🇨🇴Registry Certificate

Service to generate a certificate of document validity through the Registrar's Office.

Endpoint

https://api.verifik.co/v2/co/registraduría/certificado

The Registry Certificate service provides a programmatic method to verify the validity of a Colombian identity document and obtain the certificate status. By using the document number and date to query the Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil database, this service returns a JSON response with the certificate status, any notifications or exceptions, and a base64-encoded PDF of the certificate.

This service is ideal for Colombian institutions, companies, or individuals needing to verify the authenticity of a Colombian identity document or certificate.

Headers

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

Parameters

Name	Type	Required?	Description	Example
documentNumber	String	True	Document number of the person to consult, without spaces or points.	123456789
date	String	True	Date of issuance of the cedula to consult. Valid format: DD/MM/YYYY.	10/10/2020

Request

JavaScript

import axios from 'axios';

const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  url: 'https://api.verifik.co/v2/co/registraduria/certificado',
  params: {documentNumber: '901331380', date: '10/10/2020'},
  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 requests

options = {
    'method': 'GET',
    'url': 'https://api.verifik.co/v2/co/registraduria/certificado',
    'params': {'documentNumber': '901331380', 'date': '10/10/2020'},
    'headers': {
        'Accept': 'application/json',
        'Authorization': 'jwt <tu_token>'
    }
}

try:
    response = requests.request(options['method'], options['url'], headers=options['headers'], params=options['params'])
    data = response.json()
    print(data)
except Exception as error:
    print(error)

Swift

import Foundation

let url = URL(string: "https://api.verifik.co/v2/co/registraduria/certificado")!
var request = URLRequest(url: url)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.setValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Accept")
request.setValue("jwt <tu_token>", forHTTPHeaderField: "Authorization")

let queryItems = [
    URLQueryItem(name: "documentNumber", value: "901331380"),
    URLQueryItem(name: "date", value: "10/10/2020")
]
var urlComponents = URLComponents(url: url, resolvingAgainstBaseURL: false)!
urlComponents.queryItems = queryItems
request.url = urlComponents.url

let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) { data, response, error in
    if let error = error {
        print(error)
        return
    }
    
    guard let data = data else { return }
    
    do {
        let jsonData = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data, options: [])
        print(jsonData)
    } catch {
        print(error)
    }
}

task.resume()

PHP

<?php

$options = [
    'http' => [
        'header' => [
            "Accept: application/json",
            "Authorization: jwt <tu_token>"
        ],
        'method' => 'GET',
    ]
];

$context = stream_context_create($options);
$url = 'https://api.verifik.co/v2/co/registraduria/certificado?documentNumber=901331380&date=10/10/2020';

try {
    $data = file_get_contents($url, false, $context);
    echo $data;
} catch (Exception $error) {
    echo $error->getMessage();
}

?>

Response

200

{
    "data": {
        "codigoVerificacion": "2143291740",
        "novedad": "VIGENTE (VIVO)",
        "pdfBase64": "JVBERi0xLjQKJeLjz9+miUACiiigD...NoY3CiUlRU9GCg==",
        "documento": {
            "cedula": "1.121.329.661",
            "fechaExpedicion": "16 DE JULIO DE 2007",
            "lugarExpedicion": "VILLANUEVA - LA GUAJIRA",
            "nombre": "ANUAR DE JESUS HERNANDEZ GARCIA"
        }
    },
    "signature": {
        "dateTime": "August 29, 2024 10:39 PM",
        "message": "Certified by Verifik.co"
    },
    "id": "7KTH7"
}

404

{
    "code": "NotFound",
    "message": "Record not found.",
    "signature": {
        "dateTime": "August 31, 2022 3:24 PM",
        "message": "Certified by Verifik.co"
    }
}

409

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

409

{
  "code": "MissingParameter",
  "message": "date format required: DD/MM/YYYY\n"}
}