curl --request POST \
--url https://{environment-subdomain}.idmetagroup.com/api/v3/verifications/australia-change-of-name-certificate-passthrough \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"familyName": "Smith",
"givenName": "Jordan",
"dob": "15-03-1990",
"registrationNumber": "123456",
"registrationState": "NSW",
"registrationDate": "10-01-2015",
"certificateNumber": "987654321"
}
'import requests
url = "https://{environment-subdomain}.idmetagroup.com/api/v3/verifications/australia-change-of-name-certificate-passthrough"
payload = {
"familyName": "Smith",
"givenName": "Jordan",
"dob": "15-03-1990",
"registrationNumber": "123456",
"registrationState": "NSW",
"registrationDate": "10-01-2015",
"certificateNumber": "987654321"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
familyName: 'Smith',
givenName: 'Jordan',
dob: '15-03-1990',
registrationNumber: '123456',
registrationState: 'NSW',
registrationDate: '10-01-2015',
certificateNumber: '987654321'
})
};
fetch('https://{environment-subdomain}.idmetagroup.com/api/v3/verifications/australia-change-of-name-certificate-passthrough', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://{environment-subdomain}.idmetagroup.com/api/v3/verifications/australia-change-of-name-certificate-passthrough",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'familyName' => 'Smith',
'givenName' => 'Jordan',
'dob' => '15-03-1990',
'registrationNumber' => '123456',
'registrationState' => 'NSW',
'registrationDate' => '10-01-2015',
'certificateNumber' => '987654321'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://{environment-subdomain}.idmetagroup.com/api/v3/verifications/australia-change-of-name-certificate-passthrough"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"familyName\": \"Smith\",\n \"givenName\": \"Jordan\",\n \"dob\": \"15-03-1990\",\n \"registrationNumber\": \"123456\",\n \"registrationState\": \"NSW\",\n \"registrationDate\": \"10-01-2015\",\n \"certificateNumber\": \"987654321\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://{environment-subdomain}.idmetagroup.com/api/v3/verifications/australia-change-of-name-certificate-passthrough")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"familyName\": \"Smith\",\n \"givenName\": \"Jordan\",\n \"dob\": \"15-03-1990\",\n \"registrationNumber\": \"123456\",\n \"registrationState\": \"NSW\",\n \"registrationDate\": \"10-01-2015\",\n \"certificateNumber\": \"987654321\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://{environment-subdomain}.idmetagroup.com/api/v3/verifications/australia-change-of-name-certificate-passthrough")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"familyName\": \"Smith\",\n \"givenName\": \"Jordan\",\n \"dob\": \"15-03-1990\",\n \"registrationNumber\": \"123456\",\n \"registrationState\": \"NSW\",\n \"registrationDate\": \"10-01-2015\",\n \"certificateNumber\": \"987654321\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"success": true,
"message": "Australia Change of Name Certificate processed successfully",
"data": {
"isValid": true
},
"verificationStatus": "VERIFIED",
"verificationStatusCode": 3,
"transactionId": "79b6f81c-fc48-42ce-b907-763129b0957e",
"verificationType": "australia_change_of_name_certificate",
"metadata": {
"yourRef": "testCase-9002"
},
"createdAt": "2026-08-27 02:49:30+0000"
}Change of Name Certificate
Verify an Australian Change of Name Certificate by submitting the required change of name certificate details to the Australian Document Verification Service (DVS).
curl --request POST \
--url https://{environment-subdomain}.idmetagroup.com/api/v3/verifications/australia-change-of-name-certificate-passthrough \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"familyName": "Smith",
"givenName": "Jordan",
"dob": "15-03-1990",
"registrationNumber": "123456",
"registrationState": "NSW",
"registrationDate": "10-01-2015",
"certificateNumber": "987654321"
}
'import requests
url = "https://{environment-subdomain}.idmetagroup.com/api/v3/verifications/australia-change-of-name-certificate-passthrough"
payload = {
"familyName": "Smith",
"givenName": "Jordan",
"dob": "15-03-1990",
"registrationNumber": "123456",
"registrationState": "NSW",
"registrationDate": "10-01-2015",
"certificateNumber": "987654321"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
familyName: 'Smith',
givenName: 'Jordan',
dob: '15-03-1990',
registrationNumber: '123456',
registrationState: 'NSW',
registrationDate: '10-01-2015',
certificateNumber: '987654321'
})
};
fetch('https://{environment-subdomain}.idmetagroup.com/api/v3/verifications/australia-change-of-name-certificate-passthrough', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://{environment-subdomain}.idmetagroup.com/api/v3/verifications/australia-change-of-name-certificate-passthrough",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'familyName' => 'Smith',
'givenName' => 'Jordan',
'dob' => '15-03-1990',
'registrationNumber' => '123456',
'registrationState' => 'NSW',
'registrationDate' => '10-01-2015',
'certificateNumber' => '987654321'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://{environment-subdomain}.idmetagroup.com/api/v3/verifications/australia-change-of-name-certificate-passthrough"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"familyName\": \"Smith\",\n \"givenName\": \"Jordan\",\n \"dob\": \"15-03-1990\",\n \"registrationNumber\": \"123456\",\n \"registrationState\": \"NSW\",\n \"registrationDate\": \"10-01-2015\",\n \"certificateNumber\": \"987654321\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://{environment-subdomain}.idmetagroup.com/api/v3/verifications/australia-change-of-name-certificate-passthrough")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"familyName\": \"Smith\",\n \"givenName\": \"Jordan\",\n \"dob\": \"15-03-1990\",\n \"registrationNumber\": \"123456\",\n \"registrationState\": \"NSW\",\n \"registrationDate\": \"10-01-2015\",\n \"certificateNumber\": \"987654321\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://{environment-subdomain}.idmetagroup.com/api/v3/verifications/australia-change-of-name-certificate-passthrough")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"familyName\": \"Smith\",\n \"givenName\": \"Jordan\",\n \"dob\": \"15-03-1990\",\n \"registrationNumber\": \"123456\",\n \"registrationState\": \"NSW\",\n \"registrationDate\": \"10-01-2015\",\n \"certificateNumber\": \"987654321\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"success": true,
"message": "Australia Change of Name Certificate processed successfully",
"data": {
"isValid": true
},
"verificationStatus": "VERIFIED",
"verificationStatusCode": 3,
"transactionId": "79b6f81c-fc48-42ce-b907-763129b0957e",
"verificationType": "australia_change_of_name_certificate",
"metadata": {
"yourRef": "testCase-9002"
},
"createdAt": "2026-08-27 02:49:30+0000"
}Reading the result
Checkdata.isValid to determine whether the submitted details match the issuing agency’s records. A no-match still returns HTTP 200 with success: true — see Introduction to Australia DVS for how to interpret verificationStatus.
Sandbox test data
Change of Name Certificate sandbox payloads
Authorizations
Use your API token as a Bearer token in the Authorization header.
Headers
"Bearer {your_api_token}"
Body
Family name before the change.
Given name(s) before the change.
Date of birth in DD-MM-YYYY format.
"15-03-1990"
Change of name registration number.
State that registered the change of name.
"NSW"
Date the change of name was registered in DD-MM-YYYY format.
"10-01-2015"
Certificate number.
Family name after the change.
Given name(s) after the change.
Year the change of name was registered.
Date the certificate was printed in DD-MM-YYYY format.
Optional key-value pairs echoed back in the response.
Response
Request processed. Check data.isValid and verificationStatus to determine the outcome.
Show child attributes
Show child attributes
VERIFIED, REJECTED 3 = Verified, 1 = Rejected.
"australia_change_of_name_certificate"

