Business and company name API
Use this Know-Your-Business Process (KYB) API to validate registered companies and business names recognised by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). You have enpoints to search, validate name availability and validate and fetch business and company registration numbers.
Business and company name API endpoints
| Method | Endpoint | Description |
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| GET |
Get All Companies (Paginated) /api/v1/cacctrlsrvc/companies/all |
This endpoint gets all the companies and business as in the CAC database. |
| GET |
Search Company By Name /api/v1/cacctrlsrvc/companies/searchbyname |
Do you know the company name? you can make a search of company information with just the name. You will get hits of all companies and businesses that are matching that particular… |
| GET |
Search By Registration Number /api/v1/cacctrlsrvc/companies/searchbyreg |
Search company information by the company or business' registration number issued by the CAC. It returns a single match if the registration number exists. |
| POST |
Query Name Availability /api/v1/cacctrlsrvc/companies/querynameavailability |
This endpoint queries the database for a company name for it's availability. If the company name already exists, a boolean FALSE is returned in the response body and TRUE if… |
Business and company name API pricing
| Plan | Price | Rate limit | Quotas |
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| BASIC | Free | 5 / second |
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| PRO | $29 / month | 5 / second |
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| ULTRA | $99 / month | 5 / second |
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| MEGA | $399 / month | 5 / second |
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