# Verify South African ID Number (SAID)

## SAID Verification

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `{{baseurl}}/v2/api/identity/za/said`

#### Headers

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

#### Request Body

| Name                                               | Type    | Description                                                                        |
| -------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| id<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>               | String  | Users SAID Number                                                                  |
| isSubjectConsent<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | Boolean | Indicate subject has given consent. <mark style="color:red;">`Must be true`</mark> |
| data                                               | Object  | Validation data object                                                             |
| lastName                                           | String  | Last name to compare against ID                                                    |
| firstName                                          | String  | First name to compare against ID                                                   |
| middleName                                         | String  | Middle name to compare against the ID                                              |
| email                                              | String  | Email address to compare against ID                                                |
| phoneNumber                                        | String  | Phone number to compare against the ID                                             |

### <mark style="color:yellow;">SAID Verification</mark>

SAID Number is used to verify that a provided South African number exists in the database.

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

```json
{
    "id": "8012185201081",
    "isSubjectConsent": true,
    "validations": {
        "data": {
            "lastName": "PILLAY",
            "firstName": "LAVEN"
        }
    }
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

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

```json
{
    "success": true,
    "statusCode": 200,
    "message": "success",
    "data": {
        "id": "645bc7be395ca804e57a78ec",
        "validations": {
            "data": {
                "lastName": {
                    "validated": true,
                    "value": "PILLAY"
                },
                "firstName": {
                    "validated": true,
                    "value": "LAVEN"
                }
            },
            "validationMessages": ""
        },
        "parentId": null,
        "status": "found",
        "reason": null,
        "dataValidation": true,
        "selfieValidation": false,
        "firstName": "LAVEN",
        "lastName": "PILLAY",
        "isSmartCardIssued": "Yes",
        "idIssueDate": "20150708",
        "idSequenceNumber": "1",
        "deceasedStatus": "alive",
        "dateOfDeath": "",
        "maritalStatus": "Single",
        "dateOfMarriage": "",
        "onHANIS": "yes",
        "onNPR": "yes",
        "countryOfBirth": "South Africa",
        "hanisReference": "2305105157920",
        "isConsent": true,
        "businessId": "628b38f03ae28a14f52d4bf7",
        "image": "data:image/jpeg;base64,{{Base64String}}",
        "type": "zaSAID",
        "allValidationPassed": true,
        "requestedAt": "2023-05-10T16:35:36.420Z",
        "requestedById": "628b38f03ae28a5a122d4bf3",
        "country": "ZA",
        "createdAt": "2023-05-10T16:35:36.821Z",
        "lastModifiedAt": "2023-05-10T16:35:36.821Z",
        "metadata": {},
        "requestedBy": {
            "firstName": "API",
            "lastName": "User",
            "middleName": "",
            "id": "628b38f03ae28a5a122d4bf3"
        }
    },
    "links": []
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

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

```json
{
  "success": false,
  "statusCode": 404,
  "message": "You have attempted to get a resource that does not exist.",
  "name": "ResourceNotFoundError",
  "data": {}
}

```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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