VerifyMe API
  • Welcome
  • general
    • Getting Started
    • Introduction
    • Authentication
    • About Verifications
  • Identity verifications
    • Bank Verification Number (BVN)
    • Corporate Affairs Commission
    • Drivers License
    • Identity Biometrics
    • BVN Identity Matching
    • Virtual NIN (vNIN)
    • National Identification Number(NIN)
    • Tax Identification Number
    • Voters Card
  • Address Verification
  • Submit Address Verification
  • Get Address Verification By ID
  • Get Address Verifications
  • Cancel Address Verification
  • Fetch an Address By Identity
  • Business Verification
    • Submit Business Verification
    • Get Business Verification By ID
    • Get Business Verifications
    • Cancel Business Verification
  • Guarantor Verification
    • Submit Guarantor Verification
    • Get Guarantor Verifications
    • Get Guarantor Verification By ID
    • Cancel Guarantor Verification
  • employment Verification
    • Submit Employment History Verification
    • Get Employment History Verifications
    • Get Employment History Verification By ID
    • Cancel Employment History Verification
  • Property Verification
    • Submit Property Verification
  • Liveness Verification
  • LOCATION
    • Get Countries
    • Get Country By ID
    • Get State By ID
    • Get State For Country
    • Get Lga By Country
    • Get Lga By State
    • Get Lga By ID
  • Bank
    • Get Banks
    • Get Account Details
  • BVN NUBAN
    • Get Nuban Banks
    • Get BVN details by NUBAN
  • webhooks
    • About Webhooks
    • Verified Address
    • Verified Guarantor
    • Verified Employment History
    • Verified Property
  • Product statuses
  • Error Status Codes
  • Glossary
  • Widget Services
    • VerifyMe Liveness Widget
    • Requery Liveness Verification
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Error Status Codes

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Error messages from our APIs are mostly in the format

{
    "status": "error",
    "code": "<error_string>",
    "message": "<error_message>"
}

Below are the possible HTTP error status codes that can occur for an API request.

HTTP Error Code

Meaning

401

This means your request is not authenticated. To fix this see the section

400

This means your request for the particular service is missing some parameters( or fields). To fix this, kindly ensure your request matches the documentation for that service.

404

This means the entity you are requesting ( ie Identity, submitted address, submitted guarantor request) cannot be found or does not exist.

422

This means your request could not be processed. This error is returned mainly when your wallet balance is insufficient for the request you made. To fix this, Kindly fund your wallet.

503

This means the service you are requesting is not available at the time of the request

Authentication