Tutorial 1: Basic Person API

In this tutorial we will try to call a basic API to get a sample Person JSON response. You can then use this JSON object in your application to pre-fill your online application form.

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1. Invoke the Sandbox Person API

Open another browser window and type in the following URL:

https://sandbox.api.myinfo.gov.sg/com/v3/person-sample/S9812381D

This will call our sandbox API using HTTPS GET.

S9812381D is the UINFIN (NRIC or FIN) parameter which refers to the ID of the person you wish to get the data of. For this sample API, the following UINFIN are supported:

• S9812381D

• S9812382B

• S9812385G

• S9812387C

• S9912363Z

• S9912366D

• S9912369I

• S9912370B

• S9912372I

• S9912374E

• S6005053H

• S6005055D

• S9812379B

• F1612347K

• G1612348Q

• G1612349N

• G1612350T

• G1612352N

• G1612353L

Please refer to our API specifications for this tutorial.

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2. Verify the JSON response

You should get a response JSON file which looks like this:

Sample JSON for Person data

{
  "uinfin": {
    "lastupdated": "2019-03-26",
    "source": "1",
    "classification": "C",
    "value": "S9812381D"
  },
  "name": {
    "value": "TAN XIAO HUI",
    "classification": "C",
    "source": "1",
    "lastupdated": "2019-03-26"
  },
  "hanyupinyinname": {
    "value": "CHEN XIAO HUI",
    "classification": "C",
    "source": "1",
    "lastupdated": "2019-03-26"
  },
  "aliasname": {
    "value": "TRICIA TAN XIAO HUI",
    "classification": "C",
    "source": "1",
    "lastupdated": "2019-03-26"
  },
  "hanyupinyinaliasname": {
    "value": "TRICIA CHEN XIAO HUI",
    "classification": "C",
    "source": "1",
    "lastupdated": "2019-03-26"
  },
  "marriedname": {
    "value": "",
    "classification": "C",
    "source": "1",
    "lastupdated": "2019-03-26"
  },
  "sex": {
    "code": "F",
    "desc": "Female",
    "classification": "C",
    "source": "1",
    "lastupdated": "2019-03-26"
  },
  "race": {
    "code": "CN",
    "desc": "CHINESE",
    "classification": "C",
    "source": "1",
    "lastupdated": "2019-03-26"
  },
  "secondaryrace": {
    "code": "EU",
    "desc": "EURASIAN",
    "classification": "C",
    "source": "1",
    "lastupdated": "2019-03-26"
  },
  "dialect": {
    "code": "SG",
    "desc": "SWISS GERMAN",
    "classification": "C",
    "source": "1",
    "lastupdated": "2019-03-26"
  },
  "nationality": {
    "code": "SG",
    "desc": "SINGAPORE CITIZEN",
    "classification": "C",
    "source": "1",
    "lastupdated": "2019-03-26"
  },
  "dob": {
    "value": "1958-05-17",
    "classification": "C",
    "source": "1",
    "lastupdated": "2019-03-26"
  },
  "birthcountry": {
    "code": "SG",
    "desc": "SINGAPORE",
    "classification": "C",
    "source": "1",
    "lastupdated": "2019-03-26"
  },
  "residentialstatus": {
    "code": "C",
    "desc": "Citizen",
    "classification": "C",
    "source": "1",
    "lastupdated": "2019-03-26"
  },
  "passportnumber": {
    "value": "E35463874W",
    "classification": "C",
    "source": "1",
    "lastupdated": "2019-03-26"
  },
  "passportexpirydate": {
    "value": "2020-01-01",
    "classification": "C",
    "source": "1",
    "lastupdated": "2019-03-26"
  },
  "regadd": {
    "type": "SG",
    "block": {
      "value": "548"
    },
    "building": {
      "value": ""
    },
    "floor": {
      "value": "09"
    },
    "unit": {
      "value": "128"
    },
    "street": {
      "value": "BEDOK NORTH AVENUE 1"
    },
    "postal": {
      "value": "460548"
    },
    "country": {
      "code": "SG",
      "desc": "SINGAPORE"
    },
    "classification": "C",
    "source": "1",
    "lastupdated": "2019-03-26"
  },
  ...
}

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3. Using the JSON Object

Try using the JSON object in your own application to prefill your forms!

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Summary

You've successfully called a basic Person API and gotten a sample JSON response from Myinfo.

Before trying out Tutorial 2, you will need to understand the OAuth Process.