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Verify India companies via API
Know Your Customer Limited verifies India companies live from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), 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 India
When you create a KYB case for a India company, Know Your Customer Limited retrieves data live from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA). 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.
India data and document availability
What the API makes available for India companies:
| Category | Available |
|---|---|
| Company data | Entity Name, Entity Type, Entity Status, Registration Number, Address, Registration Date, Other Identifiers |
| Controlling entities & individuals | Name, Role, Appointed On |
| Shareholders & beneficial owners | Name, Address, Share count, Role |
| Documents | Retrieved by default: Registry Extract, Certificate of Incorporation, Certificate of Change of Name, Annual Return Available on demand: Certificate Of Registration Of Order For The Reduction Of The Share Capital (In Case Of Govt. Companies, Certificate Of Registration Of Charge, Certificate Of Registration Of The Special Resolution Confirming Alteration Of Object Clause(S), Fresh Certificate Of Incorporation Consequent Upon Change Of Name, Certificate Of Registration Of Order For The Reduction Of The Share Capital, Change in Directors, Charge Documents, Audited Financial Statements (Form AOC-4), Copy of court order or NCLT or CLB or order by any other competent authority, Copy of resolution passed by the company, Copy of the intimation sent by company, Copy of written consent given by auditor, Optional Attachment, Resignation letter, List of share holders, debenture holders |
AML, sanctions, and PEP screening on the entity and its associated individuals, and ongoing live monitoring with change alerts, are available for India as part of the same case.
How to verify a India company via API
The following example shows the complete flow: authenticate, search the India 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 India registry
curl -X POST https://api.knowyourcustomer.dev/v2/Companies/search \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name":"HDFC Bank Limited","codeiso31662":"IN"}'
# 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":"HDFC Bank Limited","codeiso31662":"IN"}'
# 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 India KYB API
What company data can I verify in India?
For a India company, the API returns the company record read live from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA): 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 India availability.
Does the API return beneficial ownership (UBO) data for India companies?
The API resolves the controlling parties, shareholders, and beneficial owners for India 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 Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) discloses. See the UBO API.
Can I retrieve official registry documents for India companies?
Yes. The default document set for India includes Registry Extract, Certificate of Incorporation, Certificate of Change of Name, Annual Return, retrieved by default, with additional documents available on demand (Certificate Of Registration Of Order For The Reduction Of The Share Capital (In Case Of Govt. Companies, Certificate Of Registration Of Charge, Certificate Of Registration Of The Special Resolution Confirming Alteration Of Object Clause(S), Fresh Certificate Of Incorporation Consequent Upon Change Of Name, Certificate Of Registration Of Order For The Reduction Of The Share Capital, Change in Directors, and more). List and download them with the documents endpoint (GET /v2/Companies/{caseCommonId}/documents).
Is there a free sandbox for testing India 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 India. One integration, one set of credentials, one response schema across all markets. Browse all covered jurisdictions.
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