Corp Verify

CorpVerify provides company registry data and documents across 60+ jurisdictions worldwide. Reports include registration details, shareholder information, and financial data where available.

For the full list of supported countries and their capabilities, see CorpVerify Country Coverage.

Default Flow

Use /cra/{countryCode}/search/companies to find the Company ID
Pass this ID to /cra/request to initiate the report request
Receive results via webhook or poll /cra/poll

Result Delivery

Webhook (recommended) — Pass a callbackUrl in the /cra/request body. When the report is ready, a POST request is sent to that URL with the report payload wrapped in a WebhookPayload envelope. Polling remains available as a fallback if delivery fails.

Polling — Call /cra/poll with the returned token until a 200 response is returned.

Retrieval Methods

Automated Retrieval — For supported countries (for example Hong Kong), providing a valid companyId enables automatic document fetching. The /cra/poll endpoint typically resolves within 5 minutes. Use /cra/{countryCode}/search/companies to obtain valid Company IDs.

Manual Processing — For countries without automation or when companyId is unavailable, Fill Easy processes requests manually. This may take up to several business days. You can still poll /cra/poll to check status and retrieve the document when ready.

Note: The search endpoint may return an empty companyId for certain countries. In these cases, provide the companyName instead and the request will be processed manually.

Try It Out

Explore available regions, search for companies, and purchase documents using our web interface: search.fill-easy.com

Request

post

Initiate a company report request. Returns a JWT token for use with /cra/poll.

Required: countryCode (ISO 3166 alpha-2)

Recommended: companyId from /cra/{countryCode}/search/companies for faster automated processing.

Fallback: Provide companyName if companyId is unavailable — request will be processed manually.

Document Request: Provide documentId from /cra/{countryCode}/search/documents to request specific document. If /cra/info indicates that the documentId is required for retrieval, it must be provided.

Document Type: Each country has a defaultDocumentType (see /cra/info). Omitting documentType selects that default. To request a specific document, pass its name or alias from the country's documentTypes list.

Dry Run: Set dryRun: true to test the integration without incurring costs. The response includes dryRun: true and a token that can be polled normally via /cra/poll.

Webhook Delivery: Provide callbackUrl to receive a POST when a report is available. The webhook body is a WebhookPayload containing the same data as a 200 response from /cra/poll. Requests that support partial reports may send one webhook with reportMetadata.status: processing (header X-Webhook-Event: cra.report.partial) and another with reportMetadata.status: completed (header X-Webhook-Event: cra.report.completed). The X-Request-Id header is included on every delivery, plus any custom headers supplied in callbackHeaders. Polling via /cra/poll remains available regardless of whether a callbackUrl is provided.

Authorizations

x-client-idstringRequired

Client ID in x-client-id header.

x-client-secretstringRequired

Client Secret in x-client-secret header.

Body

companyNamestringOptional

Name of the company

companyIdstringOptional

Company ID (e.g., BRN for Hong Kong, ACN for Australia)

countryCodestringRequired

ISO 3166 alpha-2 country code (case insensitive)

Pattern: ^[A-Za-z]{2}$

documentTypestringOptional

The document type to retrieve. Must match a name (or alias) from the country's documentTypes list in /cra/info.

If omitted, defaults to the country's defaultDocumentType from /cra/info (unless a specific documentId is provided).

documentYearstring | numberOptional

Year of the document. Only provide it when the retrieval supports or requires it.

documentIdstringOptional

Specific document ID - if provided, it is prioritized over "documentType" and "documentYear"

dryRunbooleanOptional

Set to true to test the full request-poll flow without incurring costs.

emailListstring · email[]Optional

Optional field for usage analytics

externalRefIdstringOptional

Your own reference ID (optional field for usage analytics)

expressbooleanOptional

Expediate request speed (Only used if turn-around times have been agreed upon)

callbackUrlstring · uriOptional

HTTPS URL to receive a webhook POST when the report is ready. When provided, available reports use the same payload as a 200 response from /cra/poll. Requests that support partial reports may send both a processing and completed payload. Polling remains available as a fallback.

Pattern: ^https://.+

Responses

200

Successfully initiated the request

application/json

tokenstringRequired

JWT token that encodes the request details and should be used in the /cra/poll endpoint to check the status and retrieve the document

Example: eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIxMjM0NTY3ODkwIn0.dozjgNryP4J3jVmNHl0w5N_XgL0n3I9PlFUP0THsR8U

dryRunbooleanOptional

Echoed back as true when the request was a dry run — no cost incurred

400

Bad Request - Unsupported country code, document not available for the specified company, or request cannot be fulfilled

application/json

500

Internal server error

post/cra/request

POST /cra/request HTTP/1.1
Host: sandbox.staging-api.fill-easy.com
x-client-id: YOUR_API_KEY
x-client-secret: YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 42

{
  "companyId": "0157548",
  "countryCode": "HK"
}

{
  "token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIxMjM0NTY3ODkwIn0.dozjgNryP4J3jVmNHl0w5N_XgL0n3I9PlFUP0THsR8U"
}

Poll Report

post

Check the status of a company registry report request. Keep polling until a 200 response is returned.

Returns 202 while the report is still being processed.

If a callbackUrl was provided in /cra/request, available report states are also delivered via webhook. Polling is always available as a fallback.

Authorizations

x-client-idstringRequired

Client ID in x-client-id header.

x-client-secretstringRequired

Client Secret in x-client-secret header.

Body

tokenstringRequired

JWT token

Example: eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIxMjM0NTY3ODkwIn0.dozjgNryP4J3jVmNHl0w5N_XgL0n3I9PlFUP0THsR8UPattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9-_]+\.[A-Za-z0-9-_]+\.[A-Za-z0-9-_]*$

Responses

200

Report is ready

application/json

202

Report is still being processed

application/json

400

Bad Request - Invalid input parameters

application/json

500

Internal server error

post/cra/poll

POST /cra/poll HTTP/1.1
Host: sandbox.staging-api.fill-easy.com
x-client-id: YOUR_API_KEY
x-client-secret: YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 120

{
  "token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIxMjM0NTY3ODkwIn0.dozjgNryP4J3jVmNHl0w5N_XgL0n3I9PlFUP0THsR8U"
}

{
  "reportMetadata": {
    "reportDate": "2026-01-27",
    "countryCode": "HK",
    "status": "completed"
  },
  "originalDocuments": [
    {
      "type": "original",
      "status": "ready",
      "fileName": "31568815_Company Particulars.pdf",
      "url": "https://cra-bucket-ap-east-1-prod.s3.ap-east-1.amazonaws.com/processed/CR_tgeNQ336mfLt/original.pdf?X-Amz-Algorithm=..."
    },
    {
      "type": "translated",
      "status": "not_applicable"
    }
  ],
  "companyIdentification": {
    "companyName": {
      "english": "null",
      "local": "null"
    },
    "companyId": "31568815",
    "idType": "BRN",
    "previousCompanyNames": []
  },
  "registrationDetails": {
    "incorporationDate": "",
    "status": {
      "english": "Live",
      "local": "null"
    },
    "companyType": {
      "english": "Registered non-Hong Kong company",
      "local": "null"
    },
    "jurisdiction": "Hong Kong"
  },
  "location": {
    "registeredAddress": {
      "english": "1 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL HONG KONG",
      "local": "null"
    },
    "principalPlaceOfBusiness": "null"
  },
  "management": {
    "directors": [
      {
        "name": {
          "english": "CLACKSON, PATRICK ANDREW",
          "local": "null"
        },
        "identityDocuments": [],
        "address": "null",
        "appointmentDate": "null"
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "english": "COYLE, JAMES",
          "local": "null"
        },
        "identityDocuments": [],
        "address": "null",
        "appointmentDate": "null"
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "english": "ELLIS, JULIET ANN",
          "local": "null"
        },
        "identityDocuments": [],
        "address": "null",
        "appointmentDate": "null"
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "english": "GODBEHERE, ANN FRANCES",
          "local": "null"
        },
        "identityDocuments": [],
        "address": "null",
        "appointmentDate": "null"
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "english": "GOH, YIU KIANG EULEEN",
          "local": "吳幼娟"
        },
        "identityDocuments": [],
        "address": "null",
        "appointmentDate": "null"
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "english": "GURNEY, KATHRYN LESLIE",
          "local": "null"
        },
        "identityDocuments": [],
        "address": "null",
        "appointmentDate": "null"
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "english": "HANNIGAN, DEIRDRE",
          "local": "null"
        },
        "identityDocuments": [],
        "address": "null",
        "appointmentDate": "null"
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "english": "MAHTANI, KAVITA",
          "local": "null"
        },
        "identityDocuments": [],
        "address": "null",
        "appointmentDate": "null"
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "english": "O'DONALD, LEWIS JOHN",
          "local": "null"
        },
        "identityDocuments": [],
        "address": "null",
        "appointmentDate": "null"
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "english": "ROBERTS, MICHAEL MURRAY",
          "local": "null"
        },
        "identityDocuments": [],
        "address": "null",
        "appointmentDate": "null"
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "english": "STRUTZ, ERIC WOLFGANG",
          "local": "null"
        },
        "identityDocuments": [],
        "address": "null",
        "appointmentDate": "null"
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "english": "WRIGHT, ANDREW MERLAY",
          "local": "null"
        },
        "identityDocuments": [],
        "address": "null",
        "appointmentDate": "null"
      }
    ],
    "companySecretary": "null",
    "legalRepresentative": "null"
  },
  "ownership": {
    "shareholders": [],
    "ultimateHoldingCompany": "null"
  },
  "shareCapital": {
    "issuedCapital": {
      "amount": 796969115,
      "currency": "GBP"
    },
    "paidUpCapital": {
      "amount": 0,
      "currency": "HKD"
    },
    "authorizedCapital": "null"
  },
  "operations": {
    "businessActivity": "null",
    "financialYearEnd": "null"
  },
  "compliance": {
    "registeredAgent": "null",
    "filingHistory": {
      "totalDocuments": 248,
      "summary": [
        {
          "category": {
            "english": "Directors & Company Secretaries"
          },
          "count": 64
        },
        {
          "category": {
            "english": "Other"
          },
          "count": 172
        },
        {
          "category": {
            "english": "Annual Return & Accounts"
          },
          "count": 11
        },
        {
          "category": {
            "english": "Charges"
          },
          "count": 1
        }
      ]
    },
    "changeHistory": "null",
    "riskInformation": "null",
    "intellectualProperty": "null"
  }
}

Search Companies by Name

post

This endpoint performs a search for companies in the respective country's Companies Registry by company name. It supports both English and Chinese company names and returns a list of matching companies.

Certain countries are unable to return a companyId - in those cases the idType in the response will be "Unavailable" and companyId will be an empty string.

The search will automatically detect if the input is in Chinese characters and adjust the search parameters accordingly.

The type of search is dependent on the country:

Substring search: KY, TH, PH, JP

Tokenized search (e.g. searching "PLE" will not result in "APPLE"): AU, SG

Left partial search: HK, BM, MY, FR

Partial name search: US

Authorizations

x-client-idstringRequired

Client ID in x-client-id header.

x-client-secretstringRequired

Client Secret in x-client-secret header.

Path parameters

countryCodestringRequired

ISO 3166 alpha-2 country code in lowercase.

Pattern: ^[a-z]{2}(-[a-z]{2})?$

Body

companyNamestringRequired

Company name to search (English or Chinese)

pageinteger · min: 1Optional

Page of results to return. Pagination support varies by country — for countries where it is not supported, only the first N results are returned regardless of this value. Check meta.page in the response to confirm whether pagination was applied.

Default: 1

Responses

200

Successfully retrieved matching companies

application/json

messagestringRequired

Response message

400

Bad Request - Unsupported country code or search not implemented

application/json

422

Too many results - search term is too broad

application/json

500

Internal server error

application/json

post/cra/{countryCode}/search/companies

POST /cra/{countryCode}/search/companies HTTP/1.1
Host: sandbox.staging-api.fill-easy.com
x-client-id: YOUR_API_KEY
x-client-secret: YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 53

{
  "companyName": "WING KAI INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED"
}

{
  "message": "Success",
  "result": [
    {
      "companyName": "WING KAI INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED",
      "companyId": "0123456",
      "idType": "BRN",
      "status": "Live",
      "nameType": "current",
      "registrationDetails": [
        "Private Company",
        "Company Limited by Shares"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Search Company Documents

post

This endpoint searches for and returns documents filed by a company with the Companies Registry. Documents are grouped by category (e.g., Annual Return, Director/Secretary Changes, Charges Filed, etc.).

You can optionally filter by document type and year to narrow down the results.

Document categories include: Annual Return, Director / Secretary Changes, Charges Filed, Incorporation & Name Change, Liquidation & Deregistration, Registered Office / Address, Share Capital, and Other.

Note: Not all countries have document search available, please refer to /cra/info to confirm

Recommended: First retrieve/confirm the companyId from /cra/{countryCode}/search/companies or /cra/{countryCode}/search/company prior to calling this endpoint

Authorizations

x-client-idstringRequired

Client ID in x-client-id header.

x-client-secretstringRequired

Client Secret in x-client-secret header.

Path parameters

countryCodestringRequired

ISO 3166 alpha-2 country code.

Pattern: ^[a-z]{2}$

Body

companyIdstringRequired

Company ID (e.g., BRN for Hong Kong, ACN for Australia)

documentTypestringOptional

Optional filter by document type. (Country Specific)

HK: Any valid document category, such as "Annual Return / Financial Statements", "Mortgage & Charges", etc. Valid document categories can be any of the values returned under category of this endpoint.
PH: GIS, AFS
GB: Specific filing type codes (e.g. CS01, AA, AR01, AP01, TM01, SH01, MR01) or category names (e.g. accounts, officers, confirmation-statement). Specific codes are the primary interface and match the documentName values returned by this endpoint and the documentType accepted by /cra/request.

documentYearstringOptional

The year the document covers, as returned by the documentYear value of this endpoint. documentYear has no strict check against filingDate.

pageinteger · min: 1Optional

Page of results to return. Check meta.totalPages in the response to determine total pages available.

Default: 1

Responses

200

Successfully retrieved documents as a flat array

application/json

messagestring · enumRequired

Status of the operation

Possible values:

400

Bad Request - Unsupported country code or search not implemented

application/json

500

Internal server error

application/json

post/cra/{countryCode}/search/documents

POST /cra/{countryCode}/search/documents HTTP/1.1
Host: sandbox.staging-api.fill-easy.com
x-client-id: YOUR_API_KEY
x-client-secret: YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 24

{
  "companyId": "12104666"
}

{
  "message": "success",
  "result": [
    {
      "category": "Annual Return & Accounts",
      "documentYear": "2023",
      "documentName": "Annual Return",
      "pages": "5",
      "filingDate": "2023-12-15",
      "documentId": "12345678",
      "companyId": "12104666",
      "hasLinked": false
    },
    {
      "category": "Directors & Company Secretaries",
      "documentYear": "2023",
      "documentName": "Director Change",
      "pages": "2",
      "filingDate": "2023-11-10",
      "documentId": "12345679",
      "companyId": "12104666",
      "hasLinked": false
    }
  ]
}

Search Litigation Records

post

Search Hong Kong court records for a given party (typically a company name). Returns three aggregated arrays:

judgments — public court judgments matching the party name.
writs — submitted Writs of Summons, grouped by court / format variant.
hearings — scheduled (past and upcoming) court hearings.

Currently only HK is supported. Other country codes return 400.

Matching is case-insensitive substring against party-name text. The judgments source additionally normalises away common corporate suffixes (LTD, LIMITED, CO, COMPANY, etc.) before matching, since those suffixes vary across records.

Per-country response shape. The result envelope is currently modelled on Hong Kong court records (judgments + writs + hearings). If other jurisdictions are implemented, the populated arrays and their item shapes may differ per countryCode: a future jurisdiction may omit writs or hearings entirely, add new top-level arrays, or use a different LitigationWrit variant set. Callers should branch on countryCode when consuming result, and treat unrecognised caseType values as other.

Authorizations

x-client-idstringRequired

Client ID in x-client-id header.

x-client-secretstringRequired

Client Secret in x-client-secret header.

Path parameters

countryCodestringRequired

ISO 3166 alpha-2 country code.

Pattern: ^[a-z]{2}$

Body

searchTermstringRequired

Party name to search for (typically a company name; English or Chinese).

Responses

200

Successfully retrieved litigation records

application/json

messagestring · enumRequiredPossible values:

400

Bad Request - Unsupported country code or search not implemented

application/json

500

Internal server error

application/json

post/cra/{countryCode}/search/litigation

POST /cra/{countryCode}/search/litigation HTTP/1.1
Host: sandbox.staging-api.fill-easy.com
x-client-id: YOUR_API_KEY
x-client-secret: YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 70

{
  "searchTerm": "BILLION WELL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED"
}

{
  "message": "success",
  "result": {
    "searchTerm": "text",
    "judgments": [
      {
        "title": "LONG FAITH ENGINEERING LTD V. BILLION WELL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING COMPANY LTD",
        "caseRef": "HCCW466/2021",
        "citation": "[2024] HKCFI 3712",
        "court": "Court of First Instance",
        "date": "text",
        "parties": "text",
        "judge": "text",
        "judgmentUrl": "text"
      }
    ],
    "writs": [
      {
        "caseType": "civil_action",
        "caseNo": "HCA 712/2026",
        "primaryDate": "text",
        "parties": [
          {
            "side": "plaintiff",
            "nameRaw": "text",
            "nameEn": "text",
            "nameLocal": "text"
          }
        ],
        "remarks": "text",
        "representation": "text",
        "claimNature": "text",
        "claimAmount": 1,
        "claimCurrency": "text",
        "claimAmountRaw": "text",
        "filingResponses": [
          {
            "partyName": "text",
            "filingDate": "text",
            "intentionToContest": "text"
          }
        ],
        "lowerCourtCaseNo": "text",
        "lowerCourtJudge": "text",
        "appellantRepresentation": "text",
        "respondentRepresentation": "text",
        "subjectMatter": "text"
      }
    ],
    "hearings": [
      {
        "hearingDate": "text",
        "courtCode": "HCMC",
        "court": "text",
        "time": "9:30",
        "caseNumber": "text",
        "parties": "text",
        "nature": "text"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Get Company Base Information

post

This endpoint retrieves the base information for a specific company from the Companies Registry using its Company ID.

For Hong Kong Companies, the information includes company name (English and Chinese), status, type, category, incorporation date, dissolution date (if applicable), and any remarks.

For other countries, the information includes company name, status, category, incorporation date, and other available details such as entity type, registration address, and remarks where applicable. The exact fields returned may vary depending on the data provided by each country’s registry.

Authorizations

x-client-idstringRequired

Client ID in x-client-id header.

x-client-secretstringRequired

Client Secret in x-client-secret header.

Path parameters

countryCodestringRequired

ISO 3166 alpha-2 country code.

Pattern: ^[a-z]{2}(-[a-z]{2})?$

Body

companyIdstringRequired

Company ID (e.g., BRN for Hong Kong, ACN for Australia)

Responses

200

Successfully retrieved company information

application/json

messagestring · enumRequired

Status of the operation

Possible values:

400

Bad Request - Unsupported country code or search not implemented

application/json

500

Internal server error

application/json

post/cra/{countryCode}/search/company

POST /cra/{countryCode}/search/company HTTP/1.1
Host: sandbox.staging-api.fill-easy.com
x-client-id: YOUR_API_KEY
x-client-secret: YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 24

{
  "companyId": "12104666"
}

{
  "message": "success",
  "result": {
    "companyId": "12104666",
    "idType": "BRN",
    "companyName": "ABC COMPANY LIMITED",
    "localName": "ABC公司有限公司",
    "status": "Live",
    "registrationDetails": [
      "Private Company",
      "Company Limited by Shares"
    ],
    "incorporationDate": "2015-03-20",
    "remarks": ""
  }
}

Info

get

Returns metadata and a list of all countries supported by the CorpVerify service, including their automation status, available search capabilities, report contents, and the available document types per country. Each country includes a defaultDocumentType indicating which document is returned when documentType is omitted from a /cra/request call.

This contains the same data as the CorpVerify Country Coverage table.

Authorizations

x-client-idstringRequired

Client ID in x-client-id header.

x-client-secretstringRequired

Client Secret in x-client-secret header.

Query parameters

countrystringOptional

ISO 3166 alpha-2 country code (e.g. HK). Case insensitive.

Responses

200

Successfully retrieved country information

application/json

400

Bad Request

500

Internal server error

get/cra/info

GET /cra/info HTTP/1.1
Host: sandbox.staging-api.fill-easy.com
x-client-id: YOUR_API_KEY
x-client-secret: YOUR_API_KEY
Accept: */*

{
  "meta": {
    "totalCountries": 59,
    "automated": 6,
    "manual": 53,
    "searchable": 8
  },
  "countries": [
    {
      "name": "Hong Kong",
      "code": "HK",
      "region": "Asia",
      "sourceLanguage": "zh",
      "status": "automated",
      "search": {
        "companies": true,
        "company": true,
        "documents": true
      },
      "contents": {
        "registration": true,
        "shareholder": true,
        "financial": false
      },
      "defaultDocumentType": "Company Particulars",
      "documentTypes": [
        {
          "name": "Company Particulars",
          "contents": [
            "Company Name",
            "Unique Identifier",
            "Date of Incorporation"
          ],
          "source": "Companies Registry",
          "sampleUrl": "https://corpverify-samples.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/HK/Company_Particulars.pdf"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

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