Documentation Index
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The South African National ID is South Africa’s national ID system that verifies citizen data against the official population registry. A tamper-resistant smart ID card is issued at age 16, and is compulsory for citizens and permanent residents; it serves as the primary identification document for government and private-sector transactions.
Adoption data
This section provides insights into the adoption of South Africa National ID among users in South Africa.
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| Adoption | 60 million |
| Adoption source | N/A |
| Adoption rate | 125.79% |
| Coverage | 48M |
| Status | In Integration Pipeline |
Provider ID
This is the unique identifier for this digital ID provider in the GBG GO system.
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| Provider ID | south-africa-nid-lookup-2 |
Compliance
This section outlines compliance and regulatory requirements for integrating this digital ID provider.
| Compliance data | Status |
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| Locality requirements | None |
| Scheme-level restrictions | None |
| Certifications | None |
Supported attributes
The following attributes are returned when South Africa National ID is used for identity verification:
Always returned attributes
The following attributes are always returned from a successful verification from this ID Provider.
| Field | Description |
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| fullName | User’s full legal name |
| dateOfBirth | User’s date of birth |
| sex | User’s gender |
| type | Type of identity document |
| number | Identity document number |
| nationalIdNumber | Matched national ID number |
| match fullName | Full name from the matched record |
| match sex | Gender from the matched record |
| match dateOfBirth | Date of birth from the matched record |
| Field | Description |
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| fullName | Person’s full legal name |
| dateOfBirth | Person’s date of birth |
| gender | Person’s gender |
| nationalIdNumber | National identification number |
