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Search Colombian businesses

GET https://api.latinfo.dev/co/rues/registry/search

Full-text search on RUES business names. Juridical entities only. Source: datos.gov.co / CONFECÁMARAS, CC BY-SA 4.0.

EV
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

qstringqueryrequired

Request parameter.

Example: ecopetrol

Request example

curl https://api.latinfo.dev/co/rues/registry/search?q=ecopetrol \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LATINFO_API_KEY"

Responses

200Search results
Content-Type: application/json
400Query too short
No response body documented.
401Missing or invalid API key
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.