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POST
/
api
/
onboarding
/
kenya_kyc
/
business_registration
/
Kenya Business Registration
curl --request POST \
  --url https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/kenya_kyc/business_registration/ \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-access-token: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "registration_number": "BUS/2020/123456",
  "postal_code": "<string>",
  "postal_address": "<string>"
}
'
import requests

url = "https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/kenya_kyc/business_registration/"

payload = {
"registration_number": "BUS/2020/123456",
"postal_code": "<string>",
"postal_address": "<string>"
}
headers = {
"x-access-token": "<api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'x-access-token': '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
registration_number: 'BUS/2020/123456',
postal_code: '<string>',
postal_address: '<string>'
})
};

fetch('https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/kenya_kyc/business_registration/', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/kenya_kyc/business_registration/",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'registration_number' => 'BUS/2020/123456',
'postal_code' => '<string>',
'postal_address' => '<string>'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json",
"x-access-token: <api-key>"
],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}
package main

import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)

func main() {

url := "https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/kenya_kyc/business_registration/"

payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"registration_number\": \"BUS/2020/123456\",\n \"postal_code\": \"<string>\",\n \"postal_address\": \"<string>\"\n}")

req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

req.Header.Add("x-access-token", "<api-key>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/kenya_kyc/business_registration/")
.header("x-access-token", "<api-key>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"registration_number\": \"BUS/2020/123456\",\n \"postal_code\": \"<string>\",\n \"postal_address\": \"<string>\"\n}")
.asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/kenya_kyc/business_registration/")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["x-access-token"] = '<api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"registration_number\": \"BUS/2020/123456\",\n \"postal_code\": \"<string>\",\n \"postal_address\": \"<string>\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
{
  "status": "failed",
  "data": [
    "<unknown>"
  ],
  "message": "<string>"
}
{
"status": "failed",
"message": "Authentication credentials were not provided."
}
The Business Registration endpoint retrieves verified company information — including directors, beneficial owners, and shareholding structure — using a valid Kenya business registration number.

Endpoint

POST /api/onboarding/kenya_kyc/business_registration/

Request

Headers

HeaderValueRequired
x-access-tokenYour API secret keyYes
Content-Typeapplication/jsonYes

Body Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
registration_numberstringYesThe business registration number (e.g. PVT-ABC123)
postal_codestringNoPostal code of the registered business address
postal_addressstringNoPostal address number

Example

curl -X POST "https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/kenya_kyc/business_registration/" \
  -H "x-access-token: YOUR_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"registration_number": "PVT-ABC123", "postal_code": "00100", "postal_address": "1234"}'

Response

200 OK

FieldTypeDescription
data.validbooleanWhether the registration is valid
data.directorsarrayList of directors with identity and shareholding details
data.beneficial_ownersarrayList of beneficial owners with shareholding details
data.fiduciariesarrayFiduciary details if applicable
data.proprietorsarrayProprietor details if applicable
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "valid": true,
    "success": true,
    "directors": [
      {
        "name": "JAMES KARIUKI MWANGI",
        "gender": "Male",
        "address": "P.O BOX 1234 NAIROBI",
        "id_type": "National ID",
        "id_number": "A12345678",
        "occupation": "Director",
        "nationality": "Citizen",
        "phone_number": "N/A",
        "date_of_birth": "N/A",
        "shareholdings": 10,
        "shareholding_breakdown": [{"type": "ORDINARY", "number_of_shares": 10}]
      }
    ],
    "documents": {},
    "fiduciaries": [],
    "proprietors": [],
    "beneficial_owners": [
      {
        "name": "JAMES KARIUKI MWANGI",
        "gender": "Male",
        "address": "P.O BOX 1234 NAIROBI",
        "nationality": "Citizen",
        "phone_number": "N/A",
        "shareholdings": 10,
        "shareholder_type": "Individual",
        "registration_number": "N/A",
        "shareholding_breakdown": [{"type": "ORDINARY", "number_of_shares": 10}]
      }
    ]
  },
  "message": "Business Registration details retrieved successfully"
}

400 Bad Request

{
  "status": "failed",
  "data": [],
  "message": "Sorry, your check cannot be processed at the moment. Please try again in a few minutes"
}

Authorizations

x-access-token
string
header
required

Your Adhere API secret key

Body

application/json
registration_number
string
required
Example:

"BUS/2020/123456"

postal_code
string
postal_address
string

Response

Business registration verified