Colombian Citizen

Service to check a Colombian citizen using their citizenship card.

Endpoint

https://api.verifik.co/v2/co/cedula

Verify Colombian citizen identities with ease. This API endpoint allows you to validate a Colombian government-issued ID (Cédula de Ciudadanía) and retrieve essential details, including the citizen’s full name, first name, last name, and ID number. Perfect for streamlining identity verification and background checks.

Key Use Case

Ideal for businesses needing reliable identity validation for KYC processes, fraud prevention, or compliance in Colombia.

Note : This endpoint is designed exclusively for Colombian ID documents. For other countries, please explore our additional validation services.

Headers

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

Query Parameters

Name	Type	¿Required?	Description	Example
documentType	String	True	Type of document. Valid parameter: CC, PPT.	CC
documentNumber	String	True	Document number of the person to consult, without spaces or periods.	123456789

Request

JavaScript

import axios from 'axios';

const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  url: '<https://api.verifik.co/v2/co/cedula>',
  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 requests

url = "https://api.verifik.co/v2/co/cedula?documentType=CC&documentNumber=123456789"

payload = ""
headers = {}

response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers, data=payload)

print(response.text)

Swift

var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string: "https://api.verifik.co/v2/co/cedula?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/cedula?documentType=CC&documentNumber=');
$request->setMethod(HTTP_Request2::METHOD_GET);
$request->setConfig(array(
  'follow_redirects' => TRUE
));
$request->setBody('');
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": "1234567890",
    "fullName": "MATEO VERIFIK",
    "firstName": "MATEO",
    "lastName": "VERIFIK",
    "arrayName": [
      "MATEO",
      "",
      "VERIFIK",
      ""
    ],
    "expeditionDate": "Esta información ha sido catalogada como semi privada y no está disponible para su entrega de forma temporal. - RNEC 2686",
    "expeditionPlace": "Esta información ha sido catalogada como semi privada y no está disponible para su entrega de forma temporal. - RNEC 2686",
    "dateOfBirth": "Esta información ha sido catalogada como semi privada y no está disponible para su entrega de forma temporal. - RNEC 2686"
  },
  "signature": {
    "dateTime": "July 19, 2022 9:37 AM",
    "message": "Certified by Verifik.co"
  }
}

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": "documentType must be one of: [CC]"
}