> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.dojah.io/llms.txt
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# Lookup Ghana Card

> Verify a Ghana Card (national ID) and fetch the holder's details from the national identity database.

<div className="dj-endpoint">
  <span className={`dj-method dj-method-get`}>GET</span>
  <code>/api/v1/gh/kyc/card</code>
</div>

Verify a Ghana Card (national ID) and fetch the holder’s details from the national identity database.

## Headers

| Header          | Required | Description                                         |
| --------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| `Authorization` | Yes      | Your app's secret key, sent as-is — *not* `Bearer`. |
| `AppId`         | Yes      | The App ID from your dashboard.                     |

## Query parameters

| Parameter | Type   | Required | Description                          |
| --------- | ------ | -------- | ------------------------------------ |
| `id`      | string | Yes      | The Ghana Card (National ID) number. |

## Response

Returns an `entity` object with the record for the supplied identifier.

## Errors

| Code  | Meaning                                                                                       |
| ----- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `400` | Bad request — a required parameter is missing or malformed.                                   |
| `401` | Unauthorized — check your key and `AppId` (no `Bearer` prefix).                               |
| `402` | Insufficient wallet balance. [Fund your wallet](/api-reference/core-concepts/wallet-billing). |
| `404` | No record found for the supplied identifier.                                                  |
| `424` | The upstream source was unavailable — retry shortly.                                          |
| `429` | Too many requests — back off and retry.                                                       |

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl --request GET \
    "https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/gh/kyc/card?id=GHA-123456789-0" \
    -H "Authorization: {{secret_key}}" \
    -H "AppId: {{app_id}}"
  ```

  ```js Node.js theme={null}
  const params = new URLSearchParams({
    "id": "GHA-123456789-0",
  });

  const url = "https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/gh/kyc/card?" + params;
  const res = await fetch(url, {
    headers: {
      Authorization: process.env.DOJAH_SECRET_KEY,
      AppId: process.env.DOJAH_APP_ID,
    },
  });
  const data = await res.json();
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import os, requests

  res = requests.get(
      "https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/gh/kyc/card",
      headers={
          "Authorization": os.environ["DOJAH_SECRET_KEY"],
          "AppId": os.environ["DOJAH_APP_ID"],
      },
      params={ "id": "GHA-123456789-0" },
  )
  data = res.json()
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json GET /api/v1/gh/kyc/card theme={null}
  {
    "entity": {
      "first_name": "JOHN",
      "last_name": "DOE",
      "gender": "M"
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>