---
updatedAt: 2025-11-11T00:09:52.000Z
agentTools:
  projectIndex: https://docs.interswitchgroup.com/v1.1/llms.txt
---

# Name Inquiry By BVN

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.1.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "ipg",
    "version": "1.1"
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://sandbox.interswitchng.com"
    }
  ],
  "components": {
    "securitySchemes": {
      "sec0": {
        "type": "oauth2",
        "flows": {}
      }
    }
  },
  "security": [
    {
      "sec0": []
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/api/v1/inquiry/bvn/{BVN}": {
      "get": {
        "summary": "Name Inquiry By BVN",
        "description": "",
        "operationId": "name-inquiry-by-bvn",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "bvn",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "The account hollder's Bank Verification Number(BVN)",
            "schema": {
              "type": "integer",
              "format": "int32"
            },
            "required": true
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "200",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "examples": {
                  "Result": {
                    "value": "{\n    \"responseCode\": \"00\",\n    \"responseMessage\": \"Successful\",\n    \"bvn\": \"12345678901\",\n    \"firstName\": \"JOHN\",\n    \"lastName\": \"DOE\",\n    \"dob\": \"“01-Jan-70\",\n    \"phone\": \"08012345678\",\n    \"residentialAddress\": \"8 MARS FLAT,JOHNSON CRES. IKORODU ROAD LAGOS STATE\"     \n}"
                  }
                },
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "responseCode": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "example": "00"
                    },
                    "responseMessage": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "example": "Successful"
                    },
                    "bvn": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "example": "12345678901"
                    },
                    "firstName": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "example": "JOHN"
                    },
                    "lastName": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "example": "DOE"
                    },
                    "dob": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "example": "“01-Jan-70"
                    },
                    "phone": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "example": "08012345678"
                    },
                    "residentialAddress": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "example": "8 MARS FLAT,JOHNSON CRES. IKORODU ROAD LAGOS STATE"
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "400": {
            "description": "400",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "examples": {
                  "Result": {
                    "value": "{}"
                  }
                },
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {}
                }
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "deprecated": false
      }
    }
  },
  "x-readme": {
    "headers": [],
    "explorer-enabled": true,
    "proxy-enabled": true
  },
  "x-readme-fauxas": true
}
```