> ## Documentation Index
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# Lookup Kenya Business

> Verify a Kenyan business by its registration number and retrieve its company name, status, registration details, directors and shareholders.

<div className="dj-endpoint">
  <span className={`dj-method dj-method-get`}>GET</span>
  <code>/api/v1/ke/kyb/business</code>
</div>

Verify a Kenyan business by its registration number and retrieve its company name, status, registration details, directors and shareholders.

## Headers

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

## Query parameters

| Parameter             | Type   | Required | Description                                                      |
| --------------------- | ------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `registration_type`   | string | Yes      | Business registration type — one of `pvt`, `bn`, `llp`, or `bo`. |
| `registration_number` | string | Yes      | The business registration number.                                |

## Response

Returns an `entity` with the business’s name, status, registration details, and its `partners` and `shares`.

## Errors

| Code  | Meaning                                                                                       |
| ----- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `400` | Bad request — a required parameter 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). |
| `404` | No record found for the supplied identifier.                                                  |
| `429` | Too many requests — back off and retry.                                                       |

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl --request GET \
    "https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/ke/kyb/business?registration_type=pvt&registration_number=PVT-XXXXXXXX" \
    -H "Authorization: {{secret_key}}" \
    -H "AppId: {{app_id}}"
  ```

  ```js Node.js theme={null}
  const params = new URLSearchParams({
    "registration_type": "pvt",
    "registration_number": "PVT-XXXXXXXX",
  });

  const url = "https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/ke/kyb/business?" + params;
  const res = await fetch(url, {
    headers: {
      Authorization: process.env.DOJAH_SECRET_KEY,
      AppId: process.env.DOJAH_APP_ID,
    },
  });
  const data = await res.json();
  ```

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

  res = requests.get(
      "https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/ke/kyb/business",
      headers={
          "Authorization": os.environ["DOJAH_SECRET_KEY"],
          "AppId": os.environ["DOJAH_APP_ID"],
      },
      params={
          "registration_type": "pvt",
          "registration_number": "PVT-XXXXXXXX",
      },
  )
  data = res.json()
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json GET /api/v1/ke/kyb/business theme={null}
  {
    "entity": {
      "business_name": "SAMPLE VENTURES LIMITED",
      "status": "registered",
      "registration_date": "01 January 2020",
      "postal_address": "00000 - 00100",
      "physical_address": "Sample Plaza, Moi Avenue, Fl: 1st, Nairobi",
      "phone_number": "+254700000000",
      "registration_number": "PVT-XXXXXXXX",
      "registration_type": "pvt",
      "branch": null,
      "email": "info@sampleventures.co.ke",
      "kra_pin": null,
      "verified": 1,
      "partners": [
        {
          "type": "director",
          "shares": [],
          "postal_code": "",
          "postal_address": "",
          "phone_number": "",
          "name": "JOHN DOE",
          "id_type": "alien",
          "id_number": "10******",
          "gender": "M",
          "email": ""
        },
        {
          "type": "director_shareholder",
          "shares": [
            { "name": "ORDINARY", "number_of_shares": 100000 }
          ],
          "postal_code": "",
          "postal_address": "",
          "phone_number": "",
          "name": "ACME HOLDINGS, INC.",
          "id_type": "foreign_company",
          "id_number": "10000000",
          "gender": "Other",
          "email": ""
        },
        {
          "type": "secretary",
          "shares": [],
          "postal_code": "",
          "postal_address": "",
          "phone_number": "",
          "name": "JANE DOE",
          "id_type": "citizen",
          "id_number": "29****",
          "gender": "F",
          "email": ""
        }
      ],
      "shares": [
        { "shares": 100000, "value": "150.00", "name": "ORDINARY" }
      ],
      "encumbrances": []
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>