Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) - Adhere by Smartcomply

CAC Verification

curl --request POST \
  --url https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/cac/ \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-access-token: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "registration_number": "1261103",
  "company_name": "JOYCE VENTURES",
  "company_type": "RC"
}
'

import requests

url = "https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/cac/"

payload = {
    "registration_number": "1261103",
    "company_name": "JOYCE VENTURES",
    "company_type": "RC"
}
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: '1261103',
    company_name: 'JOYCE VENTURES',
    company_type: 'RC'
  })
};

fetch('https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/cac/', 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/nigeria_kyc/cac/",
  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' => '1261103',
    'company_name' => 'JOYCE VENTURES',
    'company_type' => 'RC'
  ]),
  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/nigeria_kyc/cac/"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"registration_number\": \"1261103\",\n  \"company_name\": \"JOYCE VENTURES\",\n  \"company_type\": \"RC\"\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/nigeria_kyc/cac/")
  .header("x-access-token", "<api-key>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"registration_number\": \"1261103\",\n  \"company_name\": \"JOYCE VENTURES\",\n  \"company_type\": \"RC\"\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

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

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\": \"1261103\",\n  \"company_name\": \"JOYCE VENTURES\",\n  \"company_type\": \"RC\"\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

nigeria_kyc

cac

CAC Verification

curl --request POST \
  --url https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/cac/ \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-access-token: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "registration_number": "1261103",
  "company_name": "JOYCE VENTURES",
  "company_type": "RC"
}
'

import requests

url = "https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/cac/"

payload = {
    "registration_number": "1261103",
    "company_name": "JOYCE VENTURES",
    "company_type": "RC"
}
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: '1261103',
    company_name: 'JOYCE VENTURES',
    company_type: 'RC'
  })
};

fetch('https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/cac/', 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/nigeria_kyc/cac/",
  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' => '1261103',
    'company_name' => 'JOYCE VENTURES',
    'company_type' => 'RC'
  ]),
  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/nigeria_kyc/cac/"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"registration_number\": \"1261103\",\n  \"company_name\": \"JOYCE VENTURES\",\n  \"company_type\": \"RC\"\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/nigeria_kyc/cac/")
  .header("x-access-token", "<api-key>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"registration_number\": \"1261103\",\n  \"company_name\": \"JOYCE VENTURES\",\n  \"company_type\": \"RC\"\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

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

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\": \"1261103\",\n  \"company_name\": \"JOYCE VENTURES\",\n  \"company_type\": \"RC\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "status": "failed",
  "data": [
    "<unknown>"
  ],
  "message": "<string>"
}

{
  "status": "failed",
  "message": "Authentication credentials were not provided."
}

The CAC endpoint returns verified details of a registered business from the Corporate Affairs Commission database, including address, registration date, and approved name.

Endpoint

POST /api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/cac/

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 CAC registration number
`company_name`	string	Yes	Registered company name
`company_type`	string	Yes	Entity type: `"RC"` (registered company), `"BN"` (business name), or `"IT"` (incorporated trustee)

Example

curl -X POST "https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/cac/" \
  -H "x-access-token: YOUR_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"registration_number": "1261103", "company_name": "JOYCE VENTURES", "company_type": "RC"}'

import requests
response = requests.post(
    "https://adhere-api.smartcomply.com/api/onboarding/nigeria_kyc/cac/",
    headers={"x-access-token": "YOUR_SECRET_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json"},
    json={"registration_number": "1261103", "company_name": "JOYCE VENTURES", "company_type": "RC"},
)

Response

200 OK

Field	Type	Description
`data[].id`	integer	Internal record ID
`data[].rcNumber`	string	CAC registration number
`data[].approvedName`	string	Government-approved business name
`data[].address`	string	Registered business address
`data[].city`	string	City
`data[].state`	string	State
`data[].lga`	string	Local government area
`data[].email`	string	Business email (if available)
`data[].registrationDate`	string	Date of CAC registration

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": [
    {
      "id": 8693434,
      "lga": "Ibadan North West",
      "city": "Mokola Ibadan",
      "email": "joyceventures@gmail.com",
      "state": "OYO",
      "address": "Okunmade street, Opposite Veterinary Hospital",
      "rcNumber": "1261103",
      "approvedName": "JOYCE VENTURES",
      "registrationDate": "2023-07-11T08:39:54.898+00:00"
    }
  ],
  "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"
}

401 Unauthorized

{
  "status": "failed",
  "message": "Authentication credentials were not provided."
}

Authorizations

x-access-token

string

header

required

Your Adhere API secret key

Body

application/json

registration_number

string

required

The CAC registration number

Example:

"1261103"

company_name

string

required

Registered company name

Example:

"JOYCE VENTURES"

company_type

string

required

Entity type: RC (registered company), BN (business name), or IT (incorporated trustee)

Example:

"RC"

Response

CAC verified

​Endpoint

​Request

​Headers

​Body Parameters

​Example

​Response

​200 OK

​400 Bad Request

​401 Unauthorized

Authorizations

Body

Response

Endpoint

Request

Headers

Body Parameters

Example

Response

200 OK

400 Bad Request

401 Unauthorized