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Netherlands

Netherlands eKYC verification matches submitted individual data against Netherlands sources of truth. See the eKYC API Reference for common response semantics that apply across all sources.

Available sources

Source API source string Description
Netherlands Consumer + Pop Register + Telco NL_CONSUMER_POP_REG_TELCO Verifies submitted data against Netherlands consumer records, the population register, and telco records.

Netherlands Consumer + Pop Register + Telco

Netherlands Consumer + Pop Register + Telco verifies a submitted individual against Netherlands consumer records, the population register, and telco records in a single request. Verification is anchored on name and phone number.

Request parameters

Parameter Required Description
source Mandatory Must be NL_CONSUMER_POP_REG_TELCO.
country Mandatory Must be NL.
firstName Mandatory First name of the individual. Letters, spaces, hyphens, and apostrophes only.
surName Mandatory Last name of the individual. Letters, spaces, hyphens, and apostrophes only.
phone Mandatory Netherlands phone number. Must be either 10 digits in national format (for example, 0612345678) or +31 followed by 9 digits in international format (for example, +31612345678).
street Optional Street name.
houseNo Optional House or building number.
city Optional City of the individual's address (for example, Amsterdam).
postalCode Optional Netherlands postal code. Must be four digits followed by two uppercase letters (for example, 1016DV).
dateOfBirth Optional Format: yyyy-mm-dd.
gender Optional Accepted values are m or f.
email Optional Email address of the individual.

Sample request

{
    "plugins": ["kyc"], //required field
    "source": "NL_CONSUMER_POP_REG_TELCO", //required field
    "firstName": "Jeroen", //required field
    "surName": "van Dijk", //required field
    "phone": "+31612345678", //required field
    "country": "NL", //required field
    "street": "Keizersgracht", //optional field
    "houseNo": "215", //optional field
    "city": "Amsterdam", //optional field
    "postalCode": "1016DV", //optional field
    "dateOfBirth": "1991-08-02", //optional field
    "gender": "m", //optional field
    "email": "jeroen.vandijk@example.com" //optional field
}

Response fields

Netherlands Consumer + Pop Register + Telco anchors verification on individual name and phone number. See the eKYC API Reference for common match field definitions and status values.

Field Statuses Description
firstNameMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch Matches submitted first name against the source of truth.
lastNameMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch Matches submitted last name against the source of truth.
fullNameMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch Composite of firstNameMatch and lastNameMatch. exact if both match; nomatch if either does not match; otherwise, fuzzy.
dobMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch, nodata Matches submitted date of birth against the source of truth.
genderMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch, nodata Matches submitted gender against the source of truth.
streetMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch, nodata Matches submitted street against the source of truth.
houseNoMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch, nodata Matches submitted house number against the source of truth. Not used in the fullAddressMatch calculation.
streetAddressMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch, nodata Composite of streetMatch and houseNoMatch. exact if both match; nomatch if either does not match; nodata if both have no data; otherwise, fuzzy.
cityMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch, nodata Matches submitted city against the source of truth.
postalCodeMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch, nodata Matches submitted postal code against the source of truth.
fullAddressMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch, nodata Composite of streetMatch, cityMatch, and postalCodeMatch. exact if streetMatch is exact and cityMatch and postalCodeMatch are each exact or nodata; nomatch if all three are nomatch; nodata if all three are nodata; otherwise, fuzzy.
phoneMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch, nodata Matches submitted phone number against the source of truth.
emailMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch, nodata Matches submitted email address against the source of truth.
overallLevel low, medium, high Overall risk level of the submitted attributes. See below for calculation logic.

overallLevel calculation

overallLevel is calculated based on the risk associated with the submitted full name and phone number:

  • low when fullNameMatch is exact AND phoneMatch is exact.
  • high when fullNameMatch is nomatch OR phoneMatch is nomatch.
  • medium for all other combinations.

Contact your Incode representative to customize the overallLevel calculation for your use case.

Sample response

{
    "kyc": [
        { "key": "firstNameMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "lastNameMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "fullNameMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "dobMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "genderMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "streetMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "houseNoMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "streetAddressMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "cityMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "postalCodeMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "fullAddressMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "phoneMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "emailMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "overallLevel", "status": "low" }
    ]
}

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