Colombian Police Record Check

Colombian Police Record Check

GET - https://api.verifik.co/v2/co/policia/consultar

The Colombian Police Record Check service allows users to verify the criminal history of an individual in Colombia by providing their ID document number. It checks for any pending legal matters with Colombian judicial authorities, in accordance with Article 248 of the Colombian Constitution. The response includes the individual's full name, first name, last name, and additional details about their legal status. This service is ideal for businesses and organizations conducting background checks for hiring or due diligence purposes.

Implementation

Headers

Name	Value
Content-Type	application/json
Authorization	Bearer <token>

Body

Name	Type	Required?	Description	Example
documentType	String	True	Document type. Valid parameters: CC, CE.	CC
documentNumber	String	True	Document number of the person to consult, without spaces or points.	123456789

Request

JavaScript

import axios from 'axios';

const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  url: 'https://api.verifik.co/v2/co/policia/consultar',
  params: {documentType: 'CC', documentNumber: '123456789'},
  headers: {
    Accept: 'application/json',
    Authorization: 'jwt <tu_token>'
  }
};

try {
  const { data } = await axios.request(options);
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}

Python

import http.client

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("api.verifik.co")
payload = ''
headers = {}
conn.request("GET", "/v2/co/policia/consultar?documentType=CC&documentNumber=123456789", payload, headers)
res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()
print(data.decode("utf-8"))

Swift

var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string: "https://api.verifik.co/v2/co/policia/consultar?documentType=CC&documentNumber=123456789")!,timeoutInterval: Double.infinity)
request.httpMethod = "GET"

let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) { data, response, error in 
  guard let data = data else {
    print(String(describing: error))
    return
  }
  print(String(data: data, encoding: .utf8)!)
}

task.resume()

PHP

<?php
require_once 'HTTP/Request2.php';
$request = new HTTP_Request2();
$request->setUrl('https://api.verifik.co/v2/co/policia/consultar?documentType=CC&documentNumber=123456789');
$request->setMethod(HTTP_Request2::METHOD_GET);
$request->setConfig(array(
  'follow_redirects' => TRUE
));
try {
  $response = $request->send();
  if ($response->getStatus() == 200) {
    echo $response->getBody();
  }
  else {
    echo 'Unexpected HTTP status: ' . $response->getStatus() . ' ' .
    $response->getReasonPhrase();
  }
}
catch(HTTP_Request2_Exception $e) {
  echo 'Error: ' . $e->getMessage();
}

Response

200

{
  "data": {
    "documentType": "CCAR",
    "documentNumber": "123456789",
    "fullName": "MATEO VERIFIK",
    "firstName": "MATEO",
    "lastName": "VERIFIK",
    "arrayName": [
      "MATEO",
      "VERIFIK"
    ]
  },
     "details": "NO TIENE ASUNTOS PENDIENTES CON LAS AUTORIDADES JUDICIALES\\nde conformidad con lo establecido en el artículo 248 de la Constitución Política de Colombia. \\n\\nEn cumplimiento de la Sentencia SU-458 del 21 de junio de 2012, proferida por la Honorable Corte Constitucional, la leyenda "NO TIENE ASUNTOS PENDIENTES CON LAS AUTORIDADES JUDICIALES" aplica para todas aquellas personas que no registran antecedentes y para quienes la autoridad judicial competente haya decretado la extinción de la condena o la prescripción de la pena. "
    },
    "signature": {
        "dateTime": "March 13, 2024 10:48 PM",
        "message": "Certified by Verifik.co"
    },
    "id": "7QS69"
}

404

{
    "code": "NotFound",
    "message": "Record not found."
}

409 (Missing Parameters)

{
"code": "MissingParameter",
"message": "missing documentType\n. missing documentNumber\n"
}

409 (Invalid Document Type)

{
"code": "MissingParameter",
"message": "documentType must be one of: [CC,CE]"
}