Secure South African ID Validation & API.

Instantly verify South African IDs. POPIA-friendly by design with zero data storage.

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We serve Financial Services, Education, Professional Services & more.

We help you prevent fraud risk with instant South African ID validation for your business.
Our tool quickly checks ID number validity, revealing gender, age, and citizenship status—all processed directly on your device with zero data storage.

100% Secure & Private — zero data storage, instant results

4.6k+ monthly active users

Disclaimer: This site has no ties with South African Department of Home Affairs. We can't answer questions related to ID applications or status.

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💳Supports SA Cards (3D Secure)
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Accurate Validation

Validates the checksum digit, date-of-birth encoding, and citizenship byte against the South African ID specification.

Instant validation
API Integration

Integrate in 5 minutes with our simple API.

await fetch(
  `https://api.checkid.co.za/.../${id}`,
  { headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer KEY' }}
)

Full API docs · 5-min tutorial

Bulk validation available
Secure & Private

All requests use TLS in transit. No ID number is written to disk — data is processed in memory and discarded immediately. Cancel anytime.

POPIA Compliant