ICSI Membership Verification

Endpoint Overview

POST /api/v1/corporate/icsi

Description

The ICSI Membership Verification API allows you to validate and retrieve detailed information about a Company Secretary registered with the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). By providing a membership number, you can instantly access comprehensive professional details including name, organization, designation, contact information, and certification status.

Key Benefits

Instant verification of ICSI membership status and credentials

Access to comprehensive professional details of Company Secretaries

Streamlined due diligence for corporate governance and compliance processes

Reliable data sourced directly from official ICSI records

Use Cases

Legal Services

Corporate Compliance

Financial Services

Verify credentials of Company Secretaries before engaging their services

Validate professional standing during corporate governance audits

Confirm certification status for regulatory compliance documentation

Technical Implementation

Authentication

All API requests require authentication using a JWT Bearer token. Authentication follows these steps:

Obtain API Credentials: Register with Surepass to receive your API key.

Generate JWT Token: Use your API key to generate a JWT token.

Include in Requests: Add the token to the Authorization header as Bearer TOKEN.

Different authentication tokens are used for sandbox and production environments:

Sandbox: https://sandbox.surepass.io

Production: https://kyc-api.surepass.io

Request Parameters

Request Headers

Header	Required	Description
Authorization	Yes	Bearer token for authentication (JWT format)
Content-Type	Yes	Application/json

Request Body

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
membership_number	String	Yes	ICSI Membership number of the Company Secretary to be verified

Example Request

{
    "membership_number": "F1234"
}

Process Response

Response Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
data	Object	Contains the verification results
data.client_id	String	Unique identifier for the verification request
data.registration_number	String	ICSI Member Registration Number (if available)
data.details	Object	Comprehensive details of the ICSI member
data.details.name	String	Full name of the company secretary
data.details.organization	String	Name of the organization/firm
data.details.designation	String	Designation/title of the company secretary
data.details.membership_number	String	Membership number of the company secretary
data.details.cp_number	String	Certificate of Practice number
data.details.address	String	Address of the company secretary
data.details.city	String	City where the company secretary is located
data.details.email	String	Email address of the company secretary
data.details.mobile	String	Mobile number of the company secretary
data.details.csbf_yn	String	Whether the CS is a member of CSBF (YES/NO)
data.details.active_ecsin_no	String	Active ECSIN number (if applicable)
status_code	Integer	HTTP status code of the response
success	Boolean	Indicates if the API call was successful
message	String	Additional information about the response (if any)
message_code	String	Code indicating the status of the response

Example Successful Response

{
    "data": {
        "client_id": "icsi_yEycCitddkvzTfEuuclt",
        "registration_number": null,
        "details": {
            "name": "ABHIJIT KULKARNI",
            "organization": "KULKARNI & ASSOCIATES",
            "designation": "COMPANY SECRETARIES (*)",
            "membership_number": "F1234",
            "cp_number": "9045",
            "address": "NEW SHREYA NAGAR,,Maharashtra,AURANGABAD,Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar,431005",
            "city": "Sambhajinagar",
            "email": "abcdef@yahoo.co.in",
            "mobile": "9123456789",
            "csbf_yn": "YES",
            "active_ecsin_no": null
        }
    },
    "status_code": 200,
    "success": true,
    "message": null,
    "message_code": "success"
}

Possible Error Responses

Invalid Membership Number

Member Not Found

Authentication Error

{
    "data": null,
    "status_code": 400,
    "success": false,
    "message": "Invalid ICSI membership number format",
    "message_code": "invalid_input"
}

The membership number provided does not match the expected format for ICSI membership numbers.

Integration Best Practices

Security Recommendations

Store API credentials securely and never expose them in client-side code

Implement proper error handling to prevent information leakage

Rotate JWT tokens periodically and implement token expiration

Use HTTPS for all API communications to ensure data encryption in transit

User Experience Guidelines

Implement caching for frequently accessed ICSI member details to improve response times

Display a clear verification status indicator to users when showing ICSI member information

Provide comprehensive error messages to users when verification fails

Format address and contact information in a user-friendly, readable format

Code Samples

cURL

Python

Node.js

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Compliance and Legal Considerations

The data provided by this API is sourced from official ICSI records and should be used in accordance with applicable data protection laws. The information should only be used for legitimate verification purposes such as due diligence, compliance checks, or other authorized business purposes. Unauthorized use or redistribution of this data may violate privacy regulations and terms of service.

{ "data": { "client_id": "icsi_yEycCitddkvzTfEuuclt", "registration_number": null, "details": { "name": "ABHIJIT KULKARNI", "organization": "KULKARNI & ASSOCIATES", "designation": "COMPANY SECRETARIES (*)", "membership_number": "F1234", "cp_number": "9045", "address": "NEW SHREYA NAGAR,,Maharashtra,AURANGABAD,Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar,431005", "city": "Sambhajinagar", "email": "abcdef@yahoo.co.in", "mobile": "9123456789", "csbf_yn": "YES", "active_ecsin_no": null } }, "status_code": 200, "success": true, "message": null, "message_code": "success" }

Provide your bearer token in the

Authorization

header when making requests to protected resources.

Example:

Authorization: Bearer ********************

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