Company Information - Colombia

Description

Retrieve comprehensive company information from Colombia including NIT, business address, contact details, company status, and economic activity (CIIU).

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	COL (Colombia)
taxID	✅	object	Tax identification object
taxID.identityNumber	✅	string	NIT number (e.g., "900345101")
taxID.checkDigit	✅	string	Check digit: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
companyName	❌	string	Company name (required if searchType=2)
searchType	✅	number	1 (by NIT) or 2 (by company name)

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 NIT

{
    "country": "COL",
    "taxID": {
        "identityNumber": "900345101",
        "checkDigit": "3"
    },
    "companyName": "",
    "searchType": 1
}

Search by Company Name

{
    "country": "COL",
    "taxID": {
        "identityNumber": "",
        "checkDigit": ""
    },
    "companyName": "CENTRO DE ATENCION EN DROGADICCION NUEVA VIDA EU",
    "searchType": 2
}

Status code responses

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

Response 200 status code

{
  "traceId": "f20ee7df2ec60a2f",
  "timestamp": "2026-05-12 14:05:09",
  "data": {
    "result": 1,
    "companyList": [
      {
        "documentType": "1",
        "taxId": "900345101",
        "businessName": "CENTRO DE ATENCION EN DROGADICCION NUEVA VIDA EU",
        "departmentCode": "52",
        "departmentName": "NARINO",
        "municipalityCode": "356",
        "municipalityName": "IPIALES",
        "address": "CORR DE SAN JUAN",
        "phoneNumber1": "7739212",
        "phoneNumber2": "",
        "mainCiiuCode": "8720"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response 400 status code

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

{
  "traceId": "996f3152c1da6975",
  "timestamp": "2026-05-13 14:54:50",
  "code": "DOM-3005",
  "message": "Invalid search type. Supported values are: 1 (search by NIT) or 2 (search by company name).",
  "data": null
}

{
  "traceId": "09cff9f010b479ce",
  "timestamp": "2026-05-13 14:55:30",
  "code": "DOM-3006",
  "message": "Invalid NIT format. NIT must be 11 digits.",
  "data": null
}

{
  "traceId": "8944dda66da15a13",
  "timestamp": "2026-05-13 14:55:53",
  "code": "IDV-1002",
  "message": "Data not found.",
  "data": null
}

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

{
  "traceId": "f8f2442ff351fbba",
  "timestamp": "2026-05-14 11:44:29",
  "code": "DOM-3009",
  "message": "Company name must not be empty.",
  "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 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
E105	Field checkDigit is required	Required for Colombia