National ID (No Image)

Verify a Kenyan national ID and return demographic details without biometric image assets.

Test data

Sandbox test data

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

National ID numbers

Request

POST/api/v1/national-id

{{baseUrl}}/api/v1/national-id

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	Kenyan national ID number to verify	required
customer_number	string	Optional reference for your own tracking (max 255 characters)	optional

Response

200 OKSample dataExample response

{
  "success": true,
  "response_code": 200,
  "message": "National ID Details Fetched Successfully",
  "data": {
    "first_name": "JOHN",
    "last_name": "DOE",
    "other_name": "SAMPLE",
    "name": "DOE JOHN SAMPLE",
    "gender": "Male",
    "dob": "1990-01-01",
    "id_number": "12345678",
    "citizenship": "Kenyan",
    "valid": true,
    "status": "Active"
  },
  "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

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.