Age & identity verification - Dojah Inc

curl --request GET \
  "https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/kyc/age_verification?mode=bvn&first_name=John&last_name=Musa&bvn=22345678901" \
  -H "Authorization: {{secret_key}}" \
  -H "AppId: {{app_id}}"

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  "mode": "bvn",
  "first_name": "John",
  "last_name": "Musa",
  "bvn": "22345678901",
});

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

import os, requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/kyc/age_verification",
    headers={
        "Authorization": os.environ["DOJAH_SECRET_KEY"],
        "AppId": os.environ["DOJAH_APP_ID"],
    },
    params={
        "mode": "bvn",
        "first_name": "John",
        "last_name": "Musa",
        "bvn": "22345678901",
    },
)
data = res.json()

{
  "entity": {
    "first_name": "JOHN",
    "last_name": "MUSA",
    "date_of_birth": "1993-06-10",
    "verification": true
  }
}

GET/api/v1/kyc/age_verification

Confirm a person’s identity and age in one call. Supply their name plus one of a phone number, account number, or BVN — set mode to choose which — and optionally a date of birth to check against.

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
`mode`	string	Yes	Verification method — `phone_number`, `account_number`, or `bvn`.
`first_name`	string	Yes	The individual’s first name.
`last_name`	string	Yes	The individual’s last name.
`bvn`	string	No	Required when `mode` is `bvn`.
`account_number`	string	No	Required when `mode` is `account_number`.
`bank_code`	string	No	Required when `mode` is `account_number`.
`phone_number`	string	No	Required when `mode` is `phone_number`.
`dob`	string	No	Date of birth to check against, `YYYY-MM-DD`.
`strict`	boolean	No	Enforce a strict match. Default `false`.

Response

Returns an entity with the matched first_name, last_name, date_of_birth, and a verification boolean.

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.
`404`	No record found for the supplied identifier.
`429`	Too many requests — back off and retry.

curl --request GET \
  "https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/kyc/age_verification?mode=bvn&first_name=John&last_name=Musa&bvn=22345678901" \
  -H "Authorization: {{secret_key}}" \
  -H "AppId: {{app_id}}"

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  "mode": "bvn",
  "first_name": "John",
  "last_name": "Musa",
  "bvn": "22345678901",
});

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

import os, requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/kyc/age_verification",
    headers={
        "Authorization": os.environ["DOJAH_SECRET_KEY"],
        "AppId": os.environ["DOJAH_APP_ID"],
    },
    params={
        "mode": "bvn",
        "first_name": "John",
        "last_name": "Musa",
        "bvn": "22345678901",
    },
)
data = res.json()

{
  "entity": {
    "first_name": "JOHN",
    "last_name": "MUSA",
    "date_of_birth": "1993-06-10",
    "verification": true
  }
}