Europe • ISO FR
Verify France companies via API
Know Your Customer Limited verifies France companies live from the Infogreffe, 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 France
When you create a KYB case for a France company, Know Your Customer Limited retrieves data live from the Infogreffe. 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.
France data and document availability
What the API makes available for France companies:
| Category | Available |
|---|---|
| Company data | Entity Name, Entity Type, Entity Status, Address, Registration Number, Creation Date, Other Names, Activity Type |
| Controlling entities & individuals | Name, Address, Birth Date, Registration number (if entity), Role |
| Shareholders & beneficial owners | Name, Address, Share count, Role |
| Documents | Retrieved by default: Registry Extract, Memorandum & Articles of Association Available on demand: History Of Modifications, Full Debt Report, Annual Accounts, Bankruptcy Proceedings, Certificate of registration |
AML, sanctions, and PEP screening on the entity and its associated individuals, and ongoing live monitoring with change alerts, are available for France as part of the same case.
How to verify a France company via API
The following example shows the complete flow: authenticate, search the France 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 France registry
curl -X POST https://api.knowyourcustomer.dev/v2/Companies/search \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name":"BNP Paribas SA","codeiso31662":"FR"}'
# 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":"BNP Paribas SA","codeiso31662":"FR"}'
# 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 France KYB API
What company data can I verify in France?
For a France company, the API returns the company record read live from the Infogreffe: 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 France availability.
Does the API return beneficial ownership (UBO) data for France companies?
The API resolves the controlling parties, shareholders, and beneficial owners for France 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 Infogreffe discloses. See the UBO API.
Can I retrieve official registry documents for France companies?
Yes. The default document set for France includes Registry Extract, Memorandum & Articles of Association, retrieved by default, with additional documents available on demand (History Of Modifications, Full Debt Report, Annual Accounts, Bankruptcy Proceedings, Certificate of registration). List and download them with the documents endpoint (GET /v2/Companies/{caseCommonId}/documents).
Is there a free sandbox for testing France 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 France. One integration, one set of credentials, one response schema across all markets. Browse all covered jurisdictions.
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