Colombian Police Record Check

API Reference

Endpoint

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

The Colombian Police Record Check verifies whether a person has pending matters with Colombian judicial authorities, in accordance with Article 248 of the Colombian Constitution. Send documentType and documentNumber via GET (query) or POST (JSON body). A successful data object includes documentType, documentNumber, firstName, lastName, fullName, arrayName, and details. Use this for hiring, onboarding, and due-diligence background checks.

Headers

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

Parameters

info

For the complete list of supported Document Types and their specific mandatory parameters, please visit the Document Types guide.

Name	Type	Required	Description
documentType	string	Yes	Document type. Valid values: CC, CE, PPT, PA, DP. DP is Documento Diplomático. PPT is accepted; the Policía portal maps it like a passport.
documentNumber	string	Yes	Document number of the person to consult, without spaces or points.

This endpoint does not take a date parameter (unlike RNMC).

Request

JavaScript

import axios from "axios";

const options = {
  method: "GET",
  url: "https://api.verifik.co/v2/co/policia/consultar",
  params: { documentType: "CC", documentNumber: "1032386359" },
  headers: {
    Accept: "application/json",
    Authorization: "Bearer <your_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=1032386359", 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=1032386359")!,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=1032386359');
$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": "CC",
    "documentNumber": "1032386359",
    "firstName": "LILIA MANUELA",
    "lastName": "LESPORT FERNANDEZ",
    "fullName": "LILIA MANUELA LESPORT FERNANDEZ",
    "arrayName": ["LILIA", "MANUELA", "LESPORT", "FERNANDEZ"],
    "details": "NO TIENE ASUNTOS PENDIENTES CON LAS AUTORIDADES JUDICIALES de conformidad con lo establecido en el artículo 248 de la Constitución Política de Colombia."
  },
  "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,PPT,PA,DP]"
}

409 (Upstream Unavailable)

{
  "code": "Endpoint_out_of_service",
  "message": "Endpoint_out_of_service"
}

Notes

• GET and POST are both supported. POST accepts the same fields in a JSON body.
• The Policía portal prints apellidos then nombres. Verifik returns given names first: firstName LILIA MANUELA, lastName LESPORT FERNANDEZ, fullName LILIA MANUELA LESPORT FERNANDEZ, and arrayName as given names then surnames.
• Production data.details is only the NO TIENE / REGISTRA ASUNTOS sentence. The constitutional legend is stripped.
• When the Policía portal cannot print the certificate online, the API still returns 200. data.details is the official in-person sentence (“El resultado de su consulta no puede ser generado…”). That page is not a 404. Name fields are included only when Verifik already has them cached.
• Sandbox responses may also include legend. Do not treat legend as a guaranteed production field.
• Allowed documentType values are CC, CE, PPT, PA, and DP (Documento Diplomático). PPT is accepted; the portal maps it like a passport.
• This route does not require an expedition date (RNMC does).
• Temporary upstream or captcha failures return 409 with Endpoint_out_of_service or captcha_failed.
• For pending corrective measures, use Colombia - Verify Police Compliance with Corrective Measures (GET /v2/co/policia/rnmc).