BVN Search

What is BVN?

The Bank Verification Number (BVN) is a unique 11-digit identifier issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to every bank account holder in Nigeria. It links an individual’s biometric data and personal information across all Nigerian banks.

How it Works

Send a POST request to /api/v1/kyc/bvn with the individual’s BVN in the request body. The API returns verified biographical data, contact information, and a base64-encoded passport photo from the BVN registry.

curl --location 'https://sigmacdd.sabipay.com/api/v1/kyc/bvn' \
--header 'apiKey: {{apiKey}}' \
--header 'apiSecret: {{apiSecret}}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
    "idNumber": "22241887099"
}'

Request

Field	Type	Required	Description
`idNumber`	string	Yes	The 11-digit Bank Verification Number

Response Fields

A successful response returns the following data:

Field	Type	Description
`idNumber`	string	The BVN
`firstName`	string	First name
`lastName`	string	Last name
`middleName`	string	Middle name
`dateOfBirth`	string	Date of birth (YYYY-MM-DD)
`gender`	string	Gender
`phoneNumber`	string	Primary phone number
`phoneNumber2`	string	Secondary phone number
`nationality`	string	Nationality
`address`	string	Residential address
`photo`	string	Base64-encoded passport photo
`email`	string	Email address
`lgaOfOrigin`	string	LGA of origin
`lgaOfResidence`	string	LGA of residence
`stateOfOrigin`	string	State of origin
`stateOfResidence`	string	State of residence
`maritalStatus`	string	Marital status
`enrollmentBank`	string	Bank where BVN was enrolled
`enrollmentBranch`	string	Branch where BVN was enrolled
`watchListed`	string	Whether the BVN is watchlisted
`linkedNin`	string	Linked NIN

Fields may return null if the data is not available in the registry. For the full API specification, see the BVN Search API reference.

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