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Peru

Peru eKYC verification matches submitted individual data against Peru's official civil register. See the eKYC API Reference for common response semantics that apply across all sources.

Available sources

Source API source string Description
Peru Civil Register 2 PE_CIVIL_REGISTER_2 Verifies submitted data against Peru's official civil register.

Peru Civil Register 2

Request parameters

Parameter Required Description
source Mandatory Must be PE_CIVIL_REGISTER_2.
country Mandatory Must be PE.
idNumber Mandatory Peru DNI (Documento Nacional de Identidad). See format note below.
firstName Mandatory First name of the individual. Must not contain digits.
surName Mandatory Last name of the individual. Must not contain digits.
middleName Optional Middle name of the individual. Must not contain digits.
street Optional Full street including house number.
dateOfBirth Optional Format: yyyy-mm-dd.
gender Optional Accepted values are m or f.

Sample request

{
    "plugins": ["kyc"], //required field
    "source": "PE_CIVIL_REGISTER_2", //required field
    "firstName": "Carlos", //required field
    "middleName": "Eduardo",
    "surName": "García", //required field
    "street": "Av. Arequipa 1234",
    "idNumber": "76543218", //required field
    "country": "PE", //required field
    "dateOfBirth": "1991-08-02",
    "gender": "m"
}

Response fields

Peru Civil Register 2 anchors verification on the submitted national identity number and full name. See the eKYC API Reference for common match field definitions and status values.

Field Statuses Description
firstNameMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch Matches first name submitted against the value in the source of truth.
middleNameMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch, nodata Matches middle name submitted against the value in the source of truth.
lastNameMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch Matches last name submitted against the value in the source of truth.
fullNameMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch Composite of firstNameMatch, lastNameMatch, and middleNameMatch. See below for calculation logic.
dobMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch, nodata Matches date of birth submitted against the value in the source of truth.
streetMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch, nodata Matches street submitted against the value in the source of truth.
genderMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch, nodata Matches gender submitted against the value in the source of truth.
idNumMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch, nodata Matches national identity number submitted against the value in the source of truth.
overallLevel low, medium, high Overall risk level. See below for calculation logic.

overallLevel calculation

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

  • low when fullNameMatch and idNumMatch are both exact.
  • high when fullNameMatch or idNumMatch 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": "middleNameMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "lastNameMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "fullNameMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "dobMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "idNumMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "streetMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "genderMatch", "status": "nomatch" },
        { "key": "overallLevel", "status": "low" }
    ]
}

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