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Verify Ecuador companies via API
Know Your Customer Limited verifies Ecuador companies live from the Superintendencia de Compañías, 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 Ecuador
When you create a KYB case for a Ecuador company, Know Your Customer Limited retrieves data live from the Superintendencia de Compañías. 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.
Ecuador data and document availability
What the API makes available for Ecuador companies:
| Category | Available |
|---|---|
| Company data | Entity Name, Entity Type, Entity Status, Registration Number, Address, Registration Date, Activity Type, Capital, Trade Names, Tax Identification Number |
| Controlling entities & individuals | Name, Role, Nationality, Identification Number, Appointed On |
| Shareholders & beneficial owners | Name, Nationality, Sharecount, Role, Identification Number |
| Documents | Retrieved by default: Registry Extract, Shareholders Certificate Available on demand: Balance / Statement of Financial Position, Certificate of Compliance with Obligations and Legal Existence |
AML, sanctions, and PEP screening on the entity and its associated individuals, and ongoing live monitoring with change alerts, are available for Ecuador as part of the same case.
How to verify a Ecuador company via API
The following example shows the complete flow: authenticate, search the Ecuador registry, create a KYB case, and retrieve company data and the ownership org-chart. All calls go to the sandbox base URL for testing.
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# 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 Ecuador registry
curl -X POST https://api.knowyourcustomer.dev/v2/Companies/search \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name":"Ecuador National Bank","codeiso31662":"EC"}'
# 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":"Ecuador National Bank","codeiso31662":"EC"}'
# 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 Ecuador KYB API
What company data can I verify in Ecuador?
For a Ecuador company, the API returns the company record read live from the Superintendencia de Compañías: 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 Ecuador availability.
Does the API return beneficial ownership (UBO) data for Ecuador companies?
The API resolves the controlling parties, shareholders, and beneficial owners for Ecuador 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 Superintendencia de Compañías discloses. See the UBO API.
Can I retrieve official registry documents for Ecuador companies?
Yes. The default document set for Ecuador includes Registry Extract, Shareholders Certificate, retrieved by default, with additional documents available on demand (Balance / Statement of Financial Position, Certificate of Compliance with Obligations and Legal Existence). List and download them with the documents endpoint (GET /v2/Companies/{caseCommonId}/documents).
Is there a free sandbox for testing Ecuador 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 Ecuador. One integration, one set of credentials, one response schema across all markets. Browse all covered jurisdictions.
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