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Verify Pakistan companies via API
Know Your Customer Limited verifies Pakistan companies live from the Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan, 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 Pakistan
When you create a KYB case for a Pakistan company, Know Your Customer Limited retrieves data live from the Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan. 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.
Pakistan data and document availability
What the API makes available for Pakistan companies:
| Category | Available |
|---|---|
| Company data | Entity Name, Entity Type, Entity Status, Registration Number, Address, Registration Date, Authorized Capital, Paidup Capital, Activity Type |
| Controlling entities & individuals | Name, Address, Nationality (if individual), Role, National Country ID, Appointed On |
| Shareholders & beneficial owners | Name, Address, Nationality (if individual), Role, Sharecount, National Country ID |
| Documents | Retrieved by default: Company Profile Available on demand: Company Address, Company Officer, Certificate of Incorporation, Form 3, Form 10, Form 21, Form 26, Form 27, Form 28, Form 29, Form 30, Form 45, Annual Accounts, Form A or Form B, Latest Memorandum and Article |
AML, sanctions, and PEP screening on the entity and its associated individuals, and ongoing live monitoring with change alerts, are available for Pakistan as part of the same case.
How to verify a Pakistan company via API
The following example shows the complete flow: authenticate, search the Pakistan registry, create a KYB case, and retrieve company data and the ownership org-chart. All calls go to the sandbox base URL for testing.
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# 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 Pakistan registry
curl -X POST https://api.knowyourcustomer.dev/v2/Companies/search \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name":"Pakistan National Bank","codeiso31662":"PK"}'
# 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":"Pakistan National Bank","codeiso31662":"PK"}'
# 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 Pakistan KYB API
What company data can I verify in Pakistan?
For a Pakistan company, the API returns the company record read live from the Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan: 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 Pakistan availability.
Does the API return beneficial ownership (UBO) data for Pakistan companies?
The API resolves the controlling parties, shareholders, and beneficial owners for Pakistan 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 Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan discloses. See the UBO API.
Can I retrieve official registry documents for Pakistan companies?
Yes. The default document set for Pakistan includes Company Profile, retrieved by default, with additional documents available on demand (Company Address, Company Officer, Certificate of Incorporation, Form 3, Form 10, Form 21, Form 26, Form 27, Form 28, Form 29, Form 30, Form 45, Annual Accounts, Form A or Form B, and more). List and download them with the documents endpoint (GET /v2/Companies/{caseCommonId}/documents).
Is there a free sandbox for testing Pakistan 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 Pakistan. One integration, one set of credentials, one response schema across all markets. Browse all covered jurisdictions.
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