Africa • ISO BW
Verify Botswana companies via API
Know Your Customer Limited verifies Botswana companies live from the Companies and Intellectual Property Authority, returning company data, controlling parties, shareholders and beneficial owners, and registry documents, with AML screening and ongoing monitoring. Free sandbox available.
What the API returns for Botswana
When you create a KYB case for a Botswana company, Know Your Customer Limited retrieves data live from the Companies and Intellectual Property Authority. 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.
Botswana data and document availability
What the API makes available for Botswana companies:
| Category | Available |
|---|---|
| Company data | Entity Name, Entity Type, Entity Status, Registration Number, Address, Registration Date, Activity Type, Previous Names |
| Controlling entities & individuals | Name, Role, Address, Nationality, Appointed On |
| Shareholders & beneficial owners | Name, Role, Address, Nationality, Sharecount, Appointed On |
| Documents | Retrieved by default: Certificate of Incorporation, Registry Extract Available on demand: Annual Return |
AML, sanctions, and PEP screening on the entity and its associated individuals, and ongoing live monitoring with change alerts, are available for Botswana as part of the same case.
How to verify a Botswana company via API
The following example shows the complete flow: authenticate, search the Botswana 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 Botswana registry
curl -X POST https://api.knowyourcustomer.dev/v2/Companies/search \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name":"Botswana National Bank","codeiso31662":"BW"}'
# 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":"Botswana National Bank","codeiso31662":"BW"}'
# 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 Botswana KYB API
What company data can I verify in Botswana?
For a Botswana company, the API returns the company record read live from the Companies and Intellectual Property Authority: the entity name, type, status, registration number, address, and registration date, along with the controlling parties, the shareholders and beneficial owners, and the available registry documents. See the table above for the full Botswana availability.
Does the API return beneficial ownership (UBO) data for Botswana companies?
The API resolves the controlling parties, shareholders, and beneficial owners for Botswana companies and exposes them as a recursive ownership org-chart (GET /v2/Companies/{caseCommonId}/org-chart), tracing control through holding companies to the individual beneficial owners. The depth available depends on what the Companies and Intellectual Property Authority discloses. See the UBO API.
Can I retrieve official registry documents for Botswana companies?
Yes. The default document set for Botswana includes Certificate of Incorporation, Registry Extract, retrieved by default, with additional documents available on demand (Annual Return). List and download them with the documents endpoint (GET /v2/Companies/{caseCommonId}/documents).
Is there a free sandbox for testing Botswana 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 Botswana. One integration, one set of credentials, one response schema across all markets. Browse all covered jurisdictions.
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