---
title: "CIN verification API India: verify a company, price"
url: https://jurisgrid.com/solutions/cin-verification-api/
reviewed: 2026-11-13
type: solution
sector: company-data
---
# 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 2026

## 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.

## Which API does it?

**IndiaCos Company API** (JurisGrid score 85 of 100). Price: INR 0.40 per successful call, INR 50 free credit. INR 50 free credit on sign-up, no card needed.

- `GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/company/{cin}`: Company or LLP by CIN or LLPIN
- `GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/company/{cin}/directors`: Directors of the company
- `GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/search`: A CIN passed as q returns that record
- MCP: https://indiacos.com/mcp
- Docs: https://indiacos.com/api/docs?ref=jurisgrid

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

## What does it return?

- 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?

| Provider | What they sell | Score | API | MCP | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [IndiaCos](https://jurisgrid.com/providers/indiacos/index.md) | IndiaCos Company API | 85 | Public REST API | Public MCP server | INR 0.40 per successful call, INR 50 free credit |
| [Attestr](https://jurisgrid.com/providers/attestr/index.md) | MCA company and director search in its Business KYC APIs | 40 | Public REST API | Not published | Not published |
| [Surepass](https://jurisgrid.com/providers/surepass/index.md) | MCA Data APIs for CIN and DIN | 36 | Public REST API | Not published | Not published |
| [QorpIQ](https://jurisgrid.com/providers/qorpiq/index.md) | Company record by CIN, LLPIN or FCRN | 29 | Public REST API | Not published | INR 3 per record |
| [AuthBridge](https://jurisgrid.com/providers/authbridge/index.md) | MCA verification API for CIN and DIN | 22 | API on request | Not published | Not published |

## 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.

## Related

- [Best MCA data APIs in India](https://jurisgrid.com/best/mca-data-api-india/index.md)
- [Best company data APIs in India](https://jurisgrid.com/best/company-data-api-india/index.md)
- [Best KYB and business verification APIs in India](https://jurisgrid.com/best/kyb-business-verification-api-india/index.md)
- [IndiaCos vs Surepass](https://jurisgrid.com/compare/indiacos-vs-surepass/index.md)
- [IndiaCos vs QorpIQ](https://jurisgrid.com/compare/indiacos-vs-qorpiq/index.md)
- [IndiaCos vs AuthBridge](https://jurisgrid.com/compare/indiacos-vs-authbridge/index.md)
- [B2B company search API](https://jurisgrid.com/solutions/b2b-company-search-api/index.md)
- [Company litigation check API](https://jurisgrid.com/solutions/company-litigation-check-api/index.md)
- [Company search by name API](https://jurisgrid.com/solutions/company-search-by-name-api/index.md)
- [DIN verification API](https://jurisgrid.com/solutions/din-verification-api/index.md)
- [Director details API](https://jurisgrid.com/solutions/director-details-api/index.md)
- [GST return filing status API](https://jurisgrid.com/solutions/gst-return-filing-status-api/index.md)
- [GST search by name API](https://jurisgrid.com/solutions/gst-search-by-name-api/index.md)
- [GST verification API](https://jurisgrid.com/solutions/gst-verification-api/index.md)