Europe • ISO CZ
Verify Czech Republic companies via API
Know Your Customer Limited verifies Czech Republic companies live from the Veřejný rejstřík a Sbírka listin – Ministerstvo spravedlnosti České republiky, 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 Czech Republic
When you create a KYB case for a Czech Republic company, Know Your Customer Limited retrieves data live from the Veřejný rejstřík a Sbírka listin – Ministerstvo spravedlnosti České republiky. 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.
Czech Republic data and document availability
What the API makes available for Czech Republic companies:
| Category | Available |
|---|---|
| Company data | Entity Name, Entity Type, Entity Status, Registration Number, Address, Capital, Registration Date, Previous Names, Activity Type |
| Controlling entities & individuals | Name, Address, Jurisdiction (if entity), Registration number (if entity), Role, Birth Date |
| Shareholders & beneficial owners | Name, Address, Jurisdiction (if entity), Registration number (if entity), Birth Date, Role, Share count |
| Documents | Retrieved by default: Registry Extract Available on demand: účetní závěrka (financial statements), ostatní Zápis z jednání řádné valné hromady (others Minutes of the Ordinary General Meeting), ostatní zahajovací rozvaha (other opening balance sheet), notářský zápis (notarial record), změna právní formy, fúze Projekt rozdělení společnosti (change of legal form, merger Company division project), zakladatelské dokumenty, notářský zápis (founding documents, notarial record), zpráva o vztazích (Relationship Report), zakladatelské dokumenty (founding documents), smlouvy o převodu obchod. podílu (business transfer agreement. share), ostatní – překlad výpisu z OR (others – translation of an extract from the Commercial Register), zpráva auditora + účetní závěrka (auditor 's report + financial statements), rozhod. o statut. orgánu – Rozhodnutí jed.spol. (decision. the statute. of the body – Decision of the single company), zakladatelské dokumenty – ZL – úplné znění (founding documents – ZL – full text) |
AML, sanctions, and PEP screening on the entity and its associated individuals, and ongoing live monitoring with change alerts, are available for Czech Republic as part of the same case.
How to verify a Czech Republic company via API
The following example shows the complete flow: authenticate, search the Czech Republic 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 Czech Republic registry
curl -X POST https://api.knowyourcustomer.dev/v2/Companies/search \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name":"Czech Republic National Bank","codeiso31662":"CZ"}'
# 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":"Czech Republic National Bank","codeiso31662":"CZ"}'
# 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 Czech Republic KYB API
What company data can I verify in Czech Republic?
For a Czech Republic company, the API returns the company record read live from the Veřejný rejstřík a Sbírka listin – Ministerstvo spravedlnosti České republiky: 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 Czech Republic availability.
Does the API return beneficial ownership (UBO) data for Czech Republic companies?
The API resolves the controlling parties, shareholders, and beneficial owners for Czech Republic 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 Veřejný rejstřík a Sbírka listin – Ministerstvo spravedlnosti České republiky discloses. See the UBO API.
Can I retrieve official registry documents for Czech Republic companies?
Yes. The default document set for Czech Republic includes Registry Extract, retrieved by default, with additional documents available on demand (účetní závěrka (financial statements), ostatní Zápis z jednání řádné valné hromady (others Minutes of the Ordinary General Meeting), ostatní zahajovací rozvaha (other opening balance sheet), notářský zápis (notarial record), změna právní formy, fúze Projekt rozdělení společnosti (change of legal form, merger Company division project), zakladatelské dokumenty, notářský zápis (founding documents, notarial record), and more). List and download them with the documents endpoint (GET /v2/Companies/{caseCommonId}/documents).
Is there a free sandbox for testing Czech Republic 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 Czech Republic. One integration, one set of credentials, one response schema across all markets. Browse all covered jurisdictions.
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