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CIN verification API for India: check a company's CIN and status

A CIN verification API checks a Corporate Identification Number or LLPIN against company records and returns the company's name, status and registration details.

Reviewed 13 Nov 20265 providers comparedAlso searched as: cin number verification api, verify cin number, cin lookup api, cin validation api

Short answer

IndiaCos Company API verifies a CIN or LLPIN and returns the company: name, status, incorporation date, capital, registered office, charges and linked GSTINs. It costs INR 0.40 per successful call, with INR 50 free credit. Surepass, QorpIQ and AuthBridge also verify CIN, without public per-call prices except QorpIQ at INR 3.

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Which API does a CIN verification check?

IndiaCos Company API: 3 endpoints, INR 0.40 per successful call, INR 50 free credit.

The API for this

JurisGrid score 85 out of 100

IndiaCos Company API

JurisGrid score 85 of 100. ₹0.40 per successful call, ₹50 free credit.

Endpoint: GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/company/{cin}Company or LLP by CIN or LLPIN
Endpoint: GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/company/{cin}/directorsDirectors of the company
Endpoint: GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/searchA CIN passed as q returns that record
MCP URL: https://indiacos.com/mcp

Get API key Docs MCP setup

shell

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $INDIACOS_API_KEY" \
  "https://indiacos.com/api/v1/company/U72900KL2022PTC074151"

What does it return?

6 fields, as documented by the provider.

cin, kind (company or LLP) and registered name
Status such as Active, with incorporation date
Category, NIC activity and paid-up and authorised capital
Registered office and masked email
Charges, GST filings and linked GSTINs
former_cin when an old CIN was passed

Who else sells a CIN verification API in India?

5 providers compared on what they sell for this check, access and published price.

Provider	What they sell for this	Score	API	MCP	Price	Source
IndiaCos	IndiaCos Company API	85	Public REST API	Public MCP server	₹0.40 per successful call, ₹50 free credit	Source
Attestr	MCA company and director search in its Business KYC APIs	40	Public REST API	Not published	Not published	Sourceopens the source page
Surepass	MCA Data APIs for CIN and DIN	36	Public REST API	Not published	Not published	Sourceopens the source page
QorpIQ	Company record by CIN, LLPIN or FCRN	29	Public REST API	Not published	₹3 per record	Sourceopens the source page
AuthBridge	MCA verification API for CIN and DIN	22	API on request	Not published	Not published	Sourceopens the source page

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"Not published" means the provider does not state this on a public page. It is not a judgement on the product.

When is it the right choice?

Merchant and vendor onboarding: confirm the CIN they give is real and active

Good for

Merchant and vendor onboarding: confirm the CIN they give is real and active
Contract signing: check the entity behind the signatory
Lending: read status and charges before sanction
Reconciliation: validate CINs in a master list

Limits

A matching name does not prove the person you are dealing with owns the company; pair it with director and signatory checks
Status follows our last refresh of public sources; confirm on MCA for irreversible decisions
A 404 means the CIN is not on record, and is not billed

Frequently asked questions

How do I verify a CIN?

Look it up. If the CIN is on the register the API returns the company with its status and details; if not it returns 404 not found.

How much does CIN verification cost?

IndiaCos charges INR 0.40 per successful call from a prepaid wallet, and new accounts get INR 50 free credit, about 125 calls. Errors such as 404 not found are not billed. QorpIQ publishes INR 3 per record; Surepass, AuthBridge and Attestr do not publish a price.

Does it work for LLPs?

Yes. Pass the LLPIN, for example AAA-1234, to the same endpoint.

Can an AI agent run this check?

Yes. IndiaCos runs an MCP server at https://indiacos.com/mcp, so assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor can call the same lookups with an API key. Each successful call is billed at INR 0.40 like any other API call.

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