Free web checker
For quick individual checks
- Unlimited single web checks
- No sign-up
- Instant results
- No ID storage
Free South African ID number checker
Check ID numbers instantly for free. See validity, date of birth, age and gender.
4,600+ monthly users · 815k+ validations · Operating since 2017
Need this in your software?
API access from R99/month · 1,000 ID validations
Available now on Android
Scan and validate IDs and drivers' licences with your phone camera
Check ID SA is live on Google Play for fast structural barcode validation at reception, during intake or away from a desktop.
Get Check ID SA
Install the Android app from Google Play. Professional includes unlimited scanning across your team's registered devices.
Get it on Google Play
Barcode scanning
Scan supported South African ID book/card and drivers licence barcodes from your phone.
Structural results
See format, date, age, gender, citizenship indicator and validity in a mobile workflow.
Same privacy boundary
Built around CheckID's zero ID data storage promise and POPIA-first processing.
Customers
Trusted by South African businesses
“We love checkid. It simplifies our work day, it's fast and easy to use. Happy customers!”
“We use CheckID at Limpopo CoLab, University of Limpopo, to verify participants undertaking our various training deliverables. The platform has been reliable and effective in confirming South African ID validity, and using it has significantly strengthened our verification and compliance processes.”
The check
What CheckID does
Each check reads the 13 digits you enter, tests them against the published ID number structure and returns the result in under a second.
ID structure validity
Catch invalid or mistyped 13-digit SA ID numbers.
Date of birth & age
Read the date of birth and calculate current age.
Gender & citizenship indicator
Read the information encoded in the SA ID number.
Privacy-first processing
We process IDs in memory without storing them.
Two ways to check
Check IDs on the web or through the API
API & business workflows
For applications and automated validation
- REST API
- 1,000 production checks from R99/month
- Bulk validation on Professional
- Developer documentation
- 5-minute quick start
Industry solutions
Who uses CheckID
Check South African ID numbers in your business workflow.
Property management
Validate tenant and buyer ID numbers before they enter your property workflow.
HR & recruitment
Catch incorrectly captured candidate ID numbers before payroll, screening or onboarding.
Healthcare
Validate patient ID numbers during registration without storing them on CheckID.
Financial services
Catch invalid ID formats before data enters onboarding and verification workflows.
Betting & gaming
Confirm encoded age from an SA ID number before accepting a deposit or creating an account.
Lists and spreadsheets
Check a whole list of ID numbers through the web bulk tool or the bulk API on Professional.
- Yes. ID numbers you check are sent over TLS, processed in memory on our servers, and not stored, logged, or retained. Single web checks are unlimited and do not require an account. We do not send ID numbers to analytics or error-tracking tools. The only exception is a paid Home Affairs verification you choose to order, which keeps the ID until the order is completed, as described in our privacy policy.
- Not the free check. It performs structural validation only: we confirm format, checksum, and the information encoded in the number itself, without querying Home Affairs, credit bureaus, or any database to confirm who an ID belongs to. If you need official confirmation, you can order a separate paid Home Affairs verification after a valid result. It is completed manually and requires a signed-in account.
- You will see whether the number is structurally valid, plus the encoded birth date, age, gender, and citizenship indicator. We cannot tell you who the ID belongs to or whether Home Affairs issued that number to someone.
- Yes. A free test API key is available for development. API Starter includes 1,000 single production calls per month; Professional and Business add bulk API access and team features. See the developers guide or 5-minute integration tutorial for details.
- Yes. Paid plans are billed monthly and you can cancel through your billing portal at any time. Single checks on the web remain free without a subscription.