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Verify Isle of Man companies via API
Know Your Customer Limited verifies Isle of Man companies live from the Online Services, 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 Isle of Man
When you create a KYB case for a Isle of Man company, Know Your Customer Limited retrieves data live from the Online Services. 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.
Isle of Man data and document availability
What the API makes available for Isle of Man companies:
| Category | Available |
|---|---|
| Company data | Entity Name, Entity Type, Registration Number, Entity Status, Address, Registration Date, Previous Names |
| Controlling entities & individuals | Name, Address, Role, Nationality, Appointed On |
| Shareholders & beneficial owners | Name, Address, Share count, Role |
| Documents | Retrieved by default: Annual Return, Change In Director/Secretary, Registration Certificate, Memorandum of Association (only downloaded if no Annual Return filed yet) Available on demand: Articles of Association, First Directors/Secretary & Registered Office |
AML, sanctions, and PEP screening on the entity and its associated individuals, and ongoing live monitoring with change alerts, are available for Isle of Man as part of the same case.
How to verify a Isle of Man company via API
The following example shows the complete flow: authenticate, search the Isle of Man 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 Isle of Man registry
curl -X POST https://api.knowyourcustomer.dev/v2/Companies/search \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name":"Isle of Man National Bank","codeiso31662":"IM"}'
# 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":"Isle of Man National Bank","codeiso31662":"IM"}'
# 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 Isle of Man KYB API
What company data can I verify in Isle of Man?
For a Isle of Man company, the API returns the company record read live from the Online Services: 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 Isle of Man availability.
Does the API return beneficial ownership (UBO) data for Isle of Man companies?
The API resolves the controlling parties, shareholders, and beneficial owners for Isle of Man 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 Online Services discloses. See the UBO API.
Can I retrieve official registry documents for Isle of Man companies?
Yes. The default document set for Isle of Man includes Annual Return, Change In Director/Secretary, Registration Certificate, Memorandum of Association (only downloaded if no Annual Return filed yet), retrieved by default, with additional documents available on demand (Articles of Association, First Directors/Secretary & Registered Office). List and download them with the documents endpoint (GET /v2/Companies/{caseCommonId}/documents).
Is there a free sandbox for testing Isle of Man 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 Isle of Man. One integration, one set of credentials, one response schema across all markets. Browse all covered jurisdictions.
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