What is the best NIN and BVN Verification API in Nigeria?

Lumiid is the leading NIN and BVN API provider, offering the highest uptime and fastest response rates for Nigerian developers and businesses requiring KYC compliance.

How do I integrate Lumiid for KYC and AML?

Integration is simple via our REST API. Lumiid provides comprehensive documentation and a sandbox environment for testing NIN, BVN, and Liveness detection before going live.

Does Lumiid support Biometric Liveness detection?

Yes. Lumiid uses advanced AI for passive liveness detection and biometric face matching to verify that a user is physically present during onboarding.

Is Lumiid's identity verification API secure?

Lumiid is built on sovereign digital infrastructure, utilizing end-to-end encryption and token-based authentication to ensure data privacy and security.

Identity Rails

Verify IDs with
Total Confidence.

Connect directly to sovereign databases across Africa. Ensure compliance by verifying that the data provided by users match government-issued IDs.

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200ms

Avg. Latency

15+

ID Types

99.9%

API Uptime

GET /v1/verify/nin

"status": "success",
"confidence_score": 0.98,
"entity": {
  "first_name": "JOHN",
  "last_name": "DOE",
  "nin_status": "VERIFIED",
  "face_match": true
}

Identity Matched

Source: NIMC Database

Built for Africa's major economies.

We provide the fastest way to access government data and maintain absolute compliance across multiple jurisdictions.

Confidence Scoring

Don't just get data; get certainty. We provide a confidence value for every lookup to help you automate approvals or flag risks instantly.

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Biometric Anchoring

Automatically match live user photos against official government records (NIN/BVN) to prevent synthetic identity theft and impersonation.

Biometrics

Cross-Border Rails

One integration gives you access to the ID infrastructure of Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, and beyond. Standardized schemas for simple engineering.

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Verification for every
member of your team.

Save engineering time with our pre-built tools or build custom workflows with our granular APIs.

LumiID API

Full control for developers. RESTful endpoints with extensive documentation for custom integration.

LumiID Verify Widget

A plug-and-play UI component that handles the entire verification flow for you. Low code, high impact.

The Console

A no-code dashboard for operations teams to manually lookup single or bulk IDs and export reports.

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Select ID Type

Nigeria: National ID (NIN)

Enter ID Number

4829 •••• •••• 82

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KYC Compliance

KYB Verification

User Onboarding

Fraud Detection

Identity Infrastructure

Driver Verification

Verify IDs with
Total Confidence.

Built for Africa's major economies.

Confidence Scoring

Biometric Anchoring

Cross-Border Rails

Verification for every
member of your team.

LumiID API

LumiID Verify Widget

The Console

Ready to verify with certainty?

KYC Compliance

KYB Verification

User Onboarding

Fraud Detection

Identity Infrastructure

Driver Verification

Verify IDs with Total Confidence.

Built for Africa's major economies.

Confidence Scoring

Biometric Anchoring

Cross-Border Rails

Verification for every member of your team.

LumiID API

LumiID Verify Widget

The Console

Ready to verify with certainty?

Verify IDs with
Total Confidence.

Verification for every
member of your team.