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kenyan-mobile-number-validator vs za-id-number
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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
10 Oct 2026
Tags
npm, javascript, kenya, node, phone-validation
south-africa, python, id-validation, luhn, national-id
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.
Python library to validate and parse South African (RSA/ZA) identity numbers using the Luhn check digit, breaking the number into birth date, gender and citizenship components. Installable with pip install za-id-number.
kenyan-mobile-number-validator vs za-id-number at a glance
kenyan-mobile-number-validator and za-id-number are both listed under Validation in Wycord's Developer Tools index.
kenyan-mobile-number-validator is based in Kenya and za-id-number 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; za-id-number, South Africa.
Topics
Only kenyan-mobile-number-validator: npm, javascript, kenya, node, phone-validation.
Only za-id-number: south-africa, python, id-validation, luhn, national-id.
Common questions
- Which has better uptime, kenyan-mobile-number-validator or za-id-number?
- Wycord does not yet have enough probe results for both to compare uptime.
- Do kenyan-mobile-number-validator or za-id-number need approval before use?
- Both are marked "No approval needed".
- Is the documentation for kenyan-mobile-number-validator and za-id-number working?
- Both show "Docs live" at the last check.
- Where are kenyan-mobile-number-validator and za-id-number based?
- kenyan-mobile-number-validator is based in Kenya; za-id-number is based in South Africa.
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