Documentation

Everything you need to integrate VerifyNow's identity verification and compliance services into your applications. Guides, API reference, and best practices.

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Webhooks

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Platform Overview

VerifyNow is South Africa's comprehensive identity verification and risk management platform.

Instant Results

Most verifications complete in 2-10 seconds with real-time data.

Fully Compliant

Built-in POPIA, FICA, and NCR Regulation 18(5) compliance.

Pay-As-You-Go

No monthly fees. Only pay for verifications you use.

API Access

RESTful API for seamless integration into your systems.

Quick Start

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Start Verifying

Use dashboard or API

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Service Documentation

Explore our comprehensive documentation for each service category.

Getting Started

Quick start guides and platform overview

Identity Verification

ID verification, biometrics, and document services

KYC/AML/PEP Compliance

Sanctions screening and compliance tools

Contact Tracing

Phone trace and consumer search services

Company Verification

CIPC company and director searches

Company Match
Director Search
Registration Status

API Integration

Developer documentation and API reference

API Reference

Available API Endpoints

All services are available via our RESTful API with JSON request/response format. Authenticate using your API key and get instant verification results.

RESTful JSON API

API key authentication

Sandbox environment for testing

Webhook notifications

Comprehensive error handling

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Endpoints

POST/api/verifynow/home_affairs_id_photo

POST/api/verifynow/consumer_trace

POST/api/verifynow/express_score

POST/api/verifynow/check-aml-pep

POST/api/verifynow/cipc_company_match

POST/api/verifynow/cipc_director_search

POST/api/license-verify

POST/api/sadl-decode

Pricing

Simple Pay-Per-Use Pricing

No monthly fees or subscriptions. Purchase credits and use them for verifications. Each service has a fixed credit cost, making it easy to forecast your spend.

R2.99 per credit

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Sample Credit Costs

ID Verification with Photo4 credits

AML/PEP Screening5 credits

Consumer Trace10 credits

CIPC Director Search15 credits

CIPC Company Match30 credits

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