Home Affairs ID verification
Confirm names, ID numbers, status and photo directly against the DHA National Population Register.
DHA - NPR
Powered by South African DHA Services & NPR
Verify any South African identity in seconds.
seeID is the verification suite for banks, recruiters, government and developers - Home Affairs ID checks, facial liveness and risk screening through one secure API.
POPIA & FICA compliant
Real-time results
Bank-grade security
Identity verification VERIFIED
Home Affairs ID match
PASS
Facial liveness
99.2%
Document authenticity
PASS
Sanctions & PEP screen
CLEAR
Completed in 2.4s seeID - SA DHA & NPR
DirectDHAconnection
< 3saverage response
99.9%uptime SLA
POPIAcompliant
OneREST API
Trusted connections
Built on partnerships that strengthen every check.
DHADepartment of Home Affairs
FNBTrusted banking client
AbsaTrusted banking client
AfiswitchIdentity infrastructure partner
LightstoneProperty and risk intelligence
Office of the Valuer-GeneralPublic-sector verification
AbalandiTrusted data services
SAPSSouth African Police Service
Facial recognition & liveness
Match a selfie to the official record and detect spoofing with active and passive liveness checks.
BIOMETRIC
Document & address checks
Validate ID books, smart cards, passports and proof of residence with automated authenticity scoring.
DOCUMENTS
Criminal & credit screening
Screen applicants against criminal records, credit bureaus, sanctions and PEP watchlists in one call.
RISK
Real-time API
A single REST endpoint and webhooks return structured, audit-ready results in seconds - not days.
DEVELOPERS
POPIA & FICA compliance
Consent capture, full audit trails and data minimisation built in - so your KYC programme stays compliant.
COMPLIANCE
How it works
From request to verified in four steps.
01
Capture
Collect an ID number, document or selfie through your app, our hosted flow or the dashboard.
02
Verify
seeID checks the data against DHA, biometrics and risk sources in a single secure request.
03
Score
Get a clear pass / refer / fail decision with confidence scores and supporting evidence.
04
Audit
Every result is logged with consent and a full trail, ready for POPIA and FICA reporting.
Who it's for
One suite, built for every team that needs certainty.
Banks & fintech
Onboard customers in minutes, not days.
Run FICA-compliant KYC at account opening with DHA matching, liveness and sanctions screening - reduce fraud and drop-off in a single flow.
- DHA ID verification
- Facial liveness onboarding
- Sanctions & PEP screening
- Full FICA audit trail
Built for your sector
Technology that fits your world, not the other way around.
How seeID helps organisations verify people, reduce risk and keep customer journeys moving.
Banking
Identity confidence for banking.
Open and manage accounts with confidence using DHA identity matching, biometric liveness and FICA-ready evidence.
- KYC & FICA onboarding
- Fraud and mule-account signals
Developers
Production-ready in an afternoon.
Clean REST endpoints, predictable JSON, webhooks and SDKs. Authenticate, send an ID, and get an audit-ready verification back - no integration headaches.
# Verify an identity against Home Affairs
curl https://api.seeid.co/v1/verify \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..." \
-d '{
"id_number": "9001015800083",
"checks": ["dha", "liveness", "sanctions"]
}'
# response
{
"status": "verified",
"dha_match": true,
"liveness": 0.992,
"sanctions": "clear",
"completed_in": "2.4s"
}Our products
One verification suite, built around trust.
Choose the capabilities you need today and expand as your verification programme grows.
DHA · NPR
Identity verification
Verify South African identity details against trusted DHA / NPR data with clear, auditable results.
Start verifyingQuestions
Useful answers before you start.
Short answers for teams comparing identity verification options, compliance requirements, and implementation paths.
What does seeID verify?
seeID verifies South African ID numbers, identity status, facial liveness, documents, address evidence, and risk signals such as PEP and sanctions screening.
Do I need a developer to start?
No. Teams can run checks from the dashboard. Developers can also integrate the REST API and webhooks when they need embedded verification flows.
How does seeID handle personal information?
Verification data is processed with consent, audit logging, data minimisation, and POPIA-aligned controls. Clients remain responsible for lawful instructions and subject consent.
Start verifying with confidence.
Create a free account and run your first verification in minutes. No setup fees, no long contracts.