How to Find CIN and Verify Company Details Online

Verifying company registration details is an important step in vendor onboarding, business verification and corporate due diligence. Businesses often need to identify registered companies, check their registration status and review available company information.

In India, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) maintains company registration records. Businesses can find a company's Corporate Identification Number (CIN) using its registered name and use the CIN to identify the corresponding company records.

What Is CIN?#

CIN stands for Corporate Identification Number. It is a unique 21-character alphanumeric identification number assigned to companies registered with the Registrar of Companies (ROC) in India.

It helps identify a registered company and contains information about its listing status, industry classification, state of registration, incorporation year and registration number.

Understanding the CIN Structure

For example: U26109DL1991PLC046540

A CIN consists of six parts:

• 1st character: Indicates listing status. L represents a listed company, while U represents an unlisted company on stock exchange.
• Characters 2–6: Represent the industry classification code.
• Characters 7–8: Indicate the state or union territory code.
• Characters 9–12: Represent the year of incorporation.
• Characters 13–15: Indicate the company type, such as PLC for a public limited company or PTC for a private limited company.
• Characters 16–21: Represent the registration number assigned by the ROC.

Why Is CIN Verification Important?#

A CIN provides a unique way to identify a registered company. Businesses can use it to find the correct company record and review available registration information.

Some common use cases include:

• Vendor onboarding: Verify a company's registration details before adding it as a vendor.
• Business partner verification: Identify registered companies before entering into commercial relationships.
• Corporate due diligence: Review available company information as part of a broader assessment.
• Financial assessments: Use company information as an additional input during business evaluation.
• Compliance checks: Validate company details as part of internal verification processes.
• Customer onboarding: Verify company information submitted by business customers.

How to Find CIN Using a Company Name?#

If you know a company's registered name but do not have its CIN, you can find it through the MCA portal or use an API.

1. Find CIN Through the MCA Portal

MCA provides a company search facility that allows users to find a company's CIN using its registered name.

Follow these steps:

1. Visit the official MCA website: https://www.mca.gov.in/
2. Navigate to MCA Services → FO Services → Find CIN.
3. Enter the company name in the Company / LLP Name field.
4. Search for the company and review the matching results.
5. Select the correct company from the results.
6. Retrieve the corresponding CIN.

Check the registered company name carefully, especially when multiple companies have similar names.

2. Find CIN Using an API

Businesses can also retrieve a company's CIN using FastKYC's company-to-cin API.

This is useful when CIN discovery needs to be included in an automated business onboarding or verification workflow.

The general process involves:

1. Integrate the company-name lookup API into your application.
2. Provide the company name as input.
3. Retrieve the matching CIN from the API response, where available.
4. Use the CIN to identify the company in subsequent verification workflows.

API-based lookup helps businesses reduce manual searches when processing company information at scale.

What Company Information Can Be Retrieved Using CIN?#

Once a company's CIN is available, it can be used to identify the corresponding company record and access available registration information through MCA.

Company master data can include:

• Company name: Registered name of the company.
• CIN: Corporate Identification Number assigned to the company.
• Company status: Reported registration status, such as Active.
• Date of incorporation: Date on which the company was registered.
• Registered office address: Official registered address of the company.
• ROC details: Registrar of Companies associated with the registration.
• Company classification: Available company category and type.
• Capital details: Authorised and paid-up capital, where displayed.
• Director and signatory information: Details available through the relevant MCA services.