# Request an Individual Address Verification

**Note**: Before you create an address verification you must have created a candidate (the information of the person to be verified). If you missed how to create a candidate click [here](/know-your-customer-services-kyc/address-verification-service-for-individuals/physical-address-verification-service/create-a-candidate.md).

## Individual Address Request

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `{{baseurl}}/v2/api/addresses/individual/request`

#### Headers

| Name                                    | Type   | Description      |
| --------------------------------------- | ------ | ---------------- |
| token<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | String | API secret token |

#### Request Body

| Name                                             | Type    | Description                                                                   |
| ------------------------------------------------ | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| candidateId<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>    | String  | candidate ID                                                                  |
| subjectConsent<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | Boolean | Candidate consent. Must be <mark style="color:red;">`true`</mark>             |
| description                                      | String  | Description or any information for the agent                                  |
| address<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>        | Object  | Candidate address object                                                      |
| flatNumber                                       | String  | Address flat number                                                           |
| buildingName                                     | String  | Address building name                                                         |
| buildingNumber<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | String  | Address building number                                                       |
| landmark<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>       | String  | Address landmark                                                              |
| street<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>         | String  | Address street                                                                |
| subStreet                                        | String  | Address sub street                                                            |
| state<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>          | String  | Address state                                                                 |
| city<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>           | String  | Address city                                                                  |
| lga                                              | String  | Address local government                                                      |
| metadata                                         | Object  | Metadata object. Any valid object can be passed here. It gets returned as is. |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Sample Request" %}

```json
{
    "candidateId": "6184e3c081ee238921cb9e86",
    "description": "Verify the candidate",
    "address": {
        "flatNumber": "1st floor",
        "buildingName": "Sum house",
        "buildingNumber": "350",
        "landmark": "Police Station",
        "street": "Borno way",
        "subStreet": "Hughes avenue",
        "state": "Lagos",
        "city": "Yaba",
        "lga": "Lagos Mainland"
    },
    "subjectConsent": true,
    "metadata": {
        "requestId": "1209348756"
},
        
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Found Response" %}

```json
HTTP/1.1 201 CREATED
{
        "success": true,
        "statusCode": 201,
        "message": "Address requested successfully!",
        "data": {
            "referenceId": "61883f9ebc2c9",
            "candidate": {
                "candidateId": "6184e3c081ee238921cb9e86",
                "firstName": "FAMOUS",
                "middleName": "PRIOR",
                "lastName": "EHICHIOYA",
                "photo": "https://cdn.youverify.co/1655466566309-lLSfNTlhElMTtbXW-QE-q.jpg",
                "email": null,
                "mobile": "08036xxxxxx"
            },
            "agent": {
                "firstName": null,
                "middleName": null,
                "lastName": null,
                "signature": null,
                "photo": null
            },
            "address": {
                "latlong": {
                    "lat": "6.500871399999999",
                    "lon": "3.3765867"
                },
                "flatNumber": "1st floor",
                "buildingName": "Sum house",
                "buildingNumber": "350",
                "subStreet": "Hughes avenue",
                "street": "Borno way",
                "landmark": "Police Station",
                "state": "Lagos",
                "city": "Yaba",
                "country": "Nigeria",
                "lga": "Lagos Mainland"
            },
            "status": "pending",
            "taskStatus": "PENDING",
            "subjectConsent": "true",
            "startDate": null,
            "endDate": null,
            "submittedAt": null,
            "executionDate": null,
            "completedAt": null,
            "acceptedAt": null,
            "revalidationDate": null,
            "notes": [],
            "isFlagged": false,
            "agentSubmittedLongitude": null,
            "agentSubmittedLatitude": null,
            "reportGeolocationUrl": null,
            "mapAddressUrl": null,
            "submissionDistanceInMeters": null,
            "reasons": null,
            "signature": null,
            "images": [],
            "buildingType": null,
            "buildingColor": null,
            "gatePresent": null,
            "gateColor": null,
            "availabilityConfirmedBy": null,
            "closestLandmark": null,
            "additionalInfo": null,
            "reportAgentAccess": null,
            "incidentReport": null,
            "description": "Verify the candidate",
            "reportId": "reports_37fe307d-8112-4394-a4f1-303fe10f815a",
            "downloadUrl": null,
            "businessType": "admin",
            "businessId": "615c2deb203b96532838418b",
            "userId": "615c2deb203b96532838418c",
            "type": "individual",
            "createdAt": "2021-11-07T19:44:41.771Z",
            "lastModifiedAt": "2021-11-07T19:44:41.771Z",
            "_createdAt": "2021-11-07T20:44:4141+01:00",
            "_lastModifiedAt": "2021-11-07T20:44:4141+01:00",
            "id": "61882ca9a7422a684a3d0cdf"
        },
        "links": []
    }
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Error Response" %}

```json
 HTTP/1.1 402 Payment Required
  {
    "success": false,
    "statusCode": 402,
    "message": "Insufficient fund",
    "name": "PaymentRequiredError",
    "data": {}
}


HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server Error
{
    "success": false,
    "statusCode": 500,
    "message": "Service unavailable",
    "name": "Error",
    "data": {}
}

HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
{
    "success": false,
    "statusCode": 403,
    "message": "Permission denied",
    "name": "UnauthorizedError",
    "data": {}
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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