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Chile

Chile eKYC verification matches submitted individual data against Chile's Official Census as the source of truth. See the eKYC API Reference for common response semantics that apply across all sources.

Available sources

Source API source string Description
Chile - Official Census CL_1 Verifies submitted data against Chile's Official Census.

Chile - Official Census

Request parameters

Parameter Required Description
source Mandatory Must be CL_1.
country Mandatory Must be CL.
idNum Mandatory Chilean RUT (Rol Único Tributario). Eight digits plus a verification digit or the letter K.
firstName Mandatory First name of the individual.
middleName Optional Middle name of the individual.
surName Mandatory Last name of the individual.
dateOfBirth Optional Format: yyyy-mm-dd.

Response fields

Chile - Official Census anchors verification on the source-of-truth register. See the eKYC API Reference for common match field definitions and status values.

Field Statuses Description
firstNameMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch Matches first name submitted against the value in the source of truth.
middleNameMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch, nodata Matches middle name submitted against the value in the source of truth.
lastNameMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch Matches last name submitted against the value in the source of truth.
fullNameMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch Matches full name submitted against the value in the source of truth.
dobMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch, nodata Matches date of birth submitted against the value in the source of truth.
idNumMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch, nodata Matches RUT submitted against the value in the source of truth.
overallLevel low, medium, high Overall risk level. See below for calculation logic.

overallLevel calculation

overallLevel is calculated based on the risk associated with the submitted full name and RUT:

  • low when fullNameMatch and idNumMatch are both exact.
  • high when fullNameMatch and idNumMatch are both nomatch.
  • medium for all other combinations.

Contact your Incode representative to customize the overallLevel calculation for your use case.

Sample response

{
    "kyc": [
        { "key": "firstNameMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "middleNameMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "lastNameMatch", "status": "fuzzy" },
        { "key": "fullNameMatch", "status": "fuzzy" },
        { "key": "dobMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "idNumMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "overallLevel", "status": "low" }
    ]
}

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