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# Validate BVN

> Verify a Bank Verification Number (BVN) and retrieve the associated identity information.

## Endpoint

```
POST /clients/business/validate-bvn
```

## Headers

<ParamField header="Authorization" type="string" required>
  `Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN`
</ParamField>

<ParamField header="SECRET_KEY" type="string" required>
  Your API secret key.
</ParamField>

## Request body

<ParamField body="bvn" type="string" required>
  The 11-digit Bank Verification Number to validate.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="businessId" type="string" required>
  The ID of the business this BVN is being validated for.
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="status" type="boolean">
  `true` if the BVN was found and validated successfully.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="message" type="string">
  Human-readable outcome.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="data.phoneNumber" type="string">
  Phone number associated with the BVN.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="data.bvn" type="string">
  The BVN that was validated.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="data.firstName" type="string">
  First name of the BVN holder.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="data.lastName" type="string">
  Last name of the BVN holder.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="data.otherNames" type="string">
  Middle or other names of the BVN holder.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="data.dob" type="string">
  Date of birth of the BVN holder (format may vary).
</ResponseField>

## Code examples

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST https://sandbox.stellasbank.com/api/v1/clients/business/validate-bvn \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
    -H "SECRET_KEY: YOUR_SECRET_KEY" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
      "bvn": "12345678901",
      "businessId": "YOUR_BUSINESS_ID"
    }'
  ```

  ```js Node.js theme={null}
  const res = await fetch(
    "https://sandbox.stellasbank.com/api/v1/clients/business/validate-bvn",
    {
      method: "POST",
      headers: {
        Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
        SECRET_KEY: "YOUR_SECRET_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({ bvn: "12345678901", businessId: "YOUR_BUSINESS_ID" }),
    }
  );
  const { data } = await res.json();
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  res = requests.post(
      "https://sandbox.stellasbank.com/api/v1/clients/business/validate-bvn",
      headers={
          "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
          "SECRET_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_KEY",
      },
      json={"bvn": "12345678901", "businessId": "YOUR_BUSINESS_ID"},
  )
  print(res.json()["data"])
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Example response

```json theme={null}
{
  "status": true,
  "message": "BVN validated successfully",
  "data": {
    "phoneNumber": "+2348012345678",
    "bvn": "12345678901",
    "firstName": "Ada",
    "lastName": "Lovelace",
    "otherNames": "Grace",
    "dob": "1990-01-01"
  }
}
```