# Verify a Slovak company by IČO

One IČO is all it takes. FirmAPI checks the company across 55 public registers and shows you the risks in one place – in the browser and via API.

## What you learn about a company

The company risk profile is built from official public sources.

- **Debts and arrears** – Debtor lists of the Social Insurance Agency, all three health insurers and the Financial Administration.
- **Insolvencies and bankruptcies** – Bankruptcies, restructurings and debt discharges from the Insolvency Register and the Commercial Bulletin.
- **Enforcement authorizations** – Active enforcement (execution) authorizations from the RPVE register (obcan.justice.sk).
- **VAT reliability** – Tax reliability index, the list of erased VAT payers and VAT ID validation via VIES.
- **Sanctions lists** – Screening against EU and OFAC (US) sanctions lists, including company officers.
- **Illegal employment** – Labour Inspectorate records of illegal employment violations.
- **Court proceedings** – Court decisions where the company appears as claimant or defendant.
- **Relationships and people** – Directors, shareholders and ultimate beneficial owners from the Business Register and the RPVS register.

## How it works

**In the browser:** Enter an IČO or company name in the search and open the company profile. The risk strip at the top instantly shows debts, insolvencies and other risk signals.

**Via API:** A single GET call returns the full company profile including risk signals as JSON. Ideal for automated KYB checks during customer onboarding.

```bash
curl -H "X-API-Key: fa_your_key" \
  "https://firmapi.sk/v1/company/ico/51636549?scope=all"
```

```json
{
  "name": "Version Two s. r. o.",
  "ico": "51636549",
  "debtor_status": { "listed": false },
  "insolvency": { "active": false },
  "execution_authorizations": { "count": 0 },
  "sanctions": { "match": false },
  "tax_reliability": "vysoký index"
}
```

For a narrower query, replace `scope=all` with specific values, for example `?scope=debtor_status,insolvency,execution_authorizations,sanctions,tax_reliability` – the `illegal_employment` and `court_decisions` scopes are available too.

## Why verify partners

- An unpaid invoice from a bankrupt company is nearly unrecoverable – know the risk in advance.
- VAT liability: trading with an unreliable VAT payer can make you liable for their tax.
- Sanctions screening is a legal obligation for financial institutions and exporters.
- Automated onboarding checks save hours of manual work every month.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is company verification free?

In the web panel yes, with no cap on how many – searching for a company and opening its detail cost no credits. Credits are only spent when you run the check through the API; the free plan includes 20 a month. Paid plans are available for verifying larger numbers of partners continuously and automatically.

### How fresh is the data?

Debtor lists, insolvencies and other risk registers synchronise daily, the Business Register continuously. Every data point shows its last synchronisation date.

### Can I verify sole traders too?

Yes. The database covers all entities with an IČO – companies, sole traders and non-profits.

### Can I verify companies in bulk?

Yes, the batch API accepts a list of IČOs and returns results for all of them at once. Available on the Professional plan and above.

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