The Colombian Politically Exposed Persons Lookup service allows you to verify if an individual is designated as a politically exposed person (PEP) in Colombia. PEPs are individuals who hold or have held prominent public positions or functions and may pose a higher risk for corruption or money laundering.

This service provides details such as the individual's full name, document number, entity name, designation position, and dates of disassociation and entailment. Note that this service is available exclusively for Colombian individuals.

Parameters

Name Type ¿Required? Description Example
documentNumber String True Document number of the person to consult, without spaces or points, the endpoint only receives a Colombian ID card for the response. 123456789

Implementation

Request

import axios from 'axios';

const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  url: '<https://api.verifik.co/v2/co/politically-exposed-persons>',
  params: {documentNumber: '123456789'},
  headers: {
    Accept: 'application/json',
    Authorization: 'jwt <tu_token>'
  }
};

try {
 notFou const { data } = await axios.request(options);
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}

Response 200 - (Successful response)

{
    "data": {
        "designationPosition": "PRESIDENTE DE LA REPÚBLICA",
        "documentNumber": "208079",
        "entailmentAt": "2023-01-26 11:44",
        "entityName": "DEPARTAMENTO ADMINISTRATIVO DE LA PRESIDENCIA DE LA REPUBLICA",
        "fullName": "GUSTAVO FRANCISCO PETRO URREGO",
        "isContractor": "NO"
    },
    "signature": {
        "dateTime": "April 11, 2024 2:36 PM",
        "message": "Certified by Verifik.co"
    },
    "id": "CYBE4"
}

Other responses

Code Description Response Body
404 Not Found Information not found.

| { "code": "NotFound", "message": "Record not found.", "signature": { "dateTime": "August 31, 2022 3:24 PM", "message": "Certified by Verifik.co" } } | | 409 | Conflict | Some parameters are missing.

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