Validate Australian travel documents API

POST
/dvs/passport
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Validates an Australian Passport, Certificate of Identity, Document of Identity or UN Convention Travel Document against the DVS. The passport check is high-assurance. Pair it with another DVS document and you've covered most of the strongest tiers of identity verification.

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Example Request

POST
request.json
key Auth: BearerAuth 
{
  "preflight": false,
  "consent": true,
  "first_name": "John",
  "last_name": "Smith",
  "birth_date": "1980-01-01",
  "travel_document_number": "M1234567",
  "gender": "M"
}

Request Schema

preflight
Optional
string

Input validation only.

consent
Required
string

Individual's consent.

first_name last_name
Required
string

Name as printed on the document.

birth_date
Required
string

YYYY-MM-DD.

travel_document_number
Required
string

Document number being validated.

gender
Required
enum

M, F or X.

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 PP-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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High-assurance identity verification

The Australian passport is the highest-trust identity document. Suits high-value account openings, large transfers and higher-risk customer onboarding.

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Cross-border financial services

Financial services with an international element (FX, remittance, expat banking) often want passport-grade verification.

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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Which Australian travel documents does it cover?

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Four. The Australian Passport, Certificate of Identity, Document of Identity, and the UN Convention Travel Document. All are validated against the same endpoint using travel_document_number.

Try it Live

API Testing Sandbox tag

Test the Validate Australian travel documents API directly in your browser with live mock data and see instant results.

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