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CIN Verification API for KYB & Corporate Due Diligence

Verify Company Identification Numbers (CIN) instantly — fetch company name, registration number, incorporation date, directors, and status from Ministry of Corporate Affairs records.

Starts at ₹1.80 per verification · excl. GSTView Pricing

Overview

The CIN Verification API enables businesses to validate Company Identification Numbers against MCA records. Use it for KYB workflows, corporate due diligence, vendor verification, and compliance checks.

What Can You Verify With CIN Verification API?

Key details returned across all CIN Verification API endpoints, ready to power your KYC and onboarding workflows.

Company Identification Number (CIN)

The CIN submitted in the request, echoed back for confirmation.

Company Name

MCA-registered legal name of the company.

Registration Number

Numeric company registration number assigned by the Registrar of Companies.

Incorporation Date

Date the company was incorporated, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

CIN Status

Current status of the CIN as recorded by MCA — e.g. Active, Strike-Off, Dormant, Under Liquidation.

Incorporation Country

Country in which the company was incorporated.

Director Details

List of directors of the company as registered with MCA.

Name

Full legal name of the director.

Din

Director Identification Number (DIN) allotted by MCA.

Designation

Role/designation of the director at the company.

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CIN Verification API Flow – Sample Request and Response

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Verify Company Identification Numbers (CIN) against MCA records — returns company name, incorporation details, directors, and CIN status.

REQUEST
CinU72900KA2015PTC082988
RESPONSE
200 OK
Company Identification Number (CIN)U72900KA2015PTC082988
Company NameAcme Technologies Pvt Ltd
Registration Number82987
Incorporation Date2015-09-23
CIN StatusActive
Incorporation CountryIndia
NameRahul Mehta
Din07168822
DesignationDirector

Key Features

Everything you need to integrate and scale

Real-Time CIN Validation

Verify CIN details instantly with structured responses including company name and status.

Director Information

Fetch director details including name, DIN, designation, and date of birth.

Incorporation Details

Returns registration number, incorporation date, and country of incorporation.

Status Verification

Confirms whether the company is active, struck-off, dormant, or under liquidation.

Who Should Use This API?

Lending and financial institutions
Marketplace and e-commerce platforms
Accounting and compliance firms
Enterprises performing vendor due diligence

Primary Use Cases

Merchant and vendor KYB
Corporate due diligence
Lending to corporate borrowers
Supply chain partner verification

How to Integrate

Get started in minutes with our simple integration process

  1. 1

    Sign Up

    Sign up in minutes with your mobile number (OTP verify).

  2. 2

    Verify Identity

    Complete your basic KYC with PAN and address details to verify your identity.

  3. 3

    Test APIs Live

    Load funds into your wallet and test the verification APIs live — evaluate before you integrate.

  4. 4

    Integrate with AI

    Ready to build? Visit our AI hub for free plugins & tools to integrate faster.

  5. 5

    Go Live

    Start verifying CINs in production.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I verify LLPs with this API?+

CIN is specific to companies registered under the Companies Act. LLPs use LLPIN — contact us for LLP verification availability.

What details are returned?+

The API returns company name, CIN, registration number, incorporation date, CIN status, email, incorporation country, and an array of director details (name, DIN, designation, and date of birth).

How fast is CIN verification?+

Verification is real-time with sub-second response times.

Is director information included?+

Yes. The API returns director details including name, DIN, designation, and date of birth for all directors listed in MCA records.

Are all fields available for every CIN?+

No. Field availability may vary by MCA record, company type, data availability, and partner configuration. Your integration should handle unavailable or missing fields programmatically.

How do I get started?+

Four steps: sign up at the developer console page, verify your identity with PAN and address details, load your wallet to test the APIs live, then integrate and go live. Sandbox credentials are issued immediately — you can call your first endpoint before any paperwork clears.

What is EPS?+

EPS (Eko Platform Services) is the technology arm of Eko — the developer tools, AI tooling and APIs that power modern fintech integration, from money transfer and AePS to identity verification.

Also see:About Eko
What are the different ways to integrate with Eko EPS?+

Three paths, pick whichever suits your stack:

  • Call the REST APIs directly.
  • Use our official Node.js, Python, PHP, Go or Java SDKs to skip request-signing boilerplate.
  • Let an AI coding agent build it via our MCP server and agent skills.

For multi-step flows (onboard a sender, then transfer) start from a transaction-flow recipe rather than wiring single endpoints together yourself.

How does API authentication work?+

Each request carries your static developer_key header plus a per-request secret-key header — an HMAC-SHA256 signature of the current timestamp, keyed by your access key. The access key itself is never sent over the wire. You receive UAT keys on signup and production keys after KYC.

The How Authentication Works guide has the full signing recipe in five languages plus an in-browser playground that generates and verifies a real secret-key against your own access key.

Is there a sandbox environment for testing?+

Yes. A full sandbox is available immediately on signup — test your integration end-to-end before going live, no commitment required. For offline work you can also run our mock server (npx -y @ekoindia/eps-mock-server) and get canned responses with no network calls at all.

Also see:Get started
What are the sandbox and production base URLs?+

Sandbox and production share the same paths and differ only by base URL:

  • UAT / Sandbox — https://staging.eko.in/ekoapi/v3
  • Production — https://api.eko.in/ekoicici/v3

A common cause of failures is calling the sandbox URL with live credentials, or vice-versa — make sure the base URL matches the keys you are using.

Do I need to whitelist my server IP?+

Production API access may require your static public (server) IP to be whitelisted. If your calls work from Postman but fail or time out from your own server, that is almost always the cause — share your static public IP with us so we can whitelist it.

Can an AI coding agent build the integration for me?+

Yes — that is the fastest path. Point your agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, …) at our MCP server and it can look up any endpoint, generate correctly-signed requests, and scaffold the integration in your own stack. Install it in one step from the AI hub, or start from a ready-made prompt.

We also publish an OpenAPI 3.1 spec, a Postman collection and per-agent context packs (AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, .cursorrules) so an agent has the ground truth instead of guessing.

What response times can I expect?+

Most verification APIs return in real time with sub-second responses, and 99th-percentile latency stays under two seconds across verification endpoints. Transaction APIs (DMT, AePS, BBPS) respond within seconds.

Can the API handle high volumes?+

Yes. The API is designed to handle large-scale volumes reliably without performance degradation.

How is API usage billed?+

Usage is billed per successful API call with no minimum commitment. Volume-based pricing tiers are available — see the pricing calculator for indicative rates, or contact our team for a custom quote.

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