Basic Company Search 🔎

Overview

Our Basic company search allows users to find companies based on fundamental criteria such as company name or registration number. It typically involves using straightforward search interfaces provided by various platforms or databases. Users can input basic keywords or parameters related to the company they are looking for, and the search tool will return relevant results matching those criteria.
Basic company search is ideal for quickly finding specific companies or exploring a general list of companies within a particular category or region. It is commonly used by individuals or businesses seeking basic information about companies.

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Important!

Before you proceed, ensure you review the prerequisites for integrating to our APIs for a more detailed guide.

API Endpoint

https://api.verified.africa/sfx-verify/v3/id-service/

Headers

Our service accepts headers for authentication. See below the headers to pass to the API

Header	Type	Description
userId	String	This is your user id retrieved from the portal. Check the getting started article to understand how to retrieve your userId
apiKey	String	This is your apikey retrieved from the portal. Check the getting started article to understand how to retrieve your apiKey

Request

Request Parameter	Status	Description	Test Data
verificationType	Required	This field is used to identify the service being called. Ensure to use the value provided exactly as provided	BASIC-COMPANY-SEARCH
countryCode	Optional	The countryCode is passed in this field	NG
query	Required	The rcNumber is passed in this field	RC111111
isConsent	Required	The customer must consent to the verification data policy	true
limit	Optional	This limits how many search results that can be displayed	10

RequestBody

{
    "verificationType": "BASIC-COMPANY-SEARCH",
    "countryCode": "NG",
    "query": "RC111111",
    "isConsent": true,
    "limit": "10"
}

Response

Response Parameter	Type	Description
responseCode	String	Please reference Response Codes page for details on all possible responses
description	String	This is a description of the response received.
verificationType	String	The same verificationType passed in request will be returned here
verificationStatus	String	This field lets you know if the identity verification was successful. Options are: VERIFIED: This means that the query is valid. NOT VERIFIED This means that the query is invalid PENDING This status means that the verification could not be completed. Refer to the responseCode for the specific failure reason
transactionStatus	String	This indicates the wallet debit status. The options are successful or failed.
transactionReference	String	If you supplied a transactionReference, the same will be returned here. Else, we would generate a reference and return that to you in this field.
transactionDate	String	Date the transaction was done
response	Json	This is a Json containing all the actual Company data tied to that query as retrieved from the service provider.

ResponseBody

{
    "responseCode": "00",
    "description": "Successful",
    "verificationType": "BASIC-COMPANY-SEARCH",
    "verificationStatus": "VERIFIED",
    "transactionStatus": "SUCCESSFUL",
    "transactionReference": "1630321373727-SFSKPT9P-1708082594706-a371eb4e-debf-4f4b-a694-7f70bd8eac2a",
    "transactionDate": "1708082597039",
    "searchParameter": null,
    "callBackUrl": null,
    "livenessScore": 0.0,
    "paymentRef": null,
    "response": {
        "success": true,
        "statusCode": 200,
        "message": "success",
        "data": [
            {
                "name": "Sam Ventures",
                "companyNumber": "RC333333",
                "countryCode": "CA-FD",
                "countryName": "Canada"
            },
            {
                "name": "JOHN DOE ONLINE SERVICES LTD",
                "companyNumber": "RC222222",
                "countryCode": "NG",
                "countryName": "Nigeria"
            },
            {
                "name": "YJ.COM, INC.",
                "companyNumber": "RC111111",
                "countryCode": "US-CA",
                "countryName": "United States Of America (USA)"
            }
        ],
        "links": []
    },
    "faceMatch": null,
    "licenseSessionId": null,
    "remainingLicenseSessionRound": null
}