# South Africa ID Number Validator — KYC Identity Check API (`sirgrant11788/sa-id-validator`) Actor

Validate South African ID numbers instantly. Extract date of birth, gender, citizenship status, and sequence number. Uses Luhn check algorithm for verification. Essential for KYC, onboarding, compliance apps, and fintech identity verification.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/sirgrant11788/sa-id-validator.md
- **Developed by:** [Grant Verheul](https://apify.com/sirgrant11788) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.50005 / actor start

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## South Africa ID Number Validator — KYC Identity Check API

Validate South African ID numbers instantly. Extracts date of birth, age, gender, citizenship status, and performs checksum validation. Essential for KYC compliance and identity verification in SA applications.

### What it extracts

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id\_number | string | The 13-digit SA ID number |
| valid | boolean | Whether the ID passes all validation checks |
| date\_of\_birth | string | Extracted date of birth (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| age | integer | Current age based on DOB |
| gender | string | "Male" or "Female" based on sequence number |
| citizenship | string | "Citizen" or "Permanent Resident" |
| errors | array | List of validation errors (empty if valid) |

### Input

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | yes | - | 13-digit South African ID number |

### Output

```json
[
  {
    "id_number": "8001015009087",
    "valid": false,
    "date_of_birth": "1980-01-01",
    "age": 46,
    "gender": "Male",
    "citizenship": "Citizen",
    "errors": ["Checksum validation failed (invalid ID number)"]
  }
]
```

### Validation Checks

1. **Length** — Must be exactly 13 digits
2. **Date of birth** — First 6 digits must be a valid date (YYMMDD)
3. **Sequence number** — Digits 7-10 indicate gender (0000-4999 = female, 5000-9999 = male)
4. **Citizenship** — Digit 11 indicates citizenship status (0 = SA citizen, 1 = permanent resident)
5. **Checksum** — Luhn algorithm validation on the full 13-digit number

### Pricing

$0.49 per actor start. Platform compute costs included.

### Use Cases

- **KYC compliance** — Verify customer identity during onboarding
- **Form validation** — Validate SA ID inputs in web forms and mobile apps
- **Age verification** — Extract age from ID for age-restricted services
- **Fintech & banking** — Identity verification for loan applications
- **HR & recruitment** — Verify candidate identity documents

### Related Actors

- [SA Public Holidays](https://apify.com/sirgrant11788/sa-public-holidays) — Official holiday calendar
- [SA Exchange Rates](https://apify.com/sirgrant11788/sa-loadshedding) — Live ZAR currency data

# Actor input Schema

## `idNumbers` (type: `string`):

Comma-separated list of SA ID numbers to validate (13 digits each).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "idNumbers": "8001015009087"
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("sirgrant11788/sa-id-validator").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("sirgrant11788/sa-id-validator").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call sirgrant11788/sa-id-validator --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=sirgrant11788/sa-id-validator",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/wsCTY7dkXXdHYoBe5/builds/zMdvPJdQtSmjT9JUK/openapi.json