CAC Search

What is CAC?

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) is the body responsible for registering and regulating all businesses in Nigeria. Every registered business is assigned a unique registration number that can be used to verify its legal status, ownership, and directors.

How it Works

Send a POST request to /api/v1/kyc/cac with the company’s registration number, name, and type in the request body. The API returns verified business registration details, status, location, and a full list of affiliated persons (directors, shareholders, subscribers, etc.) from the CAC registry.

curl --location 'https://sigmacdd.sabipay.com/api/v1/kyc/cac' \
--header 'apiKey: {{apiKey}}' \
--header 'apiSecret: {{apiSecret}}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
    "rcNumber": "7429883",
    "companyName": "PASTEL AI AFRICA LTD",
    "companyType": "RC"
}'

Request

Field	Type	Required	Description
`rcNumber`	string	Yes	The CAC registration number
`companyName`	string	Yes	The registered company name
`companyType`	string	Yes	The type of company registration (see below)

Company Types

Value	Description
BN	Business Name — sole proprietorships and partnerships registered under the Business Name Act
RC	Registered Company — private or public limited liability companies
IT	Incorporated Trustees — non-profit organisations, NGOs, religious bodies, and associations

Response Fields

A successful response returns the following data:

Field	Type	Description
`registrationNumber`	string	CAC registration number
`businessName`	string	Registered business name
`status`	string	Registration status (e.g. ACTIVE)
`classification`	string	Business classification
`registrationDate`	string	Date of registration (YYYY-MM-DD)
`headOfficeAddress`	string	Head office address
`branchAddress`	string	Branch address
`state`	string	State of registration
`city`	string	City
`lga`	string	Local government area
`companyEmail`	string	Company email
`entityType`	string	Entity type
`affiliates`	integer	Number of affiliated persons
`affiliatesData`	array	List of affiliated persons (see below)

Affiliate Fields

Each entry in the affiliatesData array contains:

Field	Type	Description
`surname`	string	Surname
`firstname`	string	First name
`othername`	string	Other name
`gender`	string	Gender
`email`	string	Email address
`phoneNumber`	string	Phone number
`dateOfBirth`	string	Date of birth (YYYY-MM-DD)
`dateOfAppointment`	string	Date of appointment (YYYY-MM-DD)
`nationality`	string	Nationality
`address`	string	Address
`occupation`	string	Occupation
`affiliateType`	string	Type of affiliation (e.g. DIRECTOR, SHAREHOLDER, SUBSCRIBER, PSC, PRESENTER, WITNESS)
`idType`	string	Type of identification document

Fields may return null if the data is not available in the registry. For the full API specification, see the CAC Search API reference.

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Company Types

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