Validate with the AEC API

POST
/dvs/aec
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Validates a name, date of birth and address against the Australian Electoral Commission roll via the DVS. The AEC is one of the broadest identity datasets in the country, which makes this a good low-friction identity check for customers who don't want to hand over a document ID.

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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",
  "state": "VIC",
  "postcode": "3000",
  "suburb": "Melbourne",
  "street_address": "The Rialto 5/123 Smith St"
}

Request Schema

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Optional
string

Validates the input shape without performing the check.

consent
Required
string

The individual's consent to perform the check.

first_name and last_name
Required
string

Name on the AEC roll.

birth_date
Required
string

YYYY-MM-DD.

state postcode suburb
Required
string

Address components.

street_address
Optional
string

Full street line. Don't combine this with the parsed parts below.

street_number street_name street_type flat_unit_number habitation_building_name
Optional
string

Parsed components as an alternative to street_address.

Available Response Data

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

02
data_object

activity_id for DVS-side log tracing

03
tag

verification_request_number

unique reference

04
mail

additional_information array on N or D responses, with reason codes and messages

for example EC-001 Address not known or invalid

05
fingerprint

API reference UUID

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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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Identity verification without a document

When a customer would rather not upload a document, the AEC check gives you a strong identity signal using just name, DOB and address. Works well for Australian-born customers who have voted.

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Address verification

Confirm an individual is enrolled at the address they've supplied. Good cross-check for proof-of-residency in financial services onboarding.

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Adding a second source for multi-source ID Verification

Pair it with a driver licence DVS check to satisfy a two-source identity requirement from two independent government datasets.

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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Does the AEC give back any personal information?

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No. The DVS returns a yes/no result only. No personal information is disclosed. The response tells you whether the details you supplied match a record on the AEC roll, nothing more.

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What does a D result mean?

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D means the document is invalid or not electronically captured. Treat it as a hard failure for verification. N means no match. S is an upstream DVS error and you should retry.

Try it Live

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