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# Verify BVN

POST https://onboarding/bvn
Content-Type: application/json

Reference: https://docs.kollo.ng/kollo-ap-is/onboarding/verify-bvn

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required)

## Request

### Body (application/json)

- `bvn_number` (string, required)
- `date_of_birth` (date, required)

## Response

### 200

OK

- `body` (object, required)
  - `customer` (object, required)
    - `customerId` (string, required)
    - `firstName` (string, required)
    - `lastName` (string, required)
    - `email` (string, required)
    - `emailVerified` (boolean, required)
    - `phone` (string, required)
    - `bvn` (string, required)
    - `referralCode` (string, required)
    - `createdAt` (datetime, required)
    - `updatedAt` (datetime, required)
    - `account` (object, required)
      - `accountId` (string, required)
      - `customerId` (string, required)
      - `accountType` (string, required)
      - `balance` (string, required)
      - `currency` (string, required)
      - `status` (string, required)
      - `details` (object, required)
        - `bank` (string, required)
        - `verified` (boolean, required)
        - `accountId` (string, required)
        - `accountName` (string, required)
        - `accountNumber` (string, required)
      - `createdAt` (datetime, required)
      - `updatedAt` (datetime, required)
    - `fullName` (string, required)
    - `address` (any, optional, nullable)
    - `nin` (any, optional, nullable)
- `message` (string, required)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "bvn_number": "22270094415",
  "date_of_birth": "1994-08-15"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "body": {
    "customer": {
      "customerId": "cad93347-d28d-49bc-8960-1c326ad9832e",
      "firstName": "Rasheed",
      "lastName": "Rahman",
      "email": "radiumrasheed@gmail.com",
      "emailVerified": true,
      "phone": "07089831124",
      "bvn": "22211223344",
      "referralCode": "RasheedB32XL",
      "createdAt": "2025-03-14T22:01:31Z",
      "updatedAt": "2025-03-15T05:06:40Z",
      "account": {
        "accountId": "9f7fddf5-d23a-485c-a073-2fd43f201fed",
        "customerId": "cad93347-d28d-49bc-8960-1c326ad9832e",
        "accountType": "personal",
        "balance": "0.00",
        "currency": "NGN",
        "status": "bvn_verified",
        "details": {
          "bank": "Wema Bank",
          "verified": true,
          "accountId": "7eOvMmxmw-1cYP3DGn-6",
          "accountName": "Rasheed Rahman",
          "accountNumber": "7962324414"
        },
        "createdAt": "2025-03-14T22:01:31Z",
        "updatedAt": "2025-03-15T05:06:40Z"
      },
      "fullName": "Rasheed Rahman"
    }
  },
  "message": "BVN already verified"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://https/onboarding/bvn"

payload = {
    "bvn_number": "22270094415",
    "date_of_birth": "1994-08-15"
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://https/onboarding/bvn';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"bvn_number":"22270094415","date_of_birth":"1994-08-15"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://https/onboarding/bvn"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"bvn_number\": \"22270094415\",\n  \"date_of_birth\": \"1994-08-15\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://https/onboarding/bvn")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"bvn_number\": \"22270094415\",\n  \"date_of_birth\": \"1994-08-15\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://https/onboarding/bvn")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"bvn_number\": \"22270094415\",\n  \"date_of_birth\": \"1994-08-15\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://https/onboarding/bvn', [
  'body' => '{
  "bvn_number": "22270094415",
  "date_of_birth": "1994-08-15"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://https/onboarding/bvn");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"bvn_number\": \"22270094415\",\n  \"date_of_birth\": \"1994-08-15\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "bvn_number": "22270094415",
  "date_of_birth": "1994-08-15"
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://https/onboarding/bvn")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```