> ## Documentation Index
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# Voter's ID

> Verify a Nigerian Voter Identification Number (VIN) against the INEC register.

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

Verify a Voter Identification Number (VIN) and return the registrant’s details from the INEC register.

## 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                                       |
| --------- | ------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| `vin`     | string | Yes      | The Voter Identification Number (the lookup key). |

## Response

Returns an `entity` with the registrant’s full name, gender, occupation, registration details, polling unit, address, phone, and date of birth.

## 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.                                                       |

## Sandbox

Test with `vin=91F6B1F5BE29535558655586` against `https://sandbox.dojah.io`. See [Sandbox & test data](/api-reference/get-started/sandbox-test-data) for every test value.

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl --request GET \
    "https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/kyc/vin?vin=91F6B1F5BE29535558655586" \
    -H "Authorization: {{secret_key}}" \
    -H "AppId: {{app_id}}"
  ```

  ```js Node.js theme={null}
  const params = new URLSearchParams({
    "vin": "91F6B1F5BE29535558655586",
  });

  const url = "https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/kyc/vin?" + 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/kyc/vin",
      headers={
          "Authorization": os.environ["DOJAH_SECRET_KEY"],
          "AppId": os.environ["DOJAH_APP_ID"],
      },
      params={ "vin": "91F6B1F5BE29535558655586" },
  )
  data = res.json()
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json GET /api/v1/kyc/vin theme={null}
  {
    "entity": {
      "full_name": "JOHN DOE MUSA",
      "voter_identification_number": "91F1234567890123",
      "gender": "Male",
      "occupation": "STUDENT",
      "time_of_registration": "2011-02-18 13:59:46",
      "state": "ONDO",
      "local_government": "IDANRE",
      "polling_unit": "OJAJIGBOKIN, O/S IN FRONT OF ABANA I & II",
      "polling_unit_code": "12/03/04/005",
      "address": "NO 16 OWODE QTS KABBA",
      "phone": "0812345678",
      "date_of_birth": "1960-10-16"
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>