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Verify Philippines companies via API
Know Your Customer Limited verifies Philippines companies live from the Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Trade and Industry, 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 Philippines
When you create a KYB case for a Philippines company, Know Your Customer Limited retrieves data live from the Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Trade and Industry. 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.
Philippines data and document availability
What the API makes available for Philippines companies:
| Category | Available |
|---|---|
| Company data | Entity Name, Entity Type, Entity Status, Registration Number, Address, Registration Date, Activity Type, Trade Names, Other Identifiers |
| Controlling entities & individuals | Name, Address, Role, Nationality (if individual) |
| Shareholders & beneficial owners | Name, Address, Role, Nationality (if individual), Share count |
| Documents | Retrieved by default: Registry Extract, Articles of Partnership (for partnership type only), Certificate Available on demand: Combined Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, Audited Financial Statement, Amended By-Laws |
AML, sanctions, and PEP screening on the entity and its associated individuals, and ongoing live monitoring with change alerts, are available for Philippines as part of the same case.
How to verify a Philippines company via API
The following example shows the complete flow: authenticate, search the Philippines 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 Philippines registry
curl -X POST https://api.knowyourcustomer.dev/v2/Companies/search \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name":"BDO Unibank Inc","codeiso31662":"PH"}'
# 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":"BDO Unibank Inc","codeiso31662":"PH"}'
# 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 Philippines KYB API
What company data can I verify in Philippines?
For a Philippines company, the API returns the company record read live from the Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Trade and Industry: 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 Philippines availability.
Does the API return beneficial ownership (UBO) data for Philippines companies?
The API resolves the controlling parties, shareholders, and beneficial owners for Philippines 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 and Exchange Commission and Department of Trade and Industry discloses. See the UBO API.
Can I retrieve official registry documents for Philippines companies?
Yes. The default document set for Philippines includes Registry Extract, Articles of Partnership (for partnership type only), Certificate, retrieved by default, with additional documents available on demand (Combined Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, Audited Financial Statement, Amended By-Laws). List and download them with the documents endpoint (GET /v2/Companies/{caseCommonId}/documents).
Is there a free sandbox for testing Philippines 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 Philippines. One integration, one set of credentials, one response schema across all markets. Browse all covered jurisdictions.
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