Person Check

This endpoint is used to create a person check or personal credit history check. The parameters you need to send will depend on the country and the type of check. There are also optional parameters that can improve the results by querying additional databases and filtering homonyms in some cases.

Important: To request a credit history check for a persona in Colombia, please contact the sales team to activate this feature.

POST https://api.zapsign.com.br/api/v1/checks/

Header

Nombre	Tipo	Descripción
Authorization*	string	API token prefixed with the word "Bearer". Example: Bearer c7f35c84-xxxx

Request Body

Nombre	Tipo	Descripción
country*	string	BR | CO | CL | MX | PE. Más detalle de consultas disponibles haz clic aqui
type*	string	Type of check: "person", "credit_person_co", "credit_person_br", Click here for more detail
user_authorized*	boolean	Indicates whether the person authorized the check. Must be true to proceed.
force_creation	boolean	If true, forces the creation of a new background check even if one already exists. If false, returns the result of the previous check (if available).
first_name	string	Person's first name. If provided, international databases will be consulted for more detailed results.
last_name	string	Person's last name. Same behavior as first_name.
national_id	string	Official ID number. You must send either national_id, foreign_id, ptp, or ppt.
foreign_id	string	Foreigner ID document. Available for CO, CL, MX, PE.
ptp	string	Temporary Protection Permit. Only available for PE.
ppt	string	Temporary Protection Permit. Only available for CO.
state_id	string	RG (Registro Geral) en Brasil. Esta RG (General Registry) in Brazil. Format varies by issuing state. Required for full background checks in Brazil.
date_of_birth	string	Date of birth in YYYY-MM-DD format. Required for foreigners in CL and CO, and for official documents in PE and BR. In other cases, it helps provide more accurate results.
region	string	Required for BR. Region for the background check. Use a specific state or ALL for a national search. National searches may take up to 24 hours; regional searches take 2–20 minutes. DF | AC | AL | AP | AM | BA | CE | ES | GO | MA | MT | MS | MG | PA | PB | PR | PE | PI | RJ | RN | RS | RO | RR | SC | SP | SE | TO | ALL
issue_date	DateTime	Document issue date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Applies to CL (national_id) and CO (national_id and foreign_id).
custom_input	string	Optional external identifier for reference (max 128 characters).
verification_code	string	Verification code for criminal records in PE and CL.
issue_number	string	Chilean ID document issue number. Used to get additional information. Only applies to Chile.
observers	array<string>	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.

Note: Each background check incurs an additional cost depending on the check type. You can top up your balance in your account under: Plans and Pricing > Credits

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

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

Person credit history check CO and BR: 200 credits (USD $4.00)

Example Request

{
    "user_authorized": true,
    "force_creation": true,
    "type": "person",
    "country": "CO",
    "national_id": "11111111"
}

Response

{
    "check_id": "CHK682a755bb7135140248cc8dd1d290a01",
    "status": "not_started",
    "company_name": "",
    "full_name": "",
    "first_name": "",
    "last_name": "",
    "date_of_birth": null,
    "issue_date": null,
    "national_id": "11111111",
    "foreign_id": "",
    "tax_id": "",
    "country": "CO",
    "native_country": "",
    "check_type": "person",
    "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 endpoint

• The Retrieve Check endpoint

• The Check Completed webhook