# Company check

This endpoint is used to create a **company background check** or **company credit history check**.

{% hint style="danger" %}
**Important**: To request a credit history check for a company in Colombia, please [contact the sales team](https://zapsign.co/contact-sales) to activate this feature.
{% endhint %}

<mark style="color:blue;">`POST`</mark> `https://api.zapsign.com.br/api/v1/checks/`&#x20;

#### Header

<table><thead><tr><th width="175">Nombre</th><th width="103">Tipo</th><th>Descripción</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Authorization<mark style="color:red;">*</mark></td><td>string</td><td>API token prefixed with the word "Bearer". Example: Bearer c7f35c84-xxxx</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Reqeust Body

<table><thead><tr><th width="155">Nombre</th><th width="131">Tipo</th><th>Descripción</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>country<mark style="color:red;">*</mark></td><td>string</td><td>BR | CO | MX . Más detalle de consultas disponibles <a href="/pages/jjPd2IcUVgpFwJKirqoL">haz clic aqui</a></td></tr><tr><td>type<mark style="color:red;">*</mark></td><td>string</td><td>Type of check: <code>company"</code>, <code>"credit_company_co"</code>, <code>"credit_company_br"</code>. <a href="/pages/eDXKCyr166dIohdQC5UP">Click here</a> for more details.</td></tr><tr><td>user_authorized<mark style="color:red;">*</mark></td><td>boolean</td><td>Indicates whether the company authorized the check. Must be true to proceed.</td></tr><tr><td>force_creation</td><td>boolean</td><td>If true, forces the creation of a new background check even if a result already exists. If false, returns the previously created check result if available.</td></tr><tr><td>tax_id<mark style="color:red;">*</mark></td><td>string</td><td>Official company identification number (e.g., RUT, CNPJ, RFC).</td></tr><tr><td>company_name</td><td>string</td><td>Company name. If provided, international databases will be consulted for more detailed results.</td></tr><tr><td>observers</td><td>array&#x3C;string></td><td>Represents background check observers (limit 20), i.e. email addresses that will be notified when the background check is completed. It's an array of strings.</td></tr></tbody></table>

{% hint style="warning" %}
Each background check has an additional cost depending on the type of check. To top up your account, go to your user dashboard and navigate to Plans and Pricing > Credits.

Company check in CO, BR, CL, and PE: 90 credits (USD $1.80)

Company check in MX: 130 credits (USD $2.60)

Company credit history check in CO and BR: 200 credits (USD $4.00)
{% endhint %}

#### Request&#x20;

```json
{
    "user_authorized": true,
    "force_creation": true,
    "type": "company",
    "country": "CO",
    "taxl_id": "11111111"
}
```

#### Response

```json
{
    "check_id": "CHK682a755bb7135140248cc8dd1d290a01",
    "status": "not_started",
    "company_name": "",
    "full_name": "",
    "first_name": "",
    "last_name": "",
    "date_of_birth": null,
    "issue_date": null,
    "national_id": "",
    "foreign_id": "",
    "tax_id": "1111111",
    "country": "CO",
    "native_country": "",
    "check_type": "company",
    "lang": "es",
    "region": "",
    "created_at": "2025-03-28T17:49:43.363416Z",
    "last_update_at": "2025-03-28T17:49:43.363435Z"
}
```

**Reminder:** The results of a check may take between 2 and 20 minutes.\
To retrieve the results, you can use:

* The [**Check Details**](/english/check-detail.md) endpoint
* The [**Retrieve Check**](/english/check-status.md) endpoint
* The [**Check Completed**](/english/webhooks/eventos/checks/background-check-completed.md) webhook


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