Africa • ISO NG
Verify Nigeria companies via API
Know Your Customer Limited verifies Nigeria companies live from the Nigerian Corporate Registry, 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 Nigeria
When you create a KYB case for a Nigeria company, Know Your Customer Limited retrieves data live from the Nigerian Corporate Registry. 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.
Nigeria data and document availability
What the API makes available for Nigeria companies:
| Category | Available |
|---|---|
| Company data | Entity Name, Entity Type, Entity Status, Registration Number, Address, Registration Date, Activity Type, Share Capital |
| Controlling entities & individuals | Name, Address, Role, Birth date, Nationality, Other Names |
| Shareholders & beneficial owners | Name, Address, Share count, Role, Other Names |
| Documents | Retrieved by default: Company Profile, List of Officers, List of Persons with significant control 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 Nigeria as part of the same case.
How to verify a Nigeria company via API
The following example shows the complete flow: authenticate, search the Nigeria 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 Nigeria registry
curl -X POST https://api.knowyourcustomer.dev/v2/Companies/search \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name":"Nigeria National Bank","codeiso31662":"NG"}'
# 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":"Nigeria National Bank","codeiso31662":"NG"}'
# 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 Nigeria KYB API
What company data can I verify in Nigeria?
For a Nigeria company, the API returns the company record read live from the Nigerian Corporate Registry: 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 Nigeria availability.
Does the API return beneficial ownership (UBO) data for Nigeria companies?
The API resolves the controlling parties, shareholders, and beneficial owners for Nigeria 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 Nigerian Corporate Registry discloses. See the UBO API.
Can I retrieve official registry documents for Nigeria companies?
Yes. The default document set for Nigeria includes Company Profile, List of Officers, List of Persons with significant control, retrieved by default. List and download them with the documents endpoint (GET /v2/Companies/{caseCommonId}/documents).
Is there a free sandbox for testing Nigeria 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 Nigeria. One integration, one set of credentials, one response schema across all markets. Browse all covered jurisdictions.
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