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POST
/
api
/
v1
/
merchant
/
bvn
/
enhanced
Enhanced BVN Verification
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.payvessel.com/kyc/api/v1/merchant/bvn/enhanced \
  --header 'Content-Type: <content-type>' \
  --header 'api-key: <api-key>' \
  --header 'api-secret: <api-secret>' \
  --data '
{
  "bvn": "22123456789"
}
'
{
  "success": true,
  "message": "BVN verification completed successfully",
  "data": {
    "bvn": "22123456789",
    "first_name": "John",
    "middle_name": "Adebayo",
    "last_name": "Doe",
    "gender": "MALE",
    "name_on_card": "JOHN A DOE",
    "birthday": "1992-08-14",
    "photo": "/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD...",
    "phone_number": "08012345678",
    "phone_number_2": "08087654321"
  },
  "charges": {
    "charged": false,
    "charged_amount": "0.00"
  }
}

Headers

​
api-key
string
required

Your PayVessel API key

​
api-secret
string
required

Your PayVessel API secret

​
Content-Type
enum<string>
required

Request content type

Available options:
application/json

Body

application/json
​
bvn
string
required

Customer BVN

Example:

"22123456789"

Response

Enhanced BVN verification response

​
success
boolean
required

Whether the request completed successfully

Example:

true

​
message
string
required

Response message

Example:

"BVN verification completed successfully"

​
data
object
required
​
charges
object
required