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KYB API for India: verify a business from GST, MCA, court and regulator records

A KYB API checks that a business is real and clean before you onboard it: registration, directors, status, litigation and regulator lists, ideally from one integration.

Reviewed 13 Nov 20266 providers comparedAlso searched as: kyb verification api india, business verification api india, know your business api, company verification api india

Short answer

IndiaCos API covers the core KYB lookups with one key: company by CIN, directors, GST registration and filings, court cases, defaulter lists and strike-off entries. It costs INR 0.40 per successful call, with INR 50 free credit. Surepass, Attestr and Signzy sell KYB suites; none publishes a per-call price.

Checked against each provider's public pages on 13 Nov 2026 · How we score

Which API does a KYB check?

IndiaCos API: 6 endpoints, INR 0.40 per successful call, INR 50 free credit.

The API for this

JurisGrid score 85 out of 100

IndiaCos API

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

Endpoint: GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/searchResolve a name, GSTIN, PAN, CIN or DIN to a record
Endpoint: GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/company/{cin}Company status, capital, charges and regulator-list entries
Endpoint: GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/company/{cin}/directorsDirectors with DIN and dates
Endpoint: GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/gst/{gstin}GST registration and return filings
Endpoint: GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/company/{cin}/casesCourt cases naming the company
Endpoint: GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/defaulter/searchPublic defaulter lists by CIN, DIN or PAN
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/search?q=U72900KL2022PTC074151"

What does it return?

6 fields, as documented by the provider.

Company status, category, incorporation date and capital
Directors and officers with DIN and designation
GST registration, status, return filings and linked GSTINs
Court case counts and flags
Defaulter, insolvency, RBI and ROC strike-off list entries
Shared registered addresses via the office endpoint

Who else sells a KYB API in India?

6 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 API	85	Public REST API	Public MCP server	₹0.40 per successful call, ₹50 free credit	Source
Attestr	Business KYC (KYB): GSTIN, MCA company and director, Udyam, FSSAI and due-diligence reports	40	Public REST API	Not published	Not published	Sourceopens the source page
Surepass	KYB Verification covering registration, ownership, executives, UBO and AML checks	36	Public REST API	Not published	Not published	Sourceopens the source page
Signzy	One Touch KYB: legal entity checks, UBOs, sanctions and registry data across 150+ countries	31	Public REST API	Not published	Not published	Sourceopens the source page
QorpIQ	KYB API and MCA data, verification checks from INR 3 and a due-diligence report at INR 15	29	Public REST API	Not published	From ₹3 per check	Sourceopens the source page
BeFiSc	Buyer's guide to business verification (KYB) APIs in India	18	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 seller onboarding for marketplaces and payment firms

Good for

Merchant and seller onboarding for marketplaces and payment firms
Vendor onboarding and vendor risk reviews
Business lending: KYB on borrowers and guarantors
Insurance and distribution: check partner businesses before empanelment

Limits

It is a lookup layer, not an orchestrated KYB workflow: you chain the calls yourself, each billed at ₹0.40
No ultimate beneficial owner (UBO) lookup, sanctions or PEP screening, and no bank account or PAN verification
Data is from public sources; for regulated KYC use the verification route your regulator requires
Court searches are not run on private individuals

Frequently asked questions

What does a KYB API check?

Typically registration and status, directors, tax registration, litigation and regulator lists. Fuller suites add UBO, sanctions and bank checks. IndiaCos covers the first group.

How much does a KYB API 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 checks from INR 3; Surepass, Attestr, Signzy and Befisc do not publish a price. A KYB with IndiaCos is the number of calls you chain times INR 0.40.

Does IndiaCos do UBO or sanctions screening?

No. Use a KYB suite such as Signzy or Surepass when you need UBO or sanctions.

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. An agent can chain company, directors, GST, cases and defaulter lookups in one conversation.

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