How do I activate IKD?

At a Dukcapil office or activation event with assisted verification including a face capture, since you cannot fully self-activate remotely, which is a deliberate anti-fraud control.

What documents live inside IKD?

The digital KTP-el and family card, plus linked records such as NPWP tax ID, BPJS health, vaccination certificate, and voter data.

🇮🇩 Indonesia · Mobile eID / app

IKD

Identitas Kependudukan Digital (Digital Population Identity)

IKD is Indonesia's Digital Population Identity smartphone app, presenting identity as a photo and a dynamic QR code. It aggregates the digital e-KTP and family card alongside linked records such as tax ID, BPJS health, and voter data. Activation is optional and requires in-person face verification at a Dukcapil office.

What it does

Identity verification / KYCMobile credential (in person)Selective attribute sharingBiometric authentication

Country:🇮🇩 Indonesia

Type:Mobile eID / app

Status:Live

Launched:2022

Issuer:Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil), Ministry of Home Affairs

Who can get it:Indonesian citizens holding a KTP-el / NIK who activate the app

Format

Mobile app

Identity attributes

Digital KTP-elFamily cardNPWP (tax ID)BPJS healthVaccination recordVoter registration

Authentication methods

NIK + face verification (activation)In-app PINDynamic QR codeFacial recognition against Dukcapil database

Common use cases

Digital ID presentationBank account opening (e-KYC)Social assistance registrationPopulation administrative services

Standards

QR-code-based verifiable presentationFace biometric verificationPermendagri No. 72/2022

Coverage

Over 7.3 million activations by January 2024, growing since

Interoperability

Domestic

Privacy and trust

Operates under the Personal Data Protection Law No. 27/2022, with deliberate in-person face-verification activation as an anti-fraud control.

Official source

https://dukcapil.kemendagri.go.id/

IKD: frequently asked questions

How do I activate IKD?: At a Dukcapil office or activation event with assisted verification including a face capture, since you cannot fully self-activate remotely, which is a deliberate anti-fraud control.
What documents live inside IKD?: The digital KTP-el and family card, plus linked records such as NPWP tax ID, BPJS health, vaccination certificate, and voter data.

Educational reference, not official guidance. Confirm current details with the issuing authority. See Indonesia data protection law · all Indonesia schemes · identity verification vendors