Overview
CIPC (Companies and Intellectual Property Commission) is South Africa's official company registry. The Automize CIPC connector covers company search, director queries, registration data, trademarks, patents.
- Regions: South Africa only.
- Plans: CIPC API access requires registration as an Information Reseller – apply via cipc.co.za.
Setting up the connection
Auth type: OAuth 2.0 (Client Credentials).
- Register as a CIPC Customer + Information Reseller (paid).
- CIPC provides Client ID + Secret for OAuth 2 Client Credentials.
- In Automize → Settings → Connectors → CIPC. Paste credentials.
Find your credentials at https://www.cipc.co.za/.
Rate limits
Per-account daily quota + per-transaction billing.
Data model
Company-centric:
Company (registration number) ─┬─ Directors
├─ Status (Active, Deregistered)
├─ Financial Year End
└─ AddressAvailable operations
7 operations available. Click any row to jump to its detail.
| Operation | Category | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Get Company Details | General | Get full company registration details |
| Get Directors | General | Get directors/members of a company |
| Get Disqualified Directors | General | Check if a person is a disqualified director |
| Get Company Documents | General | Get available documents for a company |
| Search Company | General | Search for a company by name or registration number |
| Search Patent | General | Search patents |
| Search Trademark | General | Search trademarks |
Operations
Get Company Details
Get full company registration details
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Registration Number registration_number | Yes | text |
Tips
- registration_number. Returns full company record.
Get Directors
Get directors/members of a company
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Registration Number registration_number | Yes | text |
Get Disqualified Directors
Check if a person is a disqualified director
No input parameters.
Get Company Documents
Get available documents for a company
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Registration Number registration_number | Yes | text |
Search Company
Search for a company by name or registration number
No input parameters.
Tips
- name OR registration number. Returns matches with truncated info.
Search Patent
Search patents
No input parameters.
Search Trademark
Search trademarks
No input parameters.
FAQ
- Why is API access paid?
- CIPC charges per query for many transactions. Wholesale rates via Information Reseller agreement.
- Director lookup gives full ID?
- ID numbers redacted in API responses for POPIA compliance. Use for verification, not surveillance.