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Verify Liechtenstein companies via API
Know Your Customer Limited verifies Liechtenstein companies live from the Handelsregister des Fürstentums Liechtenstein, 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 Liechtenstein
When you create a KYB case for a Liechtenstein company, Know Your Customer Limited retrieves data live from the Handelsregister des Fürstentums Liechtenstein. 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.
Liechtenstein data and document availability
What the API makes available for Liechtenstein companies:
| Category | Available |
|---|---|
| Company data | Entity Name, Entity Type, Registration Number, Entity Status, Address, Registration Date, Share Capital, Other Names, Previous Names, Activity Type |
| Controlling entities & individuals | Name, Role, Address, Nationality (if individual) |
| Shareholders & beneficial owners | Name, Role, Address, Nationality (if individual), Share count |
| Documents | Retrieved by default: Registry Extract Available on demand: Registerauszug unbeglaubigt aktuelle informationen (Register extract not certified current information), Registerauszug elektr Amissignatur akluelle informationen (Register excerpt electronic signature current information), Registerauszug elektr. Amtssignatur alle Informationen (Register excerpt electronic Official signature all information), Registerauszug manuell beglaubigt aktuelle informationen (Register extract manually notarized current information), Registerauszug manuell beglaubigt alle informationen (Register extract manually notarizes all information), Gesamter Akt unbeglaubigt (Entire act uncertified) |
AML, sanctions, and PEP screening on the entity and its associated individuals, and ongoing live monitoring with change alerts, are available for Liechtenstein as part of the same case.
How to verify a Liechtenstein company via API
The following example shows the complete flow: authenticate, search the Liechtenstein 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 Liechtenstein registry
curl -X POST https://api.knowyourcustomer.dev/v2/Companies/search \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name":"Liechtenstein National Bank","codeiso31662":"LI"}'
# 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":"Liechtenstein National Bank","codeiso31662":"LI"}'
# 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 Liechtenstein KYB API
What company data can I verify in Liechtenstein?
For a Liechtenstein company, the API returns the company record read live from the Handelsregister des Fürstentums Liechtenstein: 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 Liechtenstein availability.
Does the API return beneficial ownership (UBO) data for Liechtenstein companies?
The API resolves the controlling parties, shareholders, and beneficial owners for Liechtenstein 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 Handelsregister des Fürstentums Liechtenstein discloses. See the UBO API.
Can I retrieve official registry documents for Liechtenstein companies?
Yes. The default document set for Liechtenstein includes Registry Extract, retrieved by default, with additional documents available on demand (Registerauszug unbeglaubigt aktuelle informationen (Register extract not certified current information), Registerauszug elektr Amissignatur akluelle informationen (Register excerpt electronic signature current information), Registerauszug elektr. Amtssignatur alle Informationen (Register excerpt electronic Official signature all information), Registerauszug manuell beglaubigt aktuelle informationen (Register extract manually notarized current information), Registerauszug manuell beglaubigt alle informationen (Register extract manually notarizes all information), Gesamter Akt unbeglaubigt (Entire act uncertified)). List and download them with the documents endpoint (GET /v2/Companies/{caseCommonId}/documents).
Is there a free sandbox for testing Liechtenstein 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 Liechtenstein. One integration, one set of credentials, one response schema across all markets. Browse all covered jurisdictions.
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