Services / identity
Identity services
Use a specific lawful purpose, minimum necessary data and human review for consequential decisions.
Available services
| Service | Code | Input | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ID + Photo (Real-Time) | identity_check | SA ID number | Explicit biometric consent required. |
| SA ID (Basic) | said_verification | SA ID number | Basic identity verification. |
| Refugee / Asylum ID | refugee_verification | File number | Use the documented identifier. |
| Marital Status (Real-Time) | marital_status | SA ID number | Real-time status lookup. |
| Alive/Deceased Status (Real-Time) | alive_status | SA ID number | Real-time status lookup. |
Review and safeguards
A positive match is not proof of current authority, and manual_review is not a negative match. SmartVerify owns the request boundary and normalised report; any VerifyNow mapping is an internal implementation detail.