UAE Incumbency Extraction API

The UAE Certificate of Incumbency Extraction API accepts a PDF Certificate of Incumbency (COI) document via a file URL and automatically extracts key information into structured JSON. It identifies details about the issuing authority, the company, and its authorised representatives, eliminating manual data entry and enabling seamless integration with KYC, KYB, compliance, and onboarding workflows.

Request Body

Field	Type	Required	Description
fileLink	String	Yes	Public or pre-signed URL of the Certificate of Incumbency PDF document.

Example Request

{ "fileLink": "https://example.com/documents/coi.pdf" }

Output

Issuer

Field	Type	Description
name	String	Name of the issuing authority or organisation.
type	String	Issuer type (e.g. NOTARY, GOVERNMENT BODY). Empty if not applicable.
jurisdiction	String	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
issuerReferenceId	String	Certificate or reference number.
issueDate	String	Certificate issue date (YYYY-MM-DD).

Company

Field	Type	Description
legalName	String	Registered company name.
legalForm	String	Legal entity type.
registrationNumber	String	Company registration number.
tradeLicenseNumber	String	Trade licence number.
incorporationDate	String	Company incorporation date (YYYY-MM-DD).
registeredAddress	String	Registered office address.

Authorized Parties

Field	Type	Description
fullName	String	Name of the authorised person.
nationality	String	Nationality.
role	String	Designation (Director, Manager, Authorised Signatory, etc.).
appointmentDate	String	Appointment date (YYYY-MM-DD).
signingAuthorityMode	String	Signing authority (Individually, Jointly, etc.).

Example Response

{ "issuer": { "name": "ABC Corporate Services LLC", "type": "", "jurisdiction": "AE", "issuerReferenceId": "COI-2026-00123", "issueDate": "2026-05-14" }, "company": { "legalName": "Example Trading FZ-LLC", "legalForm": "Free Zone LLC", "registrationNumber": "123456", "tradeLicenseNumber": "TL-987654", "incorporationDate": "2019-03-10", "registeredAddress": "Office 12, Dubai, UAE" }, "authorizedParties": [ { "fullName": "John Smith", "nationality": "British", "role": "Director", "appointmentDate": "2019-03-10", "signingAuthorityMode": "Individually" } ] }

Note: If a value is not available in the document, the corresponding field is returned as an empty string (""). If no authorised parties are found, an empty array ([]) is returned.

Supported Files

Property	Value
File Type	PDF
Maximum Size	20 MB
Maximum Pages	100
Password Protected	Not Supported
Input	Public or pre-signed URL