National ID (NRC)

Verify a Zambian National Registration Card. id_number must be in ######/##/# format.

Test data

Sandbox test data

Use these values against the sandbox host. Click a value to copy it.

Sample NRC (fictional)

Request

POST/api/v1/id/zm

{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/id/zm

Header

Header	Type	Description
Authorization	string	`Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN` from the OAuth client-credentials flow
Content-Type	string	application/json

Body Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
id_number	string	Zambian NRC in ######/##/# format	required
consent	boolean	Must be true — confirms data-subject consent to perform this verification	required
customer_number	string	Optional reference for your own tracking (max 255 characters)	optional

Sample request & response

Sample request body for Sample request & response:

Sample dataSample request body

{
  "id_number": "123456/78/1",
  "consent": true
}

Sample response for Sample request & response:

200 OKSample dataSample response

{
  "success": true,
  "response_code": 200,
  "message": "Zambia ID details fetched successfully",
  "country": "zm",
  "data": {
    "nrc": "123456/78/1",
    "id_number": "123456/78/1",
    "tpin": "100284531",
    "taxpayer_name": "Chanda Banda",
    "current_status": "Active",
    "is_deregistered": false,
    "tax_types": ["PAYE", "VAT"],
    "valid": true
  },
  "request_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
success	boolean	Whether the request succeeded
response_code	number	Application response code (typically mirrors HTTP)
message	string	Human-readable status message
data	object	Payload for the verified resource
request_id	string	UUID for support and audit trails
country	string	Country code — always "zm" for this route
data.nrc	string	National Registration Card number
data.id_number	string	Same as nrc
data.tpin	string	Taxpayer identification number when available
data.taxpayer_name	string	Taxpayer / holder name
data.current_status	string	Current registry status
data.is_deregistered	boolean	Whether the taxpayer is deregistered
data.tax_types	array	Tax types when available
data.valid	boolean	Whether the ID is valid

Error codes

Standard Peleza HTTP / response_code values (same across all API calls). Validation message text is endpoint-specific. Full reference: Error Codes.

Code	When	Billed?
200	Zambia ID details returned successfully	Yes
400	Validation — missing/invalid id_number, consent (must be true), or Zambia-specific fields	No
401	Missing or invalid Bearer token	No
402	Insufficient wallet balance or credit limit	No
403	No active wallet or billing profile (or service not enabled)	No
404	Zambia ID not found — or unsupported country	Yes for ID-not-found; No for unsupported country
408	Upstream timeout / service error	No
429	Rate limited	No
502	Upstream bad or unreadable response	No
503	Upstream connection unavailable	No

400 — validation

400Sample data400 — validation

{
  "success": false,
  "response_code": 400,
  "message": "The id number format is invalid",
  "country": "zm",
  "errors": {
    "id_number": "NRC must match ######/##/#"
  },
  "data": null,
  "request_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440010"
}

404 — ID not found

404Sample data404 — ID not found

{
  "success": false,
  "response_code": 404,
  "message": "Zambia ID not found",
  "description": "There is no information for requested search parameters",
  "country": "zm",
  "data": null,
  "request_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440013"
}

Set {{baseUrl}} to https://api.peleza.com (production) or https://sandbox.peleza.com (sandbox). Authenticated calls need a Bearer token from POST /api/v1/oauth/token.