Enterprise-grade APIs for
South African business data

From receipt scanning to identity verification, KCS Business Services provides the API infrastructure your business needs. Start with 10 free tokens.

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APIs built for South African business

Choose from our catalog of business data APIs. Standard APIs are available immediately, specialized APIs require account approval.

Standard APIs

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Receipt OCR

Extract structured data from receipts. 1 token/scan.

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SA Document Validator

Validate South African identity documents. 2 tokens/scan.

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Specialized APIs

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5 tokens

ID Verification

Verify South African identity numbers against official records.

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5 tokens

Umalusi Verification

Verify matric certificates through Umalusi records.

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5 tokens

Employment History

Check candidate employment history and references.

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10 tokens

Criminal Record Check

Run criminal background checks for South African nationals.

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Custom APIs

Enterprise

Custom Integration

Need a custom API solution? We build tailored integrations for your business. Whether it's connecting to proprietary data sources or building bespoke verification workflows, our team can help.

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How it works

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Integrate

Use our RESTful API with your language of choice.

Simple, powerful API

A single HTTP request is all you need

Request
curl -X POST https://api.kcstudios.co.za/api/v1/scan \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_your_api_key" \
  -F "file=@receipt.jpg"
Response
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "vendor": {
      "name": "Woolworths",
      "address": "123 Main Rd, Cape Town",
      "vatNumber": "4210123456"
    },
    "currency": "ZAR",
    "lineItems": [
      {
        "description": "Full Cream Milk 2L",
        "quantity": 1,
        "unitPrice": 32.99,
        "total": 32.99
      }
    ],
    "subtotal": 69.97,
    "tax": { "rate": 15, "amount": 9.13 },
    "total": 69.97,
    "paymentMethod": "VISA **** 4521",
    "date": "2025-01-15",
    "confidence": 0.97
  }
}

Simple, token-based pricing

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Starter

R49

50 tokens

R0.98 per token

  • 50 API requests
  • Never expires
  • All standard APIs
  • Full API access
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Popular

Growth

R149

200 tokens

R0.75 per token

  • 200 API requests
  • Never expires
  • All standard APIs
  • Full API access
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Pro

R299

500 tokens

R0.60 per token

  • 500 API requests
  • Never expires
  • All standard APIs
  • Full API access
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Enterprise

R999

2,000 tokens

R0.50 per token

  • 2,000 API requests
  • Never expires
  • All standard APIs
  • Full API access
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Token costs by service

ServiceTokens per request
Receipt OCR1
SA Document Validator2
ID Verification5
Umalusi Verification5
Employment History5
Criminal Record Check10

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