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Greece

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

Available sources

Source API source string Description
GR 1 GR_1 Verifies submitted data against Greece's source of truth.

{/* TODO: Confirm with PM — the customer-facing source name for GR_1. Existing documentation refers to the source only as "Greece's source of truth" without a specific name. */}

GR 1

Request parameters

Parameter Required Description
source Mandatory Must be GR_1.
country Mandatory Must be GR.
idNum Mandatory Greek national ID. Nine digits, numeric only.
firstName Mandatory First name of the individual.
middleName Optional Middle name of the individual.
surName Mandatory Last name of the individual.
houseNo Optional House number.
street Optional Street name.
city Mandatory City of the individual's address (for example, Athens).
state Optional State or region.
postalCode Optional Postal code.
gender Optional Accepted values are m or f.
dateOfBirth Optional Format: yyyy-mm-dd.
phone Optional Phone number.

Response fields

GR 1 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.
streetMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch, nodata Matches street and house number submitted against the value in the source of truth.
cityMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch, nodata Matches city submitted against the value in the source of truth.
stateMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch, nodata Matches state submitted against the value in the source of truth.
postalCodeMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch, nodata Matches postal code submitted against the value in the source of truth.
fullAddressMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch, nodata Matches full address submitted against the value in the source of truth.
idNumMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch, nodata Matches national ID submitted against the value in the source of truth.
phoneMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch, nodata Matches phone submitted against the value in the source of truth.
genderMatch exact, fuzzy, nomatch, nodata Matches gender 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 national ID:

  • 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": "streetMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "cityMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "stateMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "postalCodeMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "fullAddressMatch", "status": "fuzzy" },
        { "key": "idNumMatch", "status": "exact" },
        { "key": "phoneMatch", "status": "nomatch" },
        { "key": "overallLevel", "status": "low" }
    ]
}

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