free · no auth · hosted in south africa

south african id number validator

validate south african id numbers and get the date of birth, gender, and citizenship status from the id structure. no signup or access keys needed to start using the api.

try it

south african id number (13 digits)

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endpoint

GET https://api.zanode.co.za/api/id/validate

parameter	type	description
id	string	the 13-digit south african id number to validate

response

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "valid": true,              // boolean
    "dateOfBirth": "1990-01-01",   // YYYY-MM-DD
    "gender": "Male",             // "Male" | "Female"
    "citizenship": "SA Citizen"    // "SA Citizen" | "Permanent Resident"
  }
}

code examples

curl

curl "https://api.zanode.co.za/api/id/validate?id=9001015000085"

javascript

const res = await fetch(
  "https://api.zanode.co.za/api/id/validate?id=9001015000085"
);
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data.data.dateOfBirth); // "1990-01-01"

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