Validate a change of name certificate API

POST
/dvs/name_change
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Validates a Change of Name certificate against the DVS. Used when a customer has legally changed their name and you need to verify the certificate that establishes the new legal name against the issuing state Registry.

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Example Request

POST
request.json
key Auth: BearerAuth 
{
  "consent": true,
  "first_name": "John",
  "last_name": "Smith",
  "birth_date": "1980-01-01",
  "certificate_number": "123456789",
  "state": "VIC"
}

Request Schema

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Optional
boolean

Input validation only.

consent
Required
boolean

Individual's consent.

first_name last_name
Required
string

New name on the certificate.

birth_date
Required
string

YYYY-MM-DD.

registration_number certificate_number registration_date
Required
string

State-specific identifiers.

state
Required
enum

State of issue.

Available Response Data

3 Data Points
01
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verification_result_code: Y, N, D or S

02
tag

activity_id and verification_request_number

03
data_object

additional_information array

for example NC-001 Registration number does not match

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By The Numbers

API Data Scale & Coverage tag

Unmatched data depth to power your compliance and verification workflows.

50M+
Phone & Email Records
40M+
Adverse Court Records
2BN+
Australian Universe Records
18M+
Real Estate Records
7M+
Deceased Records
980M+
Social Media & Employment Records
Practical Applications

Technical Use Cases tag

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Customer name change requests

When a customer asks for a name change on their account, validate the change of name certificate before updating the record.

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Maintaining identity continuity

Confirm that a customer presenting under a new name is the same person you previously knew under their prior name. Particularly important in long-tenure financial relationships

Trust & Assurance

Compliance & Security tag

Enterprise-grade infrastructure audited against the standards your regulators require.

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ISO 27001 Certified
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AES-256 Encryption
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Australian Data Sovereignty
Integration & Support

Common Questions tag

Everything you need to know about implementation details and compliance infrastructure.

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How does this fit alongside other DVS checks?

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A common pattern is to verify the customer’s current driver licence in their new name, then verify the change of name certificate to establish the link to their prior legal name. Together, you’ve got a continuous identity chain.

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