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Lookup by NIT (Colombia)

GET https://api.latinfo.dev/co/rues/registry/nit/{nit}

Returns business data from RUES for a given NIT. Juridical entities only. Source: datos.gov.co / CONFECÁMARAS, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Evidence-first response

Latinfo identifies the originating government dataset and preserves source evidence and freshness when the publisher exposes them. Verify material decisions with that institution.

Authentication required. REST requests use a Latinfo API key. The interactive console builds the authorization header and does not store the key.

Parameters

nitstringpathrequired

NIT (up to 10 digits, zero-padded)

Example: 0860002964

Request example

curl https://api.latinfo.dev/co/rues/registry/nit/0860002964 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LATINFO_API_KEY"

Responses

200Business found
Content-Type: application/json
400Invalid NIT format
No response body documented.
401Missing or invalid API key
No response body documented.
404NIT not found
No response body documented.

Example JSON

{
  "nit": "0860002964",
  "razon_social": "BANCO DE BOGOTA",
  "estado_matricula": "ACTIVA",
  "organizacion_juridica": "SOCIEDAD ANONIMA",
  "cod_ciiu_act_econ_pri": "6412",
  "fecha_matricula": "19841012",
  "camara_comercio": "08",
  "representante_legal": "string",
  "sigla": "ECP",
  "tipo_sociedad": "SOCIEDAD COMERCIAL",
  "fecha_renovacion": "20250313"
}

Provenance and limitations

Coverage varies by country and public source. A missing field is not evidence that the underlying fact does not exist. Public registries may be delayed or contain source errors; inspect the returned evidence and source date before relying on a result.

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