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SSNIT Verification

SSNIT Verificationโ€‹

Confirms a Ghanaian Social Security and National Insurance Trust number and returns the holder's record.

POST /api/v1/id-verifications/identity/gh/ssnit

Authenticate with your API key (x-api-key) or a bearer token.

Requires the KYC_GH_VERIFY and KYC_RESULT_VIEW permissions. Sending validations.data also requires KYC_DATA_VALIDATE; sending validations.selfie.image also requires KYC_IMAGE_COMPARE.

Request bodyโ€‹

NameTypeDescription
id*StringThe SSNIT number.
isSubjectConsent*BooleanConfirms the subject consented to the check. Must be true. Rejected before the provider is called, so a false costs you nothing.
validationsObjectOptional. Details to compare against the record we find.
validations.data.firstNameStringFirst name to compare.
validations.data.lastNameStringLast name to compare.
validations.data.dateOfBirthStringDate of birth to compare, YYYY-MM-DD.
validations.selfie.imageStringBase64 or URL of a selfie to compare against the photo on file.
metadataObjectAnything you like. Returned to you untouched.

Fields marked * are required.

Exampleโ€‹

Request
{
"id": "C037363637123",
"isSubjectConsent": true
}
Response
{
"status": 200,
"data": {
"id": "90ab4fd4-177f-4a3a-a0f5-f59fea758b1a",
"fullName": "DEDE ARTHUR",
"documentType": "GH_SSNIT",
"documentCountry": "GH",
"documentId": "C037363637123",
"requestAt": "2026-09-04T06:54:31.955Z",
"requestUpdatedAt": "2026-09-04T07:36:26.246Z",
"requestedBy": {
"id": "dcd1e472-2be7-41b3-b812-cdec840225a0",
"firstName": "sylvernus",
"lastName": "akubo"
},
"type": "ghSSNIT",
"email": "",
"fssno": "C037363637123",
"image": "data:image/jpg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQEAYABgAAD/4RDcRXhpZg\u2026",
"gender": "female",
"mobile": "",
"reason": null,
"status": "found",
"country": "GH",
"idNumber": "C037363637123",
"lastName": "ARTHUR",
"metadata": {},
"checkType": "gh.ssnit",
"firstName": "DEDE",
"isConsent": true,
"cardSerial": "00000014521458",
"middleName": "",
"dateOfBirth": "1990-06-12",
"nationality": "GHANAIAN",
"validations": null,
"dataValidation": false,
"identityNumber": "C037363637123",
"imageValidation": false,
"selfieValidation": false,
"allValidationPassed": true
},
"message": "Successfull!",
"code": "info"
}

When there is no matchโ€‹

A check that reaches the provider but finds nothing still returns 200. Read data.status โ€” it is found or not_found โ€” rather than relying on the HTTP code.

Response
{
"status": 200,
"data": {
"id": "69f11d9f-8d4f-402e-9914-753e4fc2bc96",
"fullName": "",
"documentType": "GH_SSNIT",
"documentCountry": "GH",
"documentId": "C000000000000",
"requestAt": "2026-09-04T06:54:32.522Z",
"requestUpdatedAt": "2026-09-04T07:36:27.808Z",
"requestedBy": {
"id": "dcd1e472-2be7-41b3-b812-cdec840225a0",
"firstName": "sylvernus",
"lastName": "akubo"
},
"type": "ghSSNIT",
"email": "",
"fssno": null,
"image": "",
"gender": "",
"mobile": "",
"reason": "No person found",
"status": "not_found",
"country": "GH",
"idNumber": "C000000000000",
"lastName": "",
"metadata": {},
"checkType": "gh.ssnit",
"firstName": "",
"isConsent": true,
"cardSerial": null,
"middleName": "",
"dateOfBirth": "",
"nationality": null,
"validations": null,
"dataValidation": false,
"identityNumber": "C000000000000",
"imageValidation": false,
"selfieValidation": false,
"allValidationPassed": false
},
"message": "Successfull!",
"code": "info"
}