Business Registration - Adhere by Smartcomply

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."
}

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

Header	Value	Required
`x-access-token`	Your API secret key	Yes
`Content-Type`	`application/json`	Yes

Body Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`registration_number`	string	Yes	The business registration number (e.g. `PVT-ABC123`)
`postal_code`	string	No	Postal code of the registered business address
`postal_address`	string	No	Postal 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

Field	Type	Description
`data.valid`	boolean	Whether the registration is valid
`data.directors`	array	List of directors with identity and shareholding details
`data.beneficial_owners`	array	List of beneficial owners with shareholding details
`data.fiduciaries`	array	Fiduciary details if applicable
`data.proprietors`	array	Proprietor 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

​Endpoint

​Request

​Headers

​Body Parameters

​Example

​Response

​200 OK

​400 Bad Request

Authorizations

Body

Response

Endpoint

Request

Headers

Body Parameters

Example

Response

200 OK

400 Bad Request