Social Security Administration

SSA eCBSV Verification API

The Electronic Consent Based SSN Verification (eCBSV) Service allows financial institutions to verify that a provided Social Security Number, name, and date of birth match SSA records, with consent from the individual. Access is restricted to eligible financial institutions.

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Documentation
https://www.ssa.gov/dataexchange/eCBSV/technical_information.html

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CBSV Web Service
https://www.ssa.gov/cbsv/webservice.html

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: social-security-administration:ecbsv-api
name: SSA eCBSV Verification API
description: The Electronic Consent Based SSN Verification (eCBSV) Service allows financial institutions
  to verify that a provided Social Security Number, name, and date of birth match SSA records, with consent
  from the individual. Access is restricted to eligible financial institutions.
humanURL: https://www.ssa.gov/dataexchange/eCBSV/
tags:
- SSN Verification
- Identity Verification
- Financial-Services
- Consent Based
tags_raw:
- SSN Verification
- Identity Verification
- Financial Services
- Consent Based
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.ssa.gov/dataexchange/eCBSV/technical_information.html
- type: CBSV Web Service
  url: https://www.ssa.gov/cbsv/webservice.html