Validate a drivers licence API

POST
/dvs/drivers_licence
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Validates an Australian driver licence against the DVS. All eight states and territories are supported. The endpoint accepts both the licence number and the card number, which is required by most states for verification. This is by far the most-used DVS document in Australian identity verification workflows.

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Example Request

POST
request.json
key Auth: BearerAuth 
{
  "consent": true,
  "first_name": "John",
  "middle_name": "James",
  "last_name": "Smith",
  "birth_date": "1980-01-01",
  "licence_number": "1234567890",
  "card_number": "P0001282",
  "state": "VIC"
}

Request Schema

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Optional
boolean

Input validation only.

consent
Required
boolean

Individual's consent.

first_name middle_name last_name
Required
string

Names on the licence.

birth_date
Required
string

YYYY-MM-DD.

licence_number
Required
string

Licence number being validated.

card_number
Required
string

Card number printed on the physical card

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 DL-001 Document invalid

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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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Primary identity document in KYC

The driver licence is the document presented most often in Australian customer onboarding, which makes this the workhorse DVS check for KYC under the AML/CTF Act.

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Account recovery verification

Re-verify a customer during account recovery, password reset or step-up authentication

verified

Driver and contractor onboarding

Verify employee and contractor licences for businesses with a mandatory licence requirement, such as rideshare, fleet operators and last-mile delivery.

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.

help_center General

Do I need the card number as well as the licence number?

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Most states now want both. The licence number identifies the licence holder. The card number identifies the specific physical card and is printed on the card itself (usually prefixed with a letter). The state-by-state requirements are in the DVS sandbox responses documentation.

Try it Live

API Testing Sandbox tag

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

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