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Verify Mauritius companies via API
Know Your Customer Limited verifies Mauritius companies live from the Corporate and Business Registration Department, 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 Mauritius
When you create a KYB case for a Mauritius company, Know Your Customer Limited retrieves data live from the Corporate and Business Registration Department. 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.
Mauritius data and document availability
What the API makes available for Mauritius companies:
| Category | Available |
|---|---|
| Company data | Entity Name, Entity Type, Entity Status, Registration Number, Address, Registration Date, Capital, Activity Type |
| Controlling entities & individuals | Name, Address, Role, Jurisdiction (if entity), Appointed On |
| Shareholders & beneficial owners | Name, Address, Role, Jurisdiction (if entity), Sharecount |
| Documents | Retrieved by default: Registry Extract Available on demand: None beyond the default set |
AML, sanctions, and PEP screening on the entity and its associated individuals, and ongoing live monitoring with change alerts, are available for Mauritius as part of the same case.
How to verify a Mauritius company via API
The following example shows the complete flow: authenticate, search the Mauritius 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 Mauritius registry
curl -X POST https://api.knowyourcustomer.dev/v2/Companies/search \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name":"Mauritius National Bank","codeiso31662":"MU"}'
# 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":"Mauritius National Bank","codeiso31662":"MU"}'
# 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 Mauritius KYB API
What company data can I verify in Mauritius?
For a Mauritius company, the API returns the company record read live from the Corporate and Business Registration Department: 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 Mauritius availability.
Does the API return beneficial ownership (UBO) data for Mauritius companies?
The API resolves the controlling parties, shareholders, and beneficial owners for Mauritius 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 Corporate and Business Registration Department discloses. See the UBO API.
Can I retrieve official registry documents for Mauritius companies?
Yes. The default document set for Mauritius includes Registry Extract, retrieved by default. List and download them with the documents endpoint (GET /v2/Companies/{caseCommonId}/documents).
Is there a free sandbox for testing Mauritius 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 Mauritius. One integration, one set of credentials, one response schema across all markets. Browse all covered jurisdictions.
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