Company Information - Brazil

Description

Retrieve comprehensive company information from Brazil including CNPJ, business address, contact details, company size, and financial data.

HTTP method POST

Endpoint

https://apidev.msla-id.com/experience-companyinfo-api-v1/api/idv-govcheck/v1/company/search

info

This endpoint requires Bearer Token authentication. Contact IT support to get credentials.

Request header parameter

NAME	REQUIRED	TYPE	DESCRIPTION
Content-Type	✅	string	application/json
Authorization	✅	string	Bearer JWT token

Request body parameters

NAME	REQUIRED	TYPE	DESCRIPTION
country	✅	string	BRA (Brazil)
taxID	✅	object	Tax identification object
taxID.identityNumber	✅	string	CNPJ number (e.g., "01956548000172")
taxID.checkDigit	❌	string	Not applicable for Brazil
companyName	❌	string	Company name (required if searchType=2)
searchType	✅	number	1 (by CNPJ) or 2 (by company name)

WARNING

For Brazil, searches by company name (searchType=2) are allowed only when the result returns exactly 1 company. If multiple results are found, error E106 will be returned.

Name search format

When using searchType=2, the companyName field only accepts letters (A-Z, a-z, ñ, Ñ), numbers (0-9), and spaces. Accents, punctuation marks, and special characters are not allowed.

Examples:

• ✅ Valid: MARAPA SALUD S A, EMPRESA SRL
• ❌ Invalid: MARAPA SALUD S.A., EMPRESA-S.A., Café S.A.

Request example

Search by CNPJ

{
    "country": "BRA",
    "taxID": {
        "identityNumber": "01956548000172",
        "checkDigit": ""
    },
    "companyName": "",
    "searchType": 1
}

Search by Company Name

{
    "country": "BRA",
    "taxID": {
        "identityNumber": "",
        "checkDigit": ""
    },
    "companyName": "EMPRESA EXEMPLO LTDA",
    "searchType": 2
}

Status code responses

Code	Description
200	OK
400	Bad request
401	Unauthorized
500	Internal server error

Response 200 status code

{
  "traceId": "3207632b95289cd1",
  "timestamp": "2026-05-11 16:17:32",
  "data": {
    "result": 1,
    "companyList": [
      {
        "basicCnpj": "01956548",
        "cnpjOrder": "0001",
        "cnpjDv": "72",
        "headquarterBranchIdentifier": "1",
        "tradeName": "",
        "registrationStatus": "02",
        "registrationStatusDate": "20001028",
        "registrationStatusReason": "00",
        "foreignCityName": "",
        "country": "",
        "startDateOfActivity": "19970620",
        "mainCnae": "7020400",
        "secondaryCnae": "6203100,7490199,8550302,8599604",
        "streetType": "AVENIDA",
        "street": "HAMILTON DE BARROS SOUTINHO",
        "number": "1554",
        "complement": "",
        "neighborhood": "JATIUCA",
        "zipCode": "57035690",
        "state": "AL",
        "municipality": "2785",
        "ddd1": "82",
        "telephone1": "88347963",
        "ddd2": "",
        "telephone2": "",
        "dddFax": "82",
        "fax": "33461681",
        "email": "",
        "specialSituation": "",
        "specialSituationDate": "",
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response 400 status code

{
    "traceId": "542fc743fffda052",
    "timestamp": "2025-03-16 11:20:46",
    "code": "IDV-4005",
    "message": "Bad request - Invalid parameters provided",
    "data": null
}

Response 400 status code

{
    "traceId": "51ae18b2479f33a1",
    "timestamp": "2026-05-13 15:31:32",
    "code": "DOM-3020",
    "message": "Country not supported.",
    "data": null
}

{
    "traceId": "4e093b4c56cfa635",
    "timestamp": "2026-05-13 16:20:10",
    "code": "IDV-3010",
    "message": "Identity Number (CNPJ) must contain only numbers.",
    "data": null
}

{
    "traceId": "1bf75cf7a213570e",
    "timestamp": "2026-05-13 18:00:13",
    "code": "DOM-3009",
    "message": "Company name must not be empty.",
    "data": null
}

{
    "traceId": "f220cf020aed3a8b",
    "timestamp": "2026-05-13 18:00:51",
    "code": "DOM-3008",
    "message": "Identity Number must not be empty.",
    "data": null
}

{
    "traceId": "9a24c5ffadd56be0",
    "timestamp": "2026-05-13 18:04:21",
    "code": "DOM-3005",
    "message": "Invalid search type. Supported values are: 1 (search by tax ID) or 2 (search by company name).",
    "data": null
}

Response 401 status code

{
    "timestamp": "2025-03-16T11:20:46.000Z",
    "status": 401,
    "error": "Unauthorized",
    "message": "Bearer token is missing or invalid",
    "path": "/api/companies"
}

Response 404 status code

{
  "traceId": "2c1acdf9d50cf394",
  "timestamp": "2026-05-13 15:11:52",
  "code": "IDV-1002",
  "message": "Data not found.",
  "data": null
}

Response 500 status code

{
    "traceId": "43a20f33d4e8730d",
    "timestamp": "2025-03-16 11:20:46",
    "code": "IDV-1001",
    "message": "A generic error has occurred.",
    "data": null
}

Error codes

Code	Message	Additional Info
E001	Bearer token is missing or invalid	Check authorization header
E002	Bearer token expired, contact with your administrator	Contact IT support
E101	Field identityNumber is required	Required when searchType=1
E102	Field companyName is required and length > 4 characters	Required when searchType=2
E104	You have exceeded the daily query limit	Limit: 10000 requests/day
E106	Please refine your search. The input returns X results	Only 1 result allowed for BRA