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Africa ID Verification

An asynchronous identity workflow for supported African countries. The start request returns a provider job reference; completion must be retrieved through the protected polling lifecycle.

Available services

ServiceCodeInputStatus / notes
Africa ID Verificationafrica_id_verificationCountry, ID type, ID numberAPI connected; asynchronous job.
Supported countriesCI · GH · KE · NG · ZM · ZWCountry-specific ID typesValidate the documented type for the selected country.
Job statuspending · completed · failed · error · cancelledProtected status pollDo not resubmit while a job is pending.

Review and safeguards

Keep the local verification pending until the job outcome is known. A timeout or unknown provider state is not a positive result; reconcile it separately and avoid duplicate paid submissions.