Australia Driver License Verification (DVS) API

Overview and Purpose

Overview:

The AU Driver Licence (DL) Verification API enables businesses to verify Australian driver licence details against the official Document Verification Service (DVS) as part of identity verification workflows.

By integrating the AU DL Verification API into KYC orchestration systems and onboarding flows, organizations can perform authoritative, real-time verification of Australian driver licence information to support regulatory compliance and fraud prevention requirements.

API Details

Sample cURL

curl --location 'https://api.signzy.us/api/v3/kyc/au/driver-licence-verify' \
--header 'Authorization: ****' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
    "countryCode": "AU",
    "firstName": "JANE",
    "middleName": "",
    "lastName": "DOE",
    "dateOfBirth": "1990-01-31",
    "identityVariables": {
        "driversLicenceNo": "65493621",
        "driversLicenceStateOfIssue": "QLD",
        "driversLicenceCardNo": "1234567890"
    },
    "consentObtained": {
        "Australia Driver Licence": true
    }
}'

Request Body

{
    "consentObtained": {
        "Australia Driver Licence": true
    },
    "countryCode": "AU",
    "dateOfBirth": "1990-01-31",
    "firstName": "JANE",
    "identityVariables": {
        "driversLicenceCardNo": "1234567890",
        "driversLicenceNo": "65493621",
        "driversLicenceStateOfIssue": "QLD"
    },
    "lastName": "DOE",
    "middleName": ""
}

Request Body Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
consentObtained	Object	Contains consent flags for specific verification types (e.g., Australia Driver Licence)	Yes
consentObtained.Australia Driver Licence	Boolean	Indicates whether consent is obtained for Australia Driver Licence verification	Yes
countryCode	String	Country code of the individual (e.g., AU)	Yes
dateOfBirth	Date	Date of birth (format: YYYY-MM-DD)	Yes
firstName	String	First name of the individual	Yes
middleName	String	Middle name of the individual	No
lastName	String	Last name of the individual	Yes
identityVariables	Object	Contains identity document details required for verification	Yes
identityVariables.driversLicenceNo	String	Driver Licence number of the individual	Yes
identityVariables.driversLicenceCardNo	String	Driver Licence card number	Yes
identityVariables.driversLicenceStateOfIssue	String	State of issue of the Driver Licence (e.g. NSW , VIC , QLD , SA, WA , TAS , ACT , NT)	Yes

Response Body (AU DL Verification API - DVS)

{
    "result": {
        "countryCode": "Australia",
        "matchStatus": "No Match",
        "identityVerified": "false",
        "serviceResponses": {
            "Australia Driver Licence": {
                "status": 2,
                "sourceStatus": "Successful",
                "identityVerified": "false",
                "nameMatchScore": "N/A",
                "verifications": {
                    "dateOfBirth": "false",
                    "documentNo": "false",
                    "firstName": "false",
                    "lastName": "false",
                    "middleName": ""
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "reason": "Request Successful",
    "code": "S001"
}

Response Body Parameters (AU DL Verification API - DVS)

Parameter	Type	Description
result	Object	Container for the overall verification result details.
result.countryCode	String	Country against which verification was performed (e.g., Australia).
result.matchStatus	String	Overall match status of the verification (e.g., Match / No Match).
result.identityVerified	String	Indicates whether the identity was successfully verified (true/false).
result.serviceResponses	Object	Contains service-level verification responses.
result.serviceResponses.Australia Driver Licence	Object	Verification response for Australia Driver Licence service.
result.serviceResponses.Australia Driver Licence.status	Integer	Internal status code returned by the verification service.
result.serviceResponses.Australia Driver Licence.sourceStatus	String	Status returned from the source system (e.g., Successful).
result.serviceResponses.Australia Driver Licence.identityVerified	String	Indicates whether identity verification was successful at the service level (true/false).
result.serviceResponses.Australia Driver Licence.nameMatchScore	String	Name match score returned by the service (e.g., N/A or percentage).
result.serviceResponses.Australia Driver Licence.verifications	Object	Contains field-level verification results.
result.serviceResponses.Australia Driver Licence.verifications.firstName	String	Result of first name verification (true/false).
result.serviceResponses.Australia Driver Licence.verifications.middleName	String	Result of middle name verification.
result.serviceResponses.Australia Driver Licence.verifications.lastName	String	Result of last name verification (true/false).
result.serviceResponses.Australia Driver Licence.verifications.dateOfBirth	String	Result of date of birth verification (true/false).
result.serviceResponses.Australia Driver Licence.verifications.documentNo	String	Result of document number verification (true/false).
reason	String	Description of the overall response status.
code	String	Response code indicating success or failure (e.g., S001).

Success Codes

HTTP Status Code	Success Code	Description
200	S001	Request Successful.
200	S003	Data not Found
200	S006	Data Partially Available

Error Codes

HTTP Status Code	Error Code	Description
400	E001	Bad Request
401	E101	Unauthorized Access
403	E201	Forbidden
404	E301	Data Not Found
409	E401	Upstream error
429	E501	Rate Limit Exceeded
500	E601	Internal Server Error
503	E701	Service Unavailable
504	E801	Timeout

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