Company Information - Ecuador

Description

Retrieve comprehensive company information from Ecuador including RUC, business address, location details, company type, and executive information.

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	ECU (Ecuador)
taxID	✅	object	Tax identification object
taxID.identityNumber	✅	string	RUC number (e.g., "1791714393001")
taxID.checkDigit	❌	string	Not applicable for Ecuador
companyName	❌	string	Company name (required if searchType=2)
searchType	✅	number	1 (by RUC) or 2 (by company name)

Request example

Search by RUT

{
    "country": "ECU",
    "taxID": {
        "identityNumber": "1791714393001",
        "checkDigit": ""
    },
    "companyName": "",
    "searchType": 1
}

Search by Company Name

{
    "country": "ECU",
    "taxID": {
        "identityNumber": "",
        "checkDigit": ""
    },
    "companyName": "COMPAÑIA LOGISTA C.A.",
    "searchType": 2
}

Status code responses

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

Response 200 status code

{
  "traceId": "d7398e18fcb754fe",
  "timestamp": "2026-05-12 14:12:52",
  "data": {
    "result": 1,
    "companyList": [
      {
        "fileNumber": "1",
        "taxIdRuc": "1790013731001",
        "companyName": "ACEITES TROPICALES SOCIEDAD ANONIMA ATSA",
        "legalStatus": "ACTIVA",
        "incorporationDate": "20/07/1951",
        "companyType": "ANONIMA",
        "country": "ECUADOR",
        "region": "SIERRA",
        "province": "SANTO DOMINGO DE LOS TSACHILAS",
        "canton": "SANTO DOMINGO",
        "city": "SANTO DOMINGO DE LOS COLORADOS",
        "street": "VIA QUININDE KM 37",
        "streetNumber": "SN",
        "crossStreet": "SN",
        "neighborhood": "",
        "phoneNumber": "022762426",
        "legalRepresentative": "",
        "position": "",
        "subscribedCapital": "48.200,00",
        "ciiuLevel1": "A",
        "ciiuLevel6": "A0126.01"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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": "b5b26611558402b1",
    "timestamp": "2026-05-14 11:08:09",
    "code": "DOM-3020",
    "message": "Country not supported.",
    "data": null
}

{
    "traceId": "97949380bfa308ca",
    "timestamp": "2026-05-14 11:08:38",
    "code": "DOM-3005",
    "message": "Invalid search type. Supported values are: 1 (search by tax ID) or 2 (search by company name).",
    "data": null
}

{
    "traceId": "91738eee2e56081c",
    "timestamp": "2026-05-14 11:10:19",
    "code": "DOM-3008",
    "message": "Identity Number must not be empty.",
    "data": null
}

{
    "traceId": "117a7f01c1c7afa1",
    "timestamp": "2026-05-14 11:10:49",
    "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 404 status code

{
    "traceId": "28496e7792eb5488",
    "timestamp": "2026-05-14 11:11:26",
    "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