Colombia — Lawyer lookup

Verifik’s Lawyer lookup endpoint queries Colombia’s public lawyer registry (Rama Judicial integration) using documentType and documentNumber. Use it to confirm whether a person appears as a registered lawyer and to read registration-related fields returned by the source.

Accepted documentType values: CC, CE, or NIT (see parameters below).

API Reference

Endpoint

GET https://api.verifik.co/v2/co/rama/abogados

Send documentType and documentNumber as query parameters.

Headers

Name	Value
Accept	application/json
Authorization	Bearer <token>

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
documentType	string	Yes	CC (citizen ID), CE (foreigner ID), or NIT (tax ID for legal entity).
documentNumber	string	Yes	Document or NIT number to search.

Request

Node.js

import axios from "axios";

const { data } = await axios.get("https://api.verifik.co/v2/co/rama/abogados", {
	params: { documentType: "CC", documentNumber: "123456789" },
	headers: {
		Accept: "application/json",
		Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.VERIFIK_TOKEN}`,
	},
});
console.log(data);

Python

import os, requests

url = "https://api.verifik.co/v2/co/rama/abogados"
headers = {"Accept": "application/json", "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.getenv('VERIFIK_TOKEN')}"}
params = {"documentType": "CC", "documentNumber": "123456789"}
r = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=params)
print(r.json())

cURL

curl -sS "https://api.verifik.co/v2/co/rama/abogados?documentType=CC&documentNumber=123456789" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VERIFIK_TOKEN"

Response

200

{
	"data": {
		"documentNumber": "123456789",
		"documentType": "CC",
		"firstName": "María",
		"fullName": "María González López",
		"lastName": "González López",
		"results": [
			{
				"contactId": "12345",
				"documentNumber": "123456789",
				"documentTypeId": "1",
				"documentTypeName": "Cédula de ciudadanía",
				"firstName": "María",
				"lastName": "González López",
				"nonValidityReason": "",
				"numberOfRecords": "1",
				"personalEmail": "",
				"statusName": "Vigente",
				"tarcarliceNumber": "987654"
			}
		]
	},
	"signature": {
		"message": "Certified by Verifik.co",
		"dateTime": "April 20, 2026 10:00 AM"
	},
	"id": "ABC12"
}

404

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

409

{
	"code": "MissingParameter",
	"message": "Validation error (e.g. missing parameter or documentType not CC, NIT, or CE)."
}

Field names and values in results follow the upstream registry; additional keys may appear.

Features

• Registry lookup: Search the public lawyer listing by CC, CE, or NIT
• Structured results: results array with per-entry fields from the source (e.g. status, identifiers)
• Verifik signature: signature and id on successful responses

Use Cases

• KYC / onboarding: Confirm bar registration when onboarding legal professionals
• Due diligence: Validate lawyer status before contracting services
• Compliance: Evidence of professional registration in Colombia

Notes

• documentType must be CC, CE, or NIT (validation rejects other values).
• The upstream service may return no records; the API then responds with 404 when nothing is found.