Overview
Retrieves complete details for a specific company, including current evaluation status and risk assessment. You can fetch a company in three ways:
| Method | Endpoint | Use when |
|---|
| By ID | GET /entities/{id} | You have gu1’s internal entity UUID |
| By external ID | GET /entities/by-external-id/{externalId} | You use your own identifier (e.g. business_456) |
| By tax ID | GET /entities/by-tax-id/{taxId} | You have the company’s tax ID (e.g. CUIT, CNPJ) and want to look them up |
All three return the same company object. The organization scope is enforced by your API key.
Endpoints
Get by ID
GET http://api.gu1.ai/entities/{id}
The unique gu1 ID (UUID) of the company to retrieve
Get by external ID
GET http://api.gu1.ai/entities/by-external-id/{externalId}
Your external identifier for this company (e.g. the value you sent when creating the entity)
Get by tax ID
GET http://api.gu1.ai/entities/by-tax-id/{taxId}
The company’s tax identification number (format depends on country: CUIT for Argentina, CNPJ for Brazil, etc.). Must match the entity’s stored tax ID within your organization.
Authentication
Requires a valid API key in the Authorization header:
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
Response
Returns the complete company object with the following fields:
Your external identifier for this company
Tax identification number
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
Calculated risk score from 0 (low risk) to 100 (high risk)
Array of identified risk factors contributing to the risk score
Company status: active, inactive, under_review, approved, rejected, suspended
Whether KYB verification has been completed
Name of the KYB provider used (if applicable)
KYB verification data from the provider
Company-specific data structure
Custom attributes as key-value pairs
Latest AI evaluation results (null if no evaluation exists)
id - Evaluation ID
entityId - Entity ID
evaluationType - Type of evaluation performed
result - Evaluation result
confidence - Confidence score (0-1)
evaluatedAt - Timestamp of evaluation
ISO 8601 timestamp of company creation
ISO 8601 timestamp of last update
ISO 8601 timestamp of soft deletion (null if not deleted)
Examples
Get by ID (UUID)
curl -X GET http://api.gu1.ai/entities/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000 \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
Get by external ID
curl -X GET "http://api.gu1.ai/entities/by-external-id/business_456" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
Get by tax ID
curl -X GET "http://api.gu1.ai/entities/by-tax-id/30-71234567-8" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
Response Example
{
"id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"externalId": "business_12345",
"organizationId": "8e2f89ab-c216-4eb4-90eb-ca5d44499aaa",
"type": "company",
"name": "María González",
"taxId": "20-12345678-9",
"countryCode": "AR",
"riskScore": 25,
"riskFactors": [
{
"factor": "new_business",
"impact": 15,
"description": "Business registered within last 30 days"
},
{
"factor": "high_income_occupation",
"impact": -10,
"description": "Professional occupation with verified income"
}
],
"status": "active",
"kycVerified": true,
"kycProvider": "gueno_ai",
"kycData": {
"verificationDate": "2024-10-03T14:30:00Z",
"documentsVerified": ["national_id", "proof_of_address"],
"livenessCheck": "passed",
"overallStatus": "approved"
},
"entityData": {
"company": {
"firstName": "María",
"lastName": "González",
"dateOfBirth": "1985-03-15",
"nationality": "AR",
"occupation": "Software Engineer",
"income": 85000
}
},
"attributes": {
"email": "maria.gonzalez@example.com",
"phone": "+54 11 1234-5678",
"businessSince": "2024-01-15",
"accountTier": "premium"
},
"currentEvaluation": {
"id": "eval_abc123",
"entityId": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"evaluationType": "risk_assessment",
"result": {
"overallRisk": "low",
"amlRisk": "low",
"fraudRisk": "low",
"complianceScore": 95,
"recommendation": "approve"
},
"confidence": 0.92,
"evaluatedAt": "2024-10-03T14:35:00Z"
},
"createdAt": "2024-10-03T14:30:00.000Z",
"updatedAt": "2024-10-03T14:35:00.000Z",
"deletedAt": null
}
Error Responses
404 Not Found
{
"error": "Entity not found"
}
401 Unauthorized
{
"error": "Invalid or missing API key"
}
500 Internal Server Error
{
"error": "Failed to fetch entity"
}
Use Cases
KYB Verification Check
Retrieve a business to check their KYB status before approving a transaction:
const company = await fetch(`http://api.gu1.ai/entities/${businessId}`, {
headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' }
}).then(res => res.json());
if (company.kycVerified && company.status === 'active') {
// Proceed with transaction
console.log('Business verified, risk score:', company.riskScore);
} else {
// Request additional verification
console.log('KYB verification required');
}
Risk Score Monitoring
Check the current risk score and factors for ongoing monitoring:
company = requests.get(
f'http://api.gu1.ai/entities/{company_id}',
headers={'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'}
).json()
if company['riskScore'] > 70:
# High risk - trigger enhanced due diligence
print(f"High risk company detected: {company['riskScore']}")
print("Risk factors:", company['riskFactors'])
elif company['riskScore'] > 40:
# Medium risk - apply additional monitoring
print(f"Medium risk company: {company['riskScore']}")
Next Steps