UK KYC Checks API
Online KYC checks. Know more before you say yes.
Verify customer names, dates of birth and addresses using credit reference agency data and supporting UK identity sources.
Catch conflicting details, keep onboarding moving and strengthen your checks with mobile network verification.
- Real-time identity checks
- Clear verification outcomes
- Residency signals
- Combine with mobile network KYC
Part of: KYC waterfall
Built on credit reference agency data. Strengthened by wider identity sources.
Check customer details against a combination of credit reference agency data, electoral roll, public registers, mortality records and commercial sources. Get an overall verification outcome, see which details matched and use residency and recency signals to decide what happens next.
The details look right. Do they belong together?
A convincing name, a valid address and a plausible date of birth can still point to different people.
Let inconsistent details through and you carry the risk. Send every application for manual review and good customers wait.
KYC Checks assess the identity details together and show you what matched. Move matching records forward, investigate conflicting information and give your team a clear reason for the next step.
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Keep onboarding moving
Check identity details inside your existing journey without requiring a document upload for this check.
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Catch conflicting identities
Identify cases where a name and date of birth match one person, while the name and address point to another.
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Make reviews more useful
See which details matched and why an identity remained unverified. Give reviewers more than an unexplained result.
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Get context behind the match
Use residency confidence, best-address indicators and record recency to inform your decision.
Strengthen your KYC checks with mobile network verification.
Two sources. A stronger identity check.
Compare customer details against identity records and the information held by their mobile network. Use both services in the same workflow to investigate inconsistencies and make better-informed onboarding decisions.
KYC Checks tell you how the name, date of birth and address match identity records. Mobile network KYC adds another source of evidence by checking details against the subscriber information associated with a mobile number.
| Check | What it adds |
|---|---|
| KYC Checks | An overall verification outcome, field-level matches and supporting residency and recency signals. |
| Mobile network KYC | Comparison against mobile subscriber data, with field-level outcomes and similarity information for supported fields. |
| Combined workflow | Evidence from both sources to support approval, further checks and review decisions. |
Verify names, dates of birth and addresses online.
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Name
First name and surname, with a combined name assessment accounting for known aliases and spelling variations.
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Date of birth
Whether the supplied date of birth matches the identity record.
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Full address
Whether the supplied address matches, including the house or flat number.
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Postcode
Whether the postcode matches an address on file.
First name and surname are required to submit a check. Include date of birth, address and postcode when you have them.
See what matched. Know what needs attention.
Every completed check returns one overall outcome, so you can route the customer without working it out from individual field results.
Verified
The submitted identity details match one person on file.
Address unconfirmed
The name and date of birth were found, but the address was not confirmed.
Date of birth unconfirmed
The name was found at the address, but the date of birth did not match.
Mixed identity
The name and date of birth, and the name and address, appear to match different people.
No record found
No matching identity record was found.
Supporting information
- Best-address indicator.
- Residency confidence.
- Number of distinct identities returned.
- Last-seen date and days since last seen.
Supporting information is returned where available. An address match can include a previous address.
Add KYC checks to your onboarding with one API integration.
Send customer details and receive the verification outcome, field-level results and supporting information in the same response.
Submit a first name and surname, then add date of birth, address and postcode to check more of the identity. The API returns an overall decision alongside individual field results. UK coverage is available now.
KYC Checks API example
POST https://api.provero.io/api/validate/kyc-database
Request
{
"first_name": "John",
"last_name": "Smith",
"date_of_birth": "1980-05-15",
"Address1": "10 Downing Street",
"postcode": "SW1A 2AA",
"country": "GB",
"reference": "customer_record_123"
} Response (verified)
{
"status": "success",
"verification_id": "kyc_database_example_001",
"reference": "customer_record_123",
"verified": true,
"verification_result": "verified",
"record_found": true,
"name_match": true,
"results": {
"first_name": { "result": "match" },
"last_name": { "result": "match" },
"date_of_birth": { "result": "match" },
"Address1": { "result": "match" },
"postcode": { "result": "match" }
},
"details": {
"best_address": true,
"identities_count": 1,
"residency_score": "very_high",
"last_seen": "2026-10-20",
"days_since_last_seen": 1
}
} Illustrative example from the API documentation. The name, address and results are not a real verification.
View KYC Checks API documentation →Online KYC check pricing
Pricing on request
Need KYC checks, mobile network checks or both? Tell us your expected volumes and how you want to use the results. We'll provide pricing for your requirements.
Request KYC pricingOr email pricing@provero.io.
Related checks
KYC Checks show whether the identity details belong together on UK records. These checks add other evidence about the same customer.
- Mobile network KYC Check the same identity details against mobile subscriber data, field by field.
- Age verification Check a minimum age threshold using mobile-network subscriber data.
- UK address validation (PAF) Clean and standardise a UK address against Royal Mail PAF before you check it.
- Breach detection Search supported identifiers for known data-breach exposure.
KYC Checks FAQ
What is an online KYC check?
How can I verify a customer's name, address and date of birth online?
Can I run KYC checks without asking customers to upload ID?
Can I combine database KYC with mobile network verification?
What is the difference between database KYC and mobile network KYC?
Can KYC checks identify details belonging to different people?
Are these KYC checks available through an API?
How much do Provero's KYC checks cost?
Check the identity before you commit.
Verify customer details, investigate inconsistencies and combine database and mobile network evidence in one verification workflow.
Request KYC pricing