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Verify Sri Lanka companies via API
Know Your Customer Limited verifies Sri Lanka companies live from the Registrar of Companies, 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 Sri Lanka
When you create a KYB case for a Sri Lanka company, Know Your Customer Limited retrieves data live from the Registrar of Companies. 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.
Sri Lanka data and document availability
What the API makes available for Sri Lanka companies:
| Category | Available |
|---|---|
| Company data | Entity Name, Entity Type, Registration Number, Address, Registration Date, Previous Names, Total Shares Issued |
| Controlling entities & individuals | Name, Role, Address, National Country ID, Passport Number, Passport Country |
| Shareholders & beneficial owners | Name, Sharecount, Role, Address |
| Documents | Retrieved by default: Annual Return, Form 1 – Application of Registration of a Company Available on demand: List of other documents can be found here – Download Forms |
AML, sanctions, and PEP screening on the entity and its associated individuals, and ongoing live monitoring with change alerts, are available for Sri Lanka as part of the same case.
How to verify a Sri Lanka company via API
The following example shows the complete flow: authenticate, search the Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka registry
curl -X POST https://api.knowyourcustomer.dev/v2/Companies/search \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name":"Sri Lanka National Bank","codeiso31662":"LK"}'
# 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":"Sri Lanka National Bank","codeiso31662":"LK"}'
# 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 Sri Lanka KYB API
What company data can I verify in Sri Lanka?
For a Sri Lanka company, the API returns the company record read live from the Registrar of Companies: 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 Sri Lanka availability.
Does the API return beneficial ownership (UBO) data for Sri Lanka companies?
The API resolves the controlling parties, shareholders, and beneficial owners for Sri Lanka 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 Registrar of Companies discloses. See the UBO API.
Can I retrieve official registry documents for Sri Lanka companies?
Yes. The default document set for Sri Lanka includes Annual Return, Form 1 – Application of Registration of a Company, retrieved by default, with additional documents available on demand (List of other documents can be found here – Download Forms). List and download them with the documents endpoint (GET /v2/Companies/{caseCommonId}/documents).
Is there a free sandbox for testing Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka. One integration, one set of credentials, one response schema across all markets. Browse all covered jurisdictions.
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