# Retrieve Company & Certificates ## Retrieve Company & Certificates Find company and certificates by name and match rate. **`POST`** **`/company`** Fields that are marked with an asterisk (`*`) are mandatory. * The API can only match one Certified Entity from IAFCertSearch per request. * **Company Information Requirements**: * At least one of the two fields, `company_name` or `company_identifiers`, must be provided. * **Match Rate Value**: * The default rate value is set to **100**. * The minimum acceptable rate value is **80**, regardless of whether a lower threshold is specified. * Valid rate values range from **80** to **100**, in increments of **5**. * Any rate value exceeding **100** will automatically be capped at **100**. * **Response Value:** * The API will return a single matched Certified Entity record with its Certificates. ### Headers
NameTypeDescription
Content-Type*Stringapplication/json
x-http-authorization*String

API Key received from https://www.iafcertsearch.org/api-verification

Example:

x-http-authorization: <<API KEY>>

### Request Body
NameTypeDescription
company_country*StringCountry/Economy of the main entity address for the Certified Entity.

Supports full country name, alpha-2 and alpha-3 format (click for more information)

Example:
Australia | AU | AUS
company_nameStringCertified Entity Name (Company Name) as detailed on the Certificate.
company_identifiersObject

Additional Company Fields

Format:
"company_identifiers": {

"vat": "string",

"tax_id": "string",

"business_registration_number": "string",

"duns_number": "string",

"company_id_number": "string"

}

match_rateNumber / StringThe percentage or similarity score indicating how closely the details of two companies match during the verification process.

Example:
100 | "100%"
### Example Payload Request {% tabs %} {% tab title="Required Fields Only - Company Name" %} ```json { "company_name": "IAF", "company_country": "Australia", "company_identifiers": { "vat": null, "tax_id": null, "business_registration_number": null, "duns_number": null, "company_id_number": null }, "match_rate": 90 } ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="Required Fields Only - Company Identifiers" %} ```json { "company_name": null, "company_country": "Australia", "company_identifiers": { "vat": "VAT", "tax_id": "TAX ID", "business_registration_number": "BUSINESS REGISTRATION NUMBER", "duns_number": "DUNS NUMBER", "company_id_number": "COMPANY ID NUMBER" }, "match_rate": 90 } ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="Some Fields Are Null" %} ```json { "company_name": "IAF", "company_country": "Australia", "company_identifiers": { "vat": null, "tax_id": null, "business_registration_number": null, "duns_number": "DUNS NUMBER", "company_id_number": "COMPANY ID NUMBER" }, "match_rate": 100 } ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="All Fields Have Values" %} ```json { "company_name": "QualityTrade", "company_country": "Australia", "company_identifiers": { // Have priority over company_name "vat": "VAT", "tax_id": "TAX ID", "business_registration_number": "BUSINESS REGISTRATION NUMBER", "duns_number": "DUNS NUMBER", "company_id_number": "COMPANY ID NUMBER" }, "match_rate": 100 } ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} {% tabs %} {% tab title="cURL" %} ```url curl --location --globoff --request POST '{API_URL}/company' \ --header 'x-http-authorization: ' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data '{ "company_name": "string", "company_country": "string", "company_identifiers": { "vat": "string", "tax_id": "string", "business_registration_number": "string", "duns_number": "string", "company_id_number": "string" }, "match_rate": 90 }' ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="Ruby" %} ```ruby require "uri" require "json" require "net/http" url = URI("{API_URL}/company") http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port); request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url) request["x-http-authorization"] = request["Content-Type"] = "application/json" request.body = JSON.dump({ "company_name": "string", "company_country": "string", "company_identifiers": { "vat": "string", "tax_id": "string", "business_registration_number": "string", "duns_number": "string", "company_id_number": "string" }, "match_rate": 90 }) response = http.request(request) puts response.read_body ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="Python" %} ```python import http.client import json conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("{API_URL}") payload = json.dumps({ "company_name": "string", "company_country": "string", "company_identifiers": { "vat": "string", "tax_id": "string", "business_registration_number": "string", "duns_number": "string", "company_id_number": "string" }, "match_rate": 90 }) headers = { 'x-http-authorization': '', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' } conn.request("POST", "/company", payload, headers) res = conn.getresponse() data = res.read() print(data.decode("utf-8")) ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="PHP" %} ```php '{API_URL}/company', CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true, CURLOPT_ENCODING => '', CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 0, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION => true, CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'POST', CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS =>'{ "company_name": "string", "company_country": "string", "company_identifiers": { "vat": "string", "tax_id": "string", "business_registration_number": "string", "duns_number": "string", "company_id_number": "string" }, "match_rate": 90 }', CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array( 'x-http-authorization: ', 'Content-Type: application/json' ), )); $response = curl_exec($curl); curl_close($curl); echo $response; ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="Java" %} ```java OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient().newBuilder() .build(); MediaType mediaType = MediaType.parse("application/json"); RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(mediaType, "{\n \"company_name\": \"string\",\n \"company_country\": \"string\",\n \"company_identifiers\": {\n \"vat\": \"string\",\n \"tax_id\": \"string\",\n \"business_registration_number\": \"string\",\n \"duns_number\": \"string\",\n \"company_id_number\": \"string\"\n },\n \"match_rate\": 90\n}"); Request request = new Request.Builder() .url("{API_URL}/company") .method("POST", body) .addHeader("x-http-authorization", "") .addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json") .build(); Response response = client.newCall(request).execute(); ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="Node.js" %} ```javascript const axios = require('axios'); let data = JSON.stringify({ "company_name": "string", "company_country": "string", "company_identifiers": { "vat": "string", "tax_id": "string", "business_registration_number": "string", "duns_number": "string", "company_id_number": "string" }, "match_rate": 90 }); let config = { method: 'post', maxBodyLength: Infinity, url: '{API_URL}/company', headers: { 'x-http-authorization': '', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, data : data }; axios.request(config) .then((response) => { console.log(JSON.stringify(response.data)); }) .catch((error) => { console.log(error); }); ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="Go" %} ```go package main import ( "fmt" "strings" "net/http" "io" ) func main() { url := "{API_URL}/company" method := "POST" payload := strings.NewReader(`{ "company_name": "string", "company_country": "string", "company_identifiers": { "vat": "string", "tax_id": "string", "business_registration_number": "string", "duns_number": "string", "company_id_number": "string" }, "match_rate": 90 }`) client := &http.Client { } req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, payload) if err != nil { fmt.Println(err) return } req.Header.Add("x-http-authorization", "") req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json") res, err := client.Do(req) if err != nil { fmt.Println(err) return } defer res.Body.Close() body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body) if err != nil { fmt.Println(err) return } fmt.Println(string(body)) } ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="C#" %} ```csharp var options = new RestClientOptions("{API_URL}/company") { MaxTimeout = -1, }; var client = new RestClient(options); var request = new RestRequest("", Method.Post); request.AddHeader("x-http-authorization", ""); request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json"); var body = @"{" + "\n" + @" ""company_name"": ""string""," + "\n" + @" ""company_country"": ""string""," + "\n" + @" ""company_identifiers"": {" + "\n" + @" ""vat"": ""string""," + "\n" + @" ""tax_id"": ""string""," + "\n" + @" ""business_registration_number"": ""string""," + "\n" + @" ""duns_number"": ""string""," + "\n" + @" ""company_id_number"": ""string""" + "\n" + @" }," + "\n" + @" ""match_rate"": 90" + "\n" + @"}"; request.AddStringBody(body, DataFormat.Json); RestResponse response = await client.ExecuteAsync(request); Console.WriteLine(response.Content); ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ### Responses {% tabs %} {% tab title="200" %} **Request Successful** ```json { "data": { "ce_id": string, "matched_certified_entity_name": string, "match_status": string, "match_type": string, "certified_entity_english_name": string, "certified_entity_trading_name": string, "country": string, "certified_entity_addresses": [ { "street": string, "city": string, "state": string, "post_code": string, "full_address": string, "country": string } ], "certificates": [ { "cert_id": string, "accreditation_bodies_name": string, "certification_bodies_name": string, "certification_number": string, "certification_status": string, "certification_scope": string, "certification_standards_scheme": [ { "standard_name": string, "scheme_name": string, "is_accredited_mla": boolean } ], "certification_main_sites": [ { "street": string, "city": string, "state": string, "post_code": string, "full_address": string, "scope": string, "country": string } ], "certification_additional_sites": [ { "street": string, "city": string, "state": string, "post_code": string, "full_address": string, "scope": string, "country": string } ], "certification_sectors": [ { "sector_name": string, "sector_code": string } ], "updated_at": integer } ] } } ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="200" %} **Request Successful with Certification Issuance Dates** ```json { "data": { "ce_id": string, "matched_certified_entity_name": string, "match_status": string, "match_type": string, "certified_entity_english_name": string, "certified_entity_trading_name": string, "country": string, "certified_entity_addresses": [ { "street": string, "city": string, "state": string, "post_code": string, "full_address": string, "country": string } ], "certificates": [ { "cert_id": string, "accreditation_bodies_name": string, "certification_bodies_name": string, "certification_number": string, "certification_status": string, "certification_scope": string, "certification_issuance_dates": { "certification_original_issued_date": string, "certification_issued_date": string, "certification_expiry_date": string }, "certification_standards_scheme": [ { "standard_name": string, "scheme_name": string, "is_accredited_mla": boolean } ], "certification_main_sites": [ { "street": string, "city": string, "state": string, "post_code": string, "full_address": string, "scope": string, "country": string } ], "certification_additional_sites": [ { "street": string, "city": string, "state": string, "post_code": string, "full_address": string, "scope": string, "country": string } ], "certification_sectors": [ { "sector_name": string, "sector_code": string } ], "updated_at": integer } ] } } ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="200" %} **Some data are Confidential** ```json { "data": { "ce_id": string, "matched_certified_entity_name": string, "match_status": string, "match_type": string, "certified_entity_english_name": "Confidential", "certified_entity_trading_name": "Confidential", "country": string, "certified_entity_addresses": [ { "street": "Confidential", "city": "Confidential", "state": "Confidential", "post_code": "Confidential", "full_address": "Confidential", "country": string } ], "certificates": [ { "cert_id": string, "accreditation_bodies_name": string, "certification_bodies_name": string, "certification_number": string, "certification_status": string, "certification_scope": string, "certification_standards_scheme": [ { "standard_name": string, "scheme_name": string, "is_accredited_mla": boolean } ], "certification_main_sites": [ { "street": string, "city": string, "state": string, "post_code": string, "full_address": string, "scope": string, "country": string } ], "certification_additional_sites": [ { "street": string, "city": string, "state": string, "post_code": string, "full_address": string, "scope": string, "country": string } ], "certification_sectors": [ { "sector_name": string, "sector_code": string } ], "updated_at": integer } ] } } ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="200" %} **Some data are Confidential with Certification Issuance Dates** ```json { "data": { "ce_id": string, "matched_certified_entity_name": string, "match_status": string, "match_type": string, "certified_entity_english_name": "Confidential", "certified_entity_trading_name": "Confidential", "country": string, "certified_entity_addresses": [ { "street": "Confidential", "city": "Confidential", "state": "Confidential", "post_code": "Confidential", "full_address": "Confidential", "country": string } ], "certificates": [ { "cert_id": string, "accreditation_bodies_name": string, "certification_bodies_name": string, "certification_number": string, "certification_status": string, "certification_scope": string, "certification_issuance_dates": { "certification_original_issued_date": string, "certification_issued_date": string, "certification_expiry_date": string }, "certification_standards_scheme": [ { "standard_name": string, "scheme_name": string, "is_accredited_mla": boolean } ], "certification_main_sites": [ { "street": string, "city": string, "state": string, "post_code": string, "full_address": string, "scope": string, "country": string } ], "certification_additional_sites": [ { "street": string, "city": string, "state": string, "post_code": string, "full_address": string, "scope": string, "country": string } ], "certification_sectors": [ { "sector_name": string, "sector_code": string } ], "updated_at": integer } ] } } ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="400" %} **Bad Request - Validation Errors** ```json { "type": "string", "title": "Validation errors.", "status": 400, "detail": "The request body has validation errors.", "instance": "/company", "code": "validation", "errors": [ { "field": "field_name", "detail": "error_message" } ] } ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="401" %} **Unauthorized Access** ```json { "type": "string", "title": "Unauthorized access.", "status": 401, "detail": "Authentication failed due to invalid credentials or missing token.", "instance": "/company", "code": "unauthorized" } ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="403" %} **Forbidden Access** ```json 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