Validate a death certificate API

POST
/dvs/death_cert
LIVE

Validates an Australian death certificate against the DVS. Confirms the certificate was genuinely issued by the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages in the issuing state and matches the details you've supplied. Used in estate administration, life insurance claims and superannuation death benefits work.

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Example Request

POST
request.json
key Auth: BearerAuth 
{
  "consent": true,
  "first_name": "John",
  "last_name": "Smith",
  "event_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

Names on the death certificate.

event_date
Required
string

Date of death.

registration_number
Required
string

Required (or certificate_number) in most states.

certificate_number
Required
string

Most reliable identifier. Recommended in all cases.

registration_date
Required
string

Relevant for QLD and TAS.

state
Required
string

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 DC-001 Given Name/s 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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Estate administration

Solicitors and estate administrators verifying a death certificate before they start estate distribution.

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Life insurance and super death benefit claims

Insurers and super trustees validating a death certificate submitted with a claim before releasing benefits.

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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Is this the same as the ADC Check?

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No. The ADC Check searches the Australian Death Check register by name and DOB. This endpoint verifies that a specific death certificate document is genuine. Use the ADC Check to discover a death. Use this one to verify the certificate document itself.

Try it Live

API Testing Sandbox tag

Test the Validate a death certificate API directly in your browser with live mock data and see instant results.

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