Certificate of Validity for Legal Professionals

Endpoint

GET https://api.verifik.co/v2/co/rama/certificado/vigencia

The Certificate of Validity for Legal Professionals service verifies the current registration status of legal professionals in Colombia. Send documentType, documentNumber, and quality as query parameters. documentType must be CC (Cédula de Ciudadanía) or CE (Cédula de Extranjería). quality identifies the professional role to check (commonly ABG, JUEZPAZ, or LT—use the code expected by the source for your case). The response includes certification status, dates, resume identifier (idHojaDeVida), and related fields. The field encalidad is spelled as returned by the API.

Headers

Name	Value
Accept	application/json
Authorization	Bearer <token>

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
documentType	string	Yes	CC or CE only (other types are rejected).
documentNumber	string	Yes	ID number for the professional to consult.
quality	string	Yes	Professional category code (e.g. ABG, JUEZPAZ, LT).

Request

JavaScript

import axios from 'axios';

const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  url: 'https://api.verifik.co/v2/co/rama/certificado/vigencia',
  params: {
    documentType: 'CC',
    documentNumber: '123456789',
    quality: 'ABG'
  },
  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")

headers = {
    'Accept': "application/json",
    'Authorization': "JWT token"
}

conn.request("GET", "/v2/co/rama/certificado/vigencia?documentType=CC&documentNumber=123456789&quality=ABG", headers=headers)

res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()

print(data.decode("utf-8"))

PHP

<?php

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api.verifik.co/v2/co/rama/certificado/vigencia?documentType=CC&documentNumber=123456789&quality=ABG', [
  'headers' => [
    'Accept' => 'application/json',
    'Authorization' => 'JWT token',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();

Swift

import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Accept": "application/json",
  "Authorization": "JWT token"
]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.verifik.co/v2/co/rama/certificado/vigencia?documentType=CC&documentNumber=123456789&quality=ABG")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()

Response

200

{
  "data": {
    "certificado": "",
    "documentNumber": "123456789",
    "documentType": "CC",
    "encalidad": "Abogado",
    "estado": "Vigente",
    "fechaCreacion": "30/05/2014",
    "fechaExpedicion": "2014/05/30",
    "idHojaDeVida": "5757153a-0e73-e123-80f1-001234b16b17",
    "motivoNoVigencia": " - ",
    "numeroTarCarLice": "123456",
    "observacionesPenaAccesoria": null
  },
  "signature": {
    "dateTime": "April 5, 2024 2:17 PM",
    "message": "Certified by Verifik.co"
  },
  "id": "CHKEH"
}

404

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

409

{
  "code": "MissingParameter",
  "message": "Validation error (missing or invalid query parameter, or documentType not CC/CE)."
}

Features

• Professional Verification: Verify the current status of legal professionals in Colombia
• Multiple Professional Types: Support for ABG (Abogado), JUEZPAZ (Juez de Paz), and LT (Legal Technician)
• Status Tracking: Check if professional is currently active (Vigente) or inactive
• Certification Details: Access creation and issuance dates of professional certifications
• Unique Identification: Get unique resume identifier for each professional
• License Information: Access professional license numbers and details
• Structured Response: Organized data format for easy integration
• Multiple Programming Languages: Support for JavaScript, Python, PHP, and Swift
• Error Handling: Comprehensive error responses for various scenarios

Use Cases

• Professional Verification: Verify the credentials and status of legal professionals
• Due Diligence: Check professional status during legal consultations
• Compliance Verification: Ensure legal professionals meet current requirements
• Background Checks: Verify professional history and current status
• Legal Services: Validate professionals before engaging their services

Notes

• documentType is restricted to CC or CE at the API layer (not NIT).
• Typical quality values include ABG (lawyer), JUEZPAZ, and LT; confirm the code required for your integration.