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Verify Bermuda companies via API
Know Your Customer Limited verifies Bermuda companies live from the Bermuda Registrar of Companies, returning company data, controlling parties, and registry documents, with AML screening and ongoing monitoring. Free sandbox available.
What the API returns for Bermuda
When you create a KYB case for a Bermuda company, Know Your Customer Limited retrieves data live from the Bermuda Registrar of Companies. A single integration returns the company record, the controlling parties and individuals, the shareholders and beneficial owners, and the registry documents, with AML screening on the entity and its associated individuals built into the same case.
Bermuda data and document availability
What the API makes available for Bermuda companies:
| Category | Available |
|---|---|
| Company data | Entity Name, Entity Type, Entity Status, Registration Number, Address, Registration Date, Authorized Share Capital, Previous names |
| Controlling entities & individuals | Name, Role, Address |
| Shareholders & beneficial owners | Not available |
| Documents | Retrieved by default: Registry Extract Available on demand: Annual Return, Migrated Filing |
AML, sanctions, and PEP screening on the entity and its associated individuals, and ongoing live monitoring with change alerts, are available for Bermuda as part of the same case.
How to verify a Bermuda company via API
The following example shows the complete flow: authenticate, search the Bermuda registry, create a KYB case, and retrieve company data and the ownership org-chart. All calls go to the sandbox base URL for testing.
The sandbox at https://api.knowyourcustomer.dev is free. Request access to get your client credentials.
# 1. Authenticate (OAuth2 client credentials)
curl -X POST https://api.knowyourcustomer.dev/connect/token \
-d "grant_type=client_credentials" \
-d "client_id=YOUR_CLIENT_ID" \
-d "client_secret=YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET" \
-d "scope=PublicApi"
# 2. Search the Bermuda registry
curl -X POST https://api.knowyourcustomer.dev/v2/Companies/search \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name":"Bermuda National Bank","codeiso31662":"BM"}'
# 3. Create a KYB case
curl -X POST https://api.knowyourcustomer.dev/v2/Companies \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"rawname":"Bermuda National Bank","codeiso31662":"BM"}'
# 4. Retrieve company data and status
curl https://api.knowyourcustomer.dev/v2/Companies/CASE_ID \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
# 5. Get the beneficial ownership org-chart
curl https://api.knowyourcustomer.dev/v2/Companies/CASE_ID/org-chart \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
Replace YOUR_CLIENT_ID and YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET with your sandbox credentials, and CASE_ID with the caseCommonId returned in step 3.
Frequently asked questions about the Bermuda KYB API
What company data can I verify in Bermuda?
For a Bermuda company, the API returns the company record read live from the Bermuda Registrar of Companies: the entity name, type, status, registration number, address, and registration date, along with the controlling parties, and the available registry documents. See the table above for the full Bermuda availability.
Does the API return beneficial ownership (UBO) data for Bermuda companies?
For Bermuda, the Bermuda Registrar of Companies does not publish shareholder or beneficial-owner data, so the API returns the company record and the controlling parties and officers rather than a shareholder or beneficial-owner list. Where you need ownership for an entity in a jurisdiction that does publish it, the recursive org-chart (GET /v2/Companies/{caseCommonId}/org-chart) resolves it. See the UBO API.
Can I retrieve official registry documents for Bermuda companies?
Yes. The default document set for Bermuda includes Registry Extract, retrieved by default, with additional documents available on demand (Annual Return, Migrated Filing). List and download them with the documents endpoint (GET /v2/Companies/{caseCommonId}/documents).
Is there a free sandbox for testing Bermuda company verification?
Yes. The Know Your Customer sandbox at https://api.knowyourcustomer.dev is a free, high-fidelity test environment. Request free sandbox access to start testing.
The Know Your Customer Limited API covers 147 jurisdictions worldwide, including Bermuda. One integration, one set of credentials, one response schema across all markets. Browse all covered jurisdictions.
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