Smile ID

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Smile ID

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KYC / Identity

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Most comprehensive Nigerian KYC provider, covering 9 government databases (NIN, BVN, DL, passport, voter and more) with biometric verification.

Website Documentation GitHub

Category: APIs
Pricing: Not listed
Country: 🇳🇬 Nigeria
Last verified: 10 Jul 2026

Verification history

10 Jul 2026 · live
7 Jul 2026 · live
5 Jul 2026 · live

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Connected infrastructure

smile-identity-core (Node.js)SDK forthisSDKs
smile-identity-core (Ruby)SDK forthisSDKs
smile-identity-core-jsSDK forthisSDKs
smile-id-core (Python)SDK forthisSDKs
smile-identity-core-pythonSDK forthisSDKs

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kyc

biometrics

identity

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