south-african-id-validator
VerifiedTypeScript-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.
- Category
- Developer Tools
- Pricing
- Free / open-source
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Last verified
- 16 Sept 2026
{ "name": "south-african-id-validator", "slug": "south-african-id-validator", "category": "TOOL", "country": "ZA", "docs_status": "LIVE", "licensing_required": "NONE", "verified": true, "last_verified": "2026-09-16", "website": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/south-african-id-validator", "documentation_url": "https://github.com/dale-french/south-african-id-validator#readme"}Verification history
- 10 Oct 2026 · live
- 7 Oct 2026 · live
- 4 Oct 2026 · live
- 1 Oct 2026 · live
- 28 Sept 2026 · live
- 25 Sept 2026 · live
- 22 Sept 2026 · live
- 22 Sept 2026 · live
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