC Company Match

Company registration

CIPC Director Search

Directorship lookup

Vehicle Lookups

SA and international vehicle verification

Number Plate Lookup

SA & 57 countries

VIN Lookup

Chassis number search

Face Match & Biometrics

Selfie verification and spoof detection

Face Match

Home Affairs

Face Match

Standard

Passive Liveness

Spoof detection

Compliance & Risk

Document authentication and risk signals

Document Authentication

Fraud detection

Risk Signals

Anomaly detection

Who uses it

Built for the industries South Africa runs on.

From estate agents to insurers, from legal firms to fintechs — teams across South Africa use VerifyNow to run the same checks at the click of a button.

For developers

One endpoint.
Every verification.

A single REST endpoint for every check we offer. Authenticate with an API key, pass an Idempotency-Key for production, and test against sandbox without burning a single credit.

verify.sh

~/projects/app

# Verify a South African ID — single endpoint

curl -X POST https://www.verifynow.co.za/api/external/verify \

-H "x-api-key: vn_live_abc123..." \

-H "Idempotency-Key: 3f2e-req-01" \

-H "Content-Type: application/json" \

-d '{ "reportType": "home_affairs_id_photo", "idNumber": "9205085800086", "mode": "production" }'

Standard

R2.99

per credit · pay as you go

Volume

high-volume users

Enterprise

Custom

committed-use pricing

One endpoint, one API key

Every check hits the same /api/external surface, authenticated with a single x-api-key header. No separate keys per service.

Idempotent by design

Pass an Idempotency-Key header to safely retry requests without duplicate charges. Required for production calls.

Sandbox that doesn’t burn credits

Set mode to "sandbox" to develop against mock responses free of charge, then flip to production when you’re ready.

Pay only for successful checks

Credits are deducted per successful verification. Predictable HTTP response codes (400, 401, 402, 409, 429) for billing + rate-limit edge cases.

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Frequently asked

Questions, answered.

Can’t find what you need? Our team replies within the business day.

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Stop guessing. Start verifying.

Free to sign up. No contracts. Pay only per verification — so you can start small and scale as you grow.

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Check time

99.9%

Uptime

Level 1

B-BBEE status

R2.99

From per credit

Verify ID inSouth Africa Instantly.

Home Affairs ID with Photo (Standard Cache)

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Every check you need, one platform.