# 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.

{% hint style="danger" %}
**Important**: To request a credit history check for a persona 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: <code>Bearer c7f35c84-xxxx</code></td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Request 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 | CL | MX | PE. 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><p>Type of check: <strong>"person", "credit_person_co", "credit_person_br",</strong> </p><p> <a href="/pages/eDXKCyr166dIohdQC5UP">Click here</a> for more detail</p></td></tr><tr><td>user_authorized<mark style="color:red;">*</mark></td><td>boolean</td><td>Indicates whether the person 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 one already exists. If false, returns the result of the previous check (if available).</td></tr><tr><td>first_name</td><td>string</td><td>Person's first name. If provided, international databases will be consulted for more detailed results.</td></tr><tr><td>last_name</td><td>string</td><td>Person's last name. Same behavior as first_name.</td></tr><tr><td>national_id</td><td>string</td><td>Official ID number. You must send either national_id, foreign_id, ptp, or ppt.</td></tr><tr><td>foreign_id</td><td>string</td><td>Foreigner ID document. Available for CO, CL, MX, PE.</td></tr><tr><td>ptp</td><td>string</td><td>Temporary Protection Permit. Only available for PE.</td></tr><tr><td>ppt</td><td>string</td><td>Temporary Protection Permit. Only available for CO.</td></tr><tr><td>state_id</td><td>string</td><td>RG (Registro Geral) en Brasil. Esta RG (General Registry) in Brazil. Format varies by issuing state. Required for full background checks in Brazil.</td></tr><tr><td>date_of_birth</td><td>string</td><td>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.</td></tr><tr><td>region</td><td>string</td><td><p>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.</p><p>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</p></td></tr><tr><td>issue_date</td><td>DateTime</td><td>Document issue date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Applies to CL (national_id) and CO (national_id and foreign_id).</td></tr><tr><td>custom_input</td><td>string</td><td>Optional external identifier for reference (max 128 characters).</td></tr><tr><td>verification_code</td><td>string</td><td>Verification code for criminal records in PE and CL.</td></tr><tr><td>issue_number</td><td>string</td><td>Chilean ID document issue number. Used to get additional information. Only applies to Chile.</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" %}
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)
{% endhint %}

Example Request

```json
{
    "user_authorized": true,
    "force_creation": true,
    "type": "person",
    "country": "CO",
    "national_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": "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**](/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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```
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```

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