# Shop and Establishment API: Registration Check | FastKYC

> Check a Shop and Establishment registration by number and state: establishment name, address, status, commencement and expiry dates and category.

Source: https://www.fastkyc.com/apis/shop-establishment-search/

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# Shop and Establishment Search API

Check a Shop and Establishment registration by number and state: establishment name, address, status, commencement and expiry dates and category.

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## What the Shop and Establishment Search API does

Shop and Establishment Search retrieves a Shop and Establishment registration using the registration number and the state. It returns the establishment's name, address, registration status, commencement date, expiry date, category and related certificate information.

For small businesses without a GST or company registration, the Shop and Establishment certificate is often the main proof that the business exists and operates from the address it gives.

## Where teams use the Shop and Establishment Search API

1.  Verifying small merchants who have no GST registration
    
2.  Checking a business's address and status before lending
    
3.  Confirming a registration has not expired
    

## Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What do I need to send?

The registration number and the state it was issued in.

Does it show whether the registration is still valid?

Yes. It returns the registration status along with the commencement and expiry dates.

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