Passport
South Africa · Side: BIODATA · ID #259
South Africa · ZA
South Africa Identity Verification
Scan and validate South Africa (ZA) passports, driver's licenses, and identity cards. ID Analyzer verifies 8 South Africa identity documents — passports, driver's licenses, and identity cards — and flags fake or tampered IDs with AI-based OCR, biometric face match, and AML screening.
Every South Africa document version below can be scanned, parsed, and authenticated by the ID Analyzer OCR API — in under a second per scan.
South Africa Passport
1 passport from South Africa that the ID Analyzer API can scan, parse, and verify.
South Africa Driver's Licenses
2 driver's licenses from South Africa that the ID Analyzer API can scan, parse, and verify.
Driver's License
South Africa · Side: FRONT · ID #979
Driver's License
South Africa · Side: BACK · ID #980
South Africa Identity Cards
5 identity cards from South Africa that the ID Analyzer API can scan, parse, and verify.
Identity Card — Corporate Permit
South Africa · Side: FRONT · ID #1607
Identity Card (2015)
South Africa · Side: BACK · ID #1606
Identity Card (2015)
South Africa · Side: FRONT · ID #981
Identity Card — Identity Document
South Africa · Side: FRONT · ID #2323
Identity Card — Study Permit
South Africa · Side: FRONT · ID #982
How South Africa Document Verification Works
Verify a South Africa identity document in three steps — through the REST API, a no-code DocuPass flow, or our mobile SDKs.
1
Capture the Document
Your user photographs or uploads their South Africa document in your app or website, or through a DocuPass verification link you share with them.
2
Extract & Authenticate
ID Analyzer reads the MRZ, barcodes, and visual zone with OCR, runs authenticity checks on the South Africa document, and can match the holder’s selfie with biometric face verification and liveness detection.
3
Get the Result
Structured identity data and a clear verification decision return to your system in seconds — ready for KYC, customer onboarding, age checks, and fraud prevention.
South Africa Identity Verification FAQ
Yes. ID Analyzer supports 8 South Africa identity documents, including passports, driver's licenses, and identity cards. Every supported document can be verified through the REST API, DocuPass no-code verification flows, or the on-premise ID Fort appliance.
Our OCR engine reads the machine-readable zone, barcodes, and printed text to return structured data such as the holder’s name, date of birth, document number, and expiry date — typically in under a second per scan.
Yes. Every scan can run automated authenticity checks on security features, fonts, and data consistency, and you can add biometric face matching with liveness detection to confirm the person presenting the South Africa document is its genuine holder.
Create a free ID Analyzer account to get 100 monthly API credits, then call the REST API or launch a DocuPass verification flow without writing any code. South Africa document support is included in every plan.
ID Analyzer currently covers passports, driver's licenses, and identity cards for South Africa. New document versions are added continuously as governments issue them — and you can request any missing South Africa document below.
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Request a New South Africa Document
Tell us which South Africa document you need supported. New documents typically ship within a release cycle.