CAC PREMIUM VERIFICATION
A company registration number (CRN) is a unique combination of 8 numbers, or 2 letters followed by 6 numbers. It is used to identify your company or limited partnership and verify its legal existence as an incorporated entity. Companies House will issue a CRN during the company formation process.
Overview
This service validates CAC registration of an organization i.e Registered Company (RC) or Business Name (BN) numbers for organizations registered with Corporate Affairs Commission (Nigeria)
Important!
Before you proceed, ensure you review the prerequisites for integrating to our APIs for a more detailed guide.
API Endpoint
https://api.verified.africa/sfx-verify/v3/id-service/
Headers
Our service accepts headers for authentication. See below the headers to pass to the API
| Header | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| userid | String | This is your user id retrieved from the portal. Check the getting started article to understand how to retrieve your userid |
| apiKey | String | This is your apiKey retrieved from the portal. Check the getting started article to understand how to retrieve your apiKey |
Request
| Request Parameter | Status | Description | Test Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| searchParameter | Required | The RC Number or BN of the company being validated | RC11111010 |
| verificationType | Required | This field is used to identify the service being called. Ensure to use the value provided exactly as provided | NG-CAC-PREMIUM-VERIFICATION |
{
"verificationType":"NG-CAC-PREMIUM-VERIFICATION",
"searchParameter":"RC11111010"
}
Response
| Response | Response type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| responseCode | String | Please reference Response Codes page for details on all possible responses |
| description | String | This is a description of the response received. |
| verificationType | String | The same verificationType passed in request will be returned here |
| verificationStatus | Sing | Date the transaction was done |
| VerificationStatus | String | This field lets you know if the CAC verification was successful. Options are: VERIFIED: This means that the RC Number is valid. NOT VERIFIED This means that the RC Number is invalid PENDING This status means that the verification could not be completed. Refer to the responseCode for the specific failure reason |
| transactionStatus | String | This indicates the wallet debit status. The options are successful or failed. |
| transactionReference | String | If you supplied a transactionReference, the same will be returned here. Else, we would generate a reference and return that to you in this field. |
| transactionDate | Date the transaction was done | |
| searchParameter | String | Company registration Number used for the verification |
| response | Json | This is a json containing all the full data of the CAC as retrieved from the service provider. |
Request
{
"responseCode": "00",
"description": "Successful",
"verificationType": "NG-CAC-PREMIUM-VERIFICATION",
"verificationStatus": "VERIFIED",
"transactionStatus": "SUCCESSFUL",
"transactionReference": "1630321373727-1693911766529-a50e5cfa-584b-43bc-9774-f243baf9be14",
"transactionDate": "1693911771251",
"searchParameter": "RC11111010",
"callBackUrl": null,
"livenessScore": 0.0,
"paymentRef": null,
"response": {
"id": 744827,
"summary": {
"cac_check": "verified"
},
"status": {
"state": "complete",
"status": "verified"
},
"cac": {
"state": "",
"headOfficeAddress": "Test Company Head Office Address",
"status": "ACTIVE",
"city": "",
"companyEmail": "",
"rcNumber": "10978310",
"classification": "Limited Company",
"branchAddress": "",
"registrationDate": "2013-02-19T00:00:00.000+00:00",
"companyName": "TEST COMPANY",
"lga": "",
"companyType": "",
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"shareCapitalInWords": "",
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"address": "10, HERBERT TEST WAY, LAGOS",
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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
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}
},
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}
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