Kenya National ID Lookup

The Kenya National ID is the official identification document for citizens and residents, recorded in a central population register. Kenya NID lookup requires users to enter their NID number and we will return attributes associated with that number. To learn more, visit the Kenya National ID website.

Adoption data

This section provides insights into the adoption of Kenya National ID Lookup among users in Kenya.


Adoption	29 million
Adoption source	N/A
Adoption rate	65.93%
Coverage	44M
Status	In Integration Pipeline

Compliance

This section outlines compliance and regulatory requirements for integrating this digital ID provider.

Compliance data	Status
Locality requirements	None
Scheme-level restrictions	None
Certifications	None

Supported attributes

The following attributes are returned when Kenya National ID Lookup is used for identity verification:

Always returned attributes

Field	Description
firstName	User’s first name
lastNames	User’s last name
fullName	User’s full legal name
dateOfBirth	User’s date of birth
nationality	User’s nationality
sex	User’s gender
document type	Type of identity document
document number	Identity document number
document issuingCountry	Country that issued the document

Sometimes returned attributes

The following attributes are sometimes returned from a successful verification from this ID Provider.

Field	Description
middleName	User’s middle name
fullAddress	User’s complete residential address
document issueDate	Date the identity document was issued
attachments documentFront	Front image of the identity document
attachments documentPortrait	Portrait image extracted from the document

Required input attributes

The following attributes are required as input to perform identity verification with this ID Provider.

Field	Description
idNumber	User’s identification number

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Adoption data

Compliance

Supported attributes

Always returned attributes

Sometimes returned attributes

Required input attributes