Middle East • ISO AE
Verify United Arab Emirates companies via API
Know Your Customer Limited verifies United Arab Emirates companies live from the National Economic Register, returning company data, and registry documents, with AML screening and ongoing monitoring. Free sandbox available.
What the API returns for United Arab Emirates
When you create a KYB case for a United Arab Emirates company, Know Your Customer Limited retrieves data live from the National Economic Register. 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.
United Arab Emirates data and document availability
What the API makes available for United Arab Emirates companies:
| Category | Available |
|---|---|
| Company data | Entity Name, Entity Type, Entity Status, Registration Number, Address, Other Names, Other Identifiers, Registration Date, Registration Expiry Date, Activity Type |
| Controlling entities & individuals | Not available |
| Shareholders & beneficial owners | Not available |
| 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 United Arab Emirates as part of the same case.
How to verify a United Arab Emirates company via API
The following example shows the complete flow: authenticate, search the United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates registry
curl -X POST https://api.knowyourcustomer.dev/v2/Companies/search \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name":"United Arab Emirates National Bank","codeiso31662":"AE"}'
# 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":"United Arab Emirates National Bank","codeiso31662":"AE"}'
# 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 United Arab Emirates KYB API
What company data can I verify in United Arab Emirates?
For a United Arab Emirates company, the API returns the company record read live from the National Economic Register: the entity name, type, status, registration number, address, and registration date, along with the available registry documents. See the table above for the full United Arab Emirates availability.
Does the API return beneficial ownership (UBO) data for United Arab Emirates companies?
For United Arab Emirates, the National Economic Register does not publish shareholder or beneficial-owner data, so the API returns the company record and the controlling parties and officers rather than a shareholder or beneficial-owner list. Where you need ownership for an entity in a jurisdiction that does publish it, the recursive org-chart (GET /v2/Companies/{caseCommonId}/org-chart) resolves it. See the UBO API.
Can I retrieve official registry documents for United Arab Emirates companies?
Yes. The default document set for United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates. One integration, one set of credentials, one response schema across all markets. Browse all covered jurisdictions.
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