> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.dojah.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Verify a business address

> Submit and retrieve a Nigerian business address verification — an async POST that returns a reference_id you poll for the result.

<div className="dj-endpoint">
  <span className={`dj-method dj-method-post`}>POST</span>
  <code>/api/v1/kyc/address/business</code>
</div>

Submit a business name, its contact and the owner’s details for physical verification of the company address in Nigeria. Like the individual check, it’s asynchronous — submit returns a reference\_id you poll for the result.

## Headers

| Header          | Required | Description                                         |
| --------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| `Authorization` | Yes      | Your app's secret key, sent as-is — *not* `Bearer`. |
| `AppId`         | Yes      | The App ID from your dashboard.                     |
| `Content-Type`  | Yes      | `application/json`                                  |

## Body parameters

| Parameter         | Type   | Required | Description                                   |
| ----------------- | ------ | -------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| `business_name`   | string | Yes      | Name of the business.                         |
| `business_mobile` | string | Yes      | Office mobile number of the business.         |
| `first_name`      | string | Yes      | First name of the business owner.             |
| `last_name`       | string | Yes      | Last name of the business owner.              |
| `mobile`          | string | Yes      | Mobile number of the business owner.          |
| `street`          | string | Yes      | House number and street name of the business. |
| `landmark`        | string | No       | Closest landmark to the location.             |
| `lga`             | string | Yes      | Local Government Area.                        |
| `city`            | string | Yes      | City.                                         |
| `state`           | string | Yes      | State.                                        |

## Response

The submit call returns an `entity` with `status: "pending"` and a `reference_id`. Keep the `reference_id` to retrieve the result.

## Fetch verification results

Business submissions are polled the same way as individual ones — call `GET /api/v1/kyc/address` with the `reference_id` returned above. The result `entity` carries the same shape (applicant/contact, captured `location` and `photos`, a neighbour reference and agent `comments`); see [Individual Address → Fetch verification results](/api-reference/address-verification/individual-address#fetch-verification-results) for the full response.

```http GET /api/v1/kyc/address theme={null}
curl "https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/kyc/address?reference_id=69e10264-4b90-64fe-b4b7-c9dddafd0241" \
  -H "Authorization: {{secret_key}}" \
  -H "AppId: {{app_id}}"
```

## Errors

| Code  | Meaning                                                                                       |
| ----- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `400` | Bad request — a required field is missing or malformed.                                       |
| `401` | Unauthorized — check your key and `AppId` (no `Bearer` prefix).                               |
| `402` | Insufficient wallet balance. [Fund your wallet](/api-reference/core-concepts/wallet-billing). |
| `429` | Too many requests — back off and retry.                                                       |

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST "https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/kyc/address/business" \
    -H "Authorization: {{secret_key}}" \
    -H "AppId: {{app_id}}" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
      "business_name": "Acme Stores Ltd",
      "business_mobile": "08011112222",
      "first_name": "John",
      "last_name": "Musa",
      "mobile": "08012345678",
      "street": "270 Murtala Muhammed Way, Yaba",
      "lga": "Lagos Mainland",
      "city": "Lagos",
      "state": "Lagos"
    }'
  ```

  ```js Node.js theme={null}
  const res = await fetch("https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/kyc/address/business", {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      Authorization: process.env.DOJAH_SECRET_KEY,
      AppId: process.env.DOJAH_APP_ID,
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      business_name: "Acme Stores Ltd",
      business_mobile: "08011112222",
      first_name: "John",
      last_name: "Musa",
      mobile: "08012345678",
      street: "270 Murtala Muhammed Way, Yaba",
      lga: "Lagos Mainland",
      city: "Lagos",
      state: "Lagos"
    }),
  });
  const data = await res.json();
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import os, requests

  res = requests.post(
      "https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/kyc/address/business",
      headers={
          "Authorization": os.environ["DOJAH_SECRET_KEY"],
          "AppId": os.environ["DOJAH_APP_ID"],
      },
      json={
          "business_name": "Acme Stores Ltd",
          "business_mobile": "08011112222",
          "first_name": "John",
          "last_name": "Musa",
          "mobile": "08012345678",
          "street": "270 Murtala Muhammed Way, Yaba",
          "lga": "Lagos Mainland",
          "city": "Lagos",
          "state": "Lagos"
      },
  )
  data = res.json()
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json POST /api/v1/kyc/address/business theme={null}
  {
    "entity": {
      "status": "pending",
      "reference_id": "69e10264-4b90-64fe-b4b7-c9dddafd0241"
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>