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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.

_Validate Company Identification Numbers via MCA_

To get started, fill the form at https://eps.eko.in/signup (with your name, mobile number and email) or call us at +919513181707

## 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.

## Features

- 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

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

## Use Cases

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

## What Can You Verify With CIN Verification API?

- **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.

## API Preview — CIN Verification

`POST /tools/kyc/cin`

### Example inputs

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Cin | U72900KA2015PTC082988 |

### Example outputs

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Company Identification Number (CIN) | U72900KA2015PTC082988 |
| Company Name | Acme Technologies Pvt Ltd |
| Registration Number | 82987 |
| Incorporation Date | 2015-09-23 |
| CIN Status | Active |
| Incorporation Country | India |
| Name | Rahul Mehta |
| Din | 07168822 |
| Designation | Director |

## Integration Steps

1. **[Sign Up](/console)** — Sign up in minutes with your mobile number (OTP verify).
2. **Verify Identity** — Complete your basic KYC with PAN and address details to verify your identity.
3. **Test APIs Live** — Load funds into your wallet and test the verification APIs live — evaluate before you integrate.
4. **[Integrate with AI](/ai)** — Ready to build? Visit our AI hub for free plugins & tools to integrate faster.
5. **Go Live** — Start verifying CINs in production.

## FAQs

### 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](/console), 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.

### 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](/ai#install).

For multi-step flows (onboard a sender, *then* transfer) start from a [transaction-flow recipe](/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](/docs/how-auth-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.

### Why does my API call return 401 Unauthorized?
Authentication failed. For the known causes, the response body's `status` names the check that failed:

- `2483` — The developer_key is wrong.
- `2484` — The secret-key (signature) is wrong.
- `2485` — The secret-key-timestamp is more than 2 minutes older or newer than the server clock, or was reused from an earlier request.
- `2486` — The secret-key-timestamp is not in milliseconds (13 digits) — often seconds (10 digits).
- `2487` — The secret-key or secret-key-timestamp header is missing.

If your signature checks out in the [secret-key playground](/docs/how-auth-works#try-it-secret-key-playground) and you still get a `401`, make sure the base URL matches your keys (UAT vs production) and, in production, that your server's IP is whitelisted.

### 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](/ai#artifacts) (`npx -y @ekoindia/eps-mock-server`) and get canned responses with no network calls at all.

### 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?
It's optional. **IP whitelisting** is available for **production** access as an extra layer of security — share your **static public (server) IP** with us and we'll 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](/ai#install), or start from a [ready-made prompt](/ai#quick-start).

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](/pricing) for indicative rates, or contact our team for a custom quote.

## API Endpoints

- [CIN Verification](https://eps.eko.in/docs/cin.md) (POST)

## API Documentation

- [Full developer docs](https://eps.eko.in/docs/cin)

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