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kenyan-mobile-number-validator vs south-african-id-validator

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kenyan-mobile-number-validatorsouth-african-id-validator
Category
Developer Tools
Developer Tools
Type
Validation
Validation
Country
🇰🇪 Kenya
🇿🇦 South Africa
Docs status
Docs live
Docs live
Licensing
Pricing
Free / open-source
Free / open-source
Verified
Verified
Verified
Last verified
16 Sept 2026
16 Sept 2026
Tags
npm, javascript, kenya, node, phone-validation
kyc, javascript, south-africa, typescript, id-validation
Links
Website Docs GitHub
Website Docs GitHub
Summary
Node.js package that validates Kenyan mobile numbers and identifies the network operator (Safaricom, Airtel or Telkom) using precise regex on the network prefixes, supporting national and E.164 formats. Useful for KYC and form validation in Kenyan apps.
TypeScript-native validator for 13-digit South African ID numbers that checks the Luhn checksum and extracts date of birth, gender and citizenship status. Zero runtime dependencies, runs on Node, Bun, Deno and browsers.

kenyan-mobile-number-validator vs south-african-id-validator at a glance

kenyan-mobile-number-validator and south-african-id-validator are both listed under Validation in Wycord's Developer Tools index.

kenyan-mobile-number-validator is based in Kenya and south-african-id-validator in South Africa.

Both currently show the status "Docs live".

On access, both are marked "No approval needed".

Uptime and latency come from Wycord's own probes of each resource's website, documentation and repository, run every six hours.

How they differ

  • Country: kenyan-mobile-number-validator, Kenya; south-african-id-validator, South Africa.

Topics

Both are tagged: javascript.

Only kenyan-mobile-number-validator: npm, kenya, node, phone-validation.

Only south-african-id-validator: kyc, south-africa, typescript, id-validation.

Common questions

Which has better uptime, kenyan-mobile-number-validator or south-african-id-validator?
Wycord does not yet have enough probe results for both to compare uptime.
Do kenyan-mobile-number-validator or south-african-id-validator need approval before use?
Both are marked "No approval needed".
Is the documentation for kenyan-mobile-number-validator and south-african-id-validator working?
Both show "Docs live" at the last check.
Where are kenyan-mobile-number-validator and south-african-id-validator based?
kenyan-mobile-number-validator is based in Kenya; south-african-id-validator is based in South Africa.

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