Articles of Association

Articles of Association data provides structured insight into a company’s legal governance, management structure, and representation authority. This allows you to programmatically validate who controls a business and who is legally authorised to act on its behalf.

This data is particularly valuable when verifying legal control, representation rights, and organisational structure during onboarding or compliance workflows.

Use cases

Use Case	Capability	What You Can Validate
Embedded onboarding automation	Workflow Automation	Replace manual registry checks with API-driven validation
Fraud prevention	Representation Risk Control	Detect mismatches between claimed and registered authority
Regulated onboarding	KYB & AML Support	Validate management structure as part of compliance checks
Corporate onboarding due diligence	Governance Verification	Confirm legal structure and formation details
Cross-check declared signatories	Manager Identification	Retrieve officially registered managers
Account opening approval workflows	Authority Validation	Determine if a manager can sign independently or requires joint approval

Retrieving Articles of Association Data

Dataset	Endpoint	Retrieval Method
Full Company Articles Information	Business Verification API	Requested via `type=CONTRACT`
Manager Permissions	Manager Permissions API	Dedicated endpoint (per manager)

Manager Permissions are retrieved through a dedicated endpoint due to differences in the data structure.

Data Coverage

Dataset	Description
Full Company Articles Information	Company-level governance and formation details
Manager Permissions	Detailed signing authority and representation powers

Full Company Articles Information

To retrieve the full company Articles of Association information, you must provide the company’s Unified National Number (UNN) (also referred to as the CR National Number) in your request.

Fields marked as Mandatory represent core registry data maintained by the Ministry of Commerce and are guaranteed to be returned in the response. Fields not marked as mandatory are optional and will be returned where available in the official registry records.

The table below outlines all data fields returned as part of this dataset.

Category	Field Path	Description	Mandatory
Contract Information	contractCopyNumber	Copy number of the Articles of Association contract	Y
Contract Information	contractDate	Official contract issuance date	Y
Company Core Information	entity.crNationalNumber	National unified registration number	Y
Company Core Information	entity.crNumber	Commercial Registration (CR) number
Company Core Information	entity.name	Legal company name
Company Core Information	entity.nameLangId	Language identifier for company name	Y
Company Core Information	entity.nameLangDesc	Language description	Y
Company Core Information	entity.companyDuration	Registered company duration
Company Core Information	entity.headquarterCityId	Headquarter city ID
Company Core Information	entity.headquarterCityName	Headquarter city name
Company Core Information	entity.isLicenseBased	Indicates whether entity operates under a specific license	Y
Company Core Information	entity.licenseIssuerNationalNo	License issuer national number
Company Core Information	entity.licenseIssuerName	License issuer name
Entity Type & Legal Form	entity.entityType.id	Entity type ID	Y
Entity Type & Legal Form	entity.entityType.name	Entity type name	Y
Entity Type & Legal Form	entity.entityType.formId	Legal form ID	Y
Entity Type & Legal Form	entity.entityType.formName	Legal form name	Y
Entity Type & Legal Form	entity.entityType.characters[].id	Character type ID	Y
Entity Type & Legal Form	entity.entityType.characters[].name	Character description	Y
Capital – Currency	entity.capital.currencyId	Currency ID	Y
Capital – Currency	entity.capital.currencyName	Currency name	Y
Capital – Contribution	entity.capital.contributionCapital.typeId	Contribution type ID	Y
Capital – Contribution	entity.capital.contributionCapital.typeName	Contribution type (cash/in-kind)	Y
Capital – Contribution	entity.capital.contributionCapital.cashCapital	Cash contribution amount
Capital – Contribution	entity.capital.contributionCapital.inKindCapital	In-kind contribution amount
Capital – Contribution	entity.capital.contributionCapital.contributionValue	Contribution value	Y
Capital – Contribution	entity.capital.contributionCapital.totalCashContribution	Total cash contribution	Y
Capital – Contribution	entity.capital.contributionCapital.totalInKindContribution	Total in-kind contribution	Y
Capital – Stock	entity.capital.stockCapital.typeId	Stock capital type ID	Y
Capital – Stock	entity.capital.stockCapital.typeName	Stock capital type	Y
Capital – Stock	entity.capital.stockCapital.cashCapital	Cash portion of stock capital
Capital – Stock	entity.capital.stockCapital.inKindCapital	In-kind portion of stock capital
Capital – Stock	entity.capital.stockCapital.capital	Total capital	Y
Capital – Stock	entity.capital.stockCapital.announcedCapital	Announced capital
Capital – Stock	entity.capital.stockCapital.paidCapital	Paid-up capital	Y
Capital – Stock	entity.capital.stockCapital.stocks[].typeId	Stock type ID	Y
Capital – Stock	entity.capital.stockCapital.stocks[].typeName	Stock type name	Y
Capital – Stock	entity.capital.stockCapital.stocks[].count	Number of stocks	Y
Capital – Stock	entity.capital.stockCapital.stocks[].value	Stock value	Y
Capital – Stock	entity.capital.stockCapital.stocks[].classReferenceID	Stock class reference ID	Y
Capital – Stock	entity.capital.stockCapital.stocks[].className	Stock class name	Y
Fiscal Year	entity.fiscalYear.isFirst	Indicates if first fiscal year	Y
Fiscal Year	entity.fiscalYear.calendarTypeId	Calendar type ID	Y
Fiscal Year	entity.fiscalYear.calendarTypeName	Calendar type name	Y
Fiscal Year	entity.fiscalYear.endMonth	Fiscal year end month
Fiscal Year	entity.fiscalYear.endDay	Fiscal year end day
Fiscal Year	entity.fiscalYear.endYear	Fiscal year end year
Parties (Partners/Shareholders)	entity.parties[].name	Partner name	Y
Parties (Partners/Shareholders)	entity.parties[].typeId	Partner type ID	Y
Parties (Partners/Shareholders)	entity.parties[].typeName	Partner type name	Y
Parties (Partners/Shareholders)	entity.parties[].identity.id	Identity number	Y
Parties (Partners/Shareholders)	entity.parties[].identity.typeId	Identity type ID	Y
Parties (Partners/Shareholders)	entity.parties[].identity.typeName	Identity type name	Y
Parties (Partners/Shareholders)	entity.parties[].partnership[].id	Partnership role ID	Y
Parties (Partners/Shareholders)	entity.parties[].partnership[].name	Partnership role name	Y
Parties (Partners/Shareholders)	entity.parties[].partnerShare.cashContributionCount	Cash contribution count
Parties (Partners/Shareholders)	entity.parties[].partnerShare.inKindContributionCount	In-kind contribution count
Parties (Partners/Shareholders)	entity.parties[].partnerShare.totalContributionCount	Total contribution count
Parties (Partners/Shareholders)	entity.parties[].partnerProfitLossDistribution.profitDistribution	Profit distribution percentage	Y
Parties (Partners/Shareholders)	entity.parties[].partnerProfitLossDistribution.lossDistribution	Loss distribution percentage	Y
Parties (Partners/Shareholders)	entity.parties[].nationality.id	Nationality ID	Y
Parties (Partners/Shareholders)	entity.parties[].nationality.name	Nationality name	Y
Parties (Partners/Shareholders)	entity.parties[].crNumber	Partner CR number
Parties (Partners/Shareholders)	entity.parties[].licenseNo	Partner license number
Guardian	entity.parties[].guardian.name	Guardian name	Y
Guardian	entity.parties[].guardian.identity.id	Guardian identity number	Y
Guardian	entity.parties[].guardian.identity.typeId	Guardian identity type ID	Y
Guardian	entity.parties[].guardian.identity.typeName	Guardian identity type name	Y
Guardian	entity.parties[].guardian.nationality.id	Guardian nationality ID	Y
Guardian	entity.parties[].guardian.nationality.name	Guardian nationality name	Y
Guardian	entity.parties[].guardian.isFatherGuardian	Indicates if father is guardian	Y
Management – Structure	entity.management.structureId	Management structure ID	Y
Management – Structure	entity.management.structureName	Management structure name	Y
Management – Structure	entity.management.dismissalMethod	Dismissal method
Management – Managers	entity.management.managers[].name	Manager name	Y
Management – Managers	entity.management.managers[].typeId	Manager type ID	Y
Management – Managers	entity.management.managers[].typeName	Manager type name	Y
Management – Managers	entity.management.managers[].isLicensed	Indicates if manager is licensed	Y
Management – Managers	entity.management.managers[].identity.id	Manager identity number	Y
Management – Managers	entity.management.managers[].identity.typeId	Manager identity type ID	Y
Management – Managers	entity.management.managers[].identity.typeName	Manager identity type name	Y
Management – Managers	entity.management.managers[].nationality.id	Manager nationality ID	Y
Management – Managers	entity.management.managers[].nationality.name	Manager nationality name	Y
Management – Managers	entity.management.managers[].positions[].id	Manager position ID	Y
Management – Managers	entity.management.managers[].positions[].name	Manager position name	Y
Management Board	entity.management.managementBoard.meetingQuorumId	Meeting quorum ID	Y
Management Board	entity.management.managementBoard.meetingQuorumName	Meeting quorum name	Y
Management Board	entity.management.managementBoard.canDelegateAttendance	Delegation allowed
Management Board	entity.management.managementBoard.termYears	Term duration in years
Management Board	entity.management.managementBoard.wayOfWork	Governance method
Management Board	entity.management.managementBoard.meetingPlace	Meeting location
Management Board	entity.management.managementBoard.additionalText	Additional governance details
Management Board	entity.management.managementBoard.positions[].id	Board position ID	Y
Management Board	entity.management.managementBoard.positions[].name	Board position name	Y
Directors Board	entity.management.directorsBoard.memberCount	Number of board members	Y
Directors Board	entity.management.directorsBoard.termYears	Board term years	Y
Directors Board	entity.management.directorsBoard.value	Minimum value threshold
Directors Board	entity.management.directorsBoard.valueMax	Maximum value threshold
Directors Board	entity.management.directorsBoard.wayOfWork	Way of work
Directors Board	entity.management.directorsBoard.meetingPlace	Meeting place
Directors Board	entity.management.directorsBoard.meetingQuorum	Meeting quorum	Y
Directors Board	entity.management.directorsBoard.meetingLegalQuorum	Legal quorum requirement	Y
Directors Board	entity.management.directorsBoard.canDelegateAttendance	Delegation allowed
Directors Board	entity.management.directorsBoard.boardCallMechanism	Mechanism for calling board meetings
Directors Board	entity.management.directorsBoard.membershipExpiryTerms	Membership expiry terms
Directors Board	entity.management.directorsBoard.additionalText	Additional governance text
Directors Board	entity.management.directorsBoard.rewards[].id	Reward ID	Y
Directors Board	entity.management.directorsBoard.rewards[].name	Reward name	Y
Directors Board	entity.management.directorsBoard.positions[].id	Position ID	Y
Directors Board	entity.management.directorsBoard.positions[].name	Position name	Y
Activities	entity.activities[].id	Activity ID	Y
Activities	entity.activities[].name	Activity name	Y
Notification Channels	notificationChannel[].id	Notification channel ID	Y
Notification Channels	notificationChannel[].name	Notification channel name	Y
Partner Decisions	partnerDecision[].id	Decision ID	Y
Partner Decisions	partnerDecision[].name	Decision name	Y
Partner Decisions	partnerDecision[].approvePercentage	Approval percentage	Y
Partner Decisions	partnerDecision[].approveAdditionalText	Additional approval text
Partner Decisions	additionalDecisionText	Additional decision details
Set Aside Details	setAsideDetails.isSetAsideEnabled	Indicates if profit set-aside is enabled	Y
Set Aside Details	setAsideDetails.profitAllocation.percentage	Allocation percentage
Set Aside Details	setAsideDetails.profitAllocation.purpose	Allocation purpose
Articles	articles[].id	Article ID	Y
Articles	articles[].text	Article text
Articles	articles[].partId	Article section ID
Articles	articles[].partName	Article section name
Additional Articles	additionalArticles[].title	Article title	Y
Additional Articles	additionalArticles[].text	Article text	Y
Additional Articles	additionalArticles[].partId	Section ID
Additional Articles	additionalArticles[].partName	Section name

Manager Permissions

To retrieve detailed manager permissions, you must call the Manager Permissions endpoint and provide the required company identifier (Unified National Number) along with the relevant manager ID, such as National ID or Passport number.

This dataset provides structured insight into the specific authorities granted to an individual manager under the company’s Articles of Association.

Category	Field Path	Description	Mandatory
Manager Core Information	name	Full legal name of the manager	Y
Manager Core Information	typeId	Manager type ID	Y
Manager Core Information	typeName	Manager type description	Y
Manager Core Information	isLicensed	Indicates whether the manager holds a professional license	Y
Manager Identity	identity.id	Manager identity number	Y
Manager Identity	identity.typeId	Identity type ID	Y
Manager Identity	identity.typeName	Identity type description	Y
Manager Nationality	nationality.id	Nationality ID	Y
Manager Nationality	nationality.name	Nationality name	Y
Manager Positions	positions[].id	Position ID held by the manager	Y
Manager Positions	positions[].name	Position title held by the manager	Y
Manager Permissions	permissions[].id	Permission ID	Y
Manager Permissions	permissions[].name	Description of the granted authority/power	Y
Manager Permissions	permissions[].canIssuePOA	Indicates whether the manager can issue a Power of Attorney
Manager Permissions	permissions[].canDelegate	Indicates whether the manager can delegate this authority
Manager Permissions	permissions[].specialConditionText	Additional conditions or limitations on the authority
Manager Permissions	permissions[].exerciseMethodId	Method of exercising the authority (ID)	Y
Manager Permissions	permissions[].exerciseMethodDescription	Description of exercise method (e.g. independently, jointly)	Y

Examples

Request for Articles of Assosication

{
  "type": "CONTRACT",
  "identifications": [
    {
      "type": "UNIFIED_NUMBER",
      "value": "7001272184"
    }
  ],
  "language": "en"
}

Response for Articles of Association

{
    "status": "OK",
    "results_id": "8de9ce52-f3d0-4dee-9e57-34779147799c",
    "message": "Data successfully retrieved",
    "meta": null,
    "timestamp": "2026-02-11T11:51:00.448818305Z",
    "status_detail": null,
    "verifications": {
        "status": null,
        "commercial_registry": {
            "national_number": "7001272184",
            "registration_number": "1001272184",
            "version_number": null
        },
        "company_name": {
            "en": "company akhtbar for trade",
            "ar": null
        },
        "name_language": {
            "id": 1,
            "description": {
                "en": "Arabic",
                "ar": null
            }
        },
        "commercial_registration_capital": null,
        "days_since_company_established": 0,
        "main_commercial_registry": null,
        "issue_date": null,
        "in_liquidation_process": null,
        "has_e_commerce": null,
        "headquarters": {
            "city_id": 0,
            "city_name": {
                "en": "Riyadh",
                "ar": null
            }
        },
        "license": {
            "is_license_based": true,
            "issuer_national_number": "76537",
            "issuer_name": {
                "en": "Ministry of Commerce",
                "ar": null
            }
        },
        "partners": null,
        "entity_type": {
            "name": {
                "en": "Company",
                "ar": null
            },
            "form_name": {
                "en": "Limited liability company",
                "ar": null
            },
            "characters": [
                {
                    "en": "Limited liability company",
                    "ar": null
                }
            ]
        },
        "confirmation_date": null,
        "reactivation_date": null,
        "suspension_date": null,
        "deletion_date": null,
        "contact_info": null,
        "e_commerce": null,
        "capital_information": {
            "currency": {
                "en": "Saudi Riyal",
                "ar": null
            },
            "contribution_capital": {
                "en": "In-Cash",
                "ar": null,
                "cash_capital": 0,
                "in_kind_capital": 0,
                "contribution_value": 0,
                "total_cash_contribution": 0,
                "total_in_kind_contribution": 0
            },
            "stock_capital": null
        },
        "fiscal_year": {
            "is_first": true,
            "calendar_type": {
                "en": "Hijri",
                "ar": null
            },
            "end_month": 0,
            "end_day": 0,
            "end_year": 0
        },
        "parties": [
            {
                "name": {
                    "en": "Endowment",
                    "ar": null
                },
                "type": {
                    "en": "Endowment",
                    "ar": null
                },
                "identity": {
                    "id": "7111111111",
                    "type": {
                        "en": "Endowment Deed No",
                        "ar": null
                    }
                },
                "partnership": [
                    {
                        "en": "Founder",
                        "ar": null
                    }
                ],
                "partner_share": {
                    "cash_contribution_count": 0,
                    "in_kind_contribution_count": 0,
                    "total_contribution_count": 0
                },
                "nationality": null,
                "license_number": null,
                "commercial_registration_number": null,
                "partner_profit_loss_distribution": {
                    "profit_distribution": 0,
                    "loss_distribution": 0
                },
                "guardian": null
            }
        ],
        "management": {
            "structure_name": {
                "en": "Two or More Managers",
                "ar": null
            },
            "dismissal_method": {
                "en": "By resolution",
                "ar": null
            },
            "managers": [
                {
                    "name": {
                        "en": "Mr. Abdullah Salem",
                        "ar": null
                    },
                    "type": {
                        "en": "Resident",
                        "ar": null
                    },
                    "is_licensed": true,
                    "identity": {
                        "id": "1101552234",
                        "type": {
                            "en": "National id",
                            "ar": null
                        }
                    },
                    "nationality": {
                        "type": {
                            "en": "Saudi",
                            "ar": null
                        }
                    },
                    "positions": [
                        {
                            "en": "Executive Director",
                            "ar": null
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "management_board": {
                "meeting_quorum_id": 1,
                "meeting_quorum_name": {
                    "en": "All Managers",
                    "ar": null
                },
                "can_delegate_attendance": true,
                "term_years": 5,
                "way_of_work": {
                    "en": "Jointly",
                    "ar": null
                },
                "meeting_place": {
                    "en": "Riyadh",
                    "ar": null
                },
                "additional_text": {
                    "en": "",
                    "ar": null
                },
                "positions": []
            },
            "directors_board": null
        },
        "liquidators": null,
        "activities": [
            {
                "en": "Manufacture of men's cloaks",
                "ar": null
            },
            {
                "en": "Other activities of manufacture of wood sawing",
                "ar": null
            },
            {
                "en": "Manufacture of stairs and handrails",
                "ar": null
            }
        ],
        "contract_copy_number": 1,
        "contract_date": "2025-02-23",
        "notification_channel": [
            {
                "id": 1,
                "name": {
                    "en": "SMS",
                    "ar": null
                }
            }
        ],
        "partner_decision": [
            {
                "id": 4,
                "name": {
                    "en": "Amendment to the articles of incorporation",
                    "ar": null
                },
                "approve_percentage": "75",
                "approve_additional_text": {
                    "en": "",
                    "ar": null
                }
            }
        ],
        "additional_decision_text": "",
        "set_aside_details": {
            "is_set_aside_enabled": true,
            "profit_allocation": {
                "percentage": 10,
                "purpose": {
                    "en": "Reserve fund",
                    "ar": null
                }
            }
        },
        "articles": [
            {
                "id": 1,
                "text": {
                    "en": "Company name and type",
                    "ar": null
                },
                "part_id": 1,
                "part_name": {
                    "en": "General provisions",
                    "ar": null
                }
            }
        ],
        "additional_articles": [],
        "addresses": null
    }
}

Request for Manager Permissions

{
  "identifications": [
    {
      "type": "UNIFIED_NUMBER",
      "value": "7001272184"
    },
    {
      "type": "NATIONAL_ID",
      "value": "1234567890"
    }
  ],
  "language": "en"
}

Response for Manager Permissions

{
    "status": "OK",
    "results_id": "7bc10af4-58e7-40c7-b108-859d98563ddb",
    "message": "OK",
    "meta": null,
    "timestamp": "2026-02-24T06:54:00.310371Z",
    "status_detail": null,
    "verifications": [
        {
            "name": {
                "en": "Fahd Mohammed Muath Khalid",
                "ar": null
            },
            "type": {
                "en": "Saudi",
                "ar": null
            },
            "is_licensed": false,
            "identity": {
                "id": "1132381599",
                "type": {
                    "en": "National ID",
                    "ar": null
                }
            },
            "nationality": {
                "type": {
                    "en": "Saudi Arabia",
                    "ar": null
                }
            },
            "positions": [
                {
                    "en": "Vice Chairman of Board of Directors",
                    "ar": null
                }
            ],
            "permissions": [
                {
                    "id": 77442,
                    "name": {
                        "en": "Accept Mortgage",
                        "ar": null
                    },
                    "can_issue_poa": true,
                    "can_delegate": true,
                    "special_condition_text": {
                        "en": "Full authority",
                        "ar": null
                    },
                    "exercise_method_id": 3,
                    "exercise_method_description": {
                        "en": "Individual",
                        "ar": null
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Testing the API

To test the API you can use the following details;

Dataset	API	Type (if applicable)	Identifiers
Full Company Articles Information	Business Verification API	Requested via `type=CONTRACT`	UNN: 7001272184
Manager Permissions	Manager Permissions API	N/A	UNN: 7001272184 NID: 1234567890

Dataset

API

Type (if applicable)

Identifiers

Full Company Articles Information

Business Verification API

Requested via type=CONTRACT

UNN: 7001272184

Manager Permissions

Manager Permissions API

N/A

UNN: 7001272184

NID: 1234567890