# Strale KYB Essentials CA

> Strale KYB Essentials CA is a paid API for AI agents from api.strale.io, paid per call via x402, $1.62/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Looks up and returns essential Know Your Business (KYB) data for Canadian companies by name or corporation number.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.strale.io/x402/v2/solutions/kyb-essentials-ca
- Price: $1.62/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/strale-kyb-essentials-ca-7f33bff0
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_bATBfdRZZovnWeX9AnY1I

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability strale-kyb-essentials-ca-7f33bff0 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you verify that 'Shopify Inc.' is a legitimately registered Canadian company and pull their basic KYB details?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to verify or look up a Canadian business entity specifically, especially for KYB compliance, vendor due diligence, or onboarding workflows. It is purpose-built for Canada (27-country coverage on the platform) and returns a cryptographic audit trail, making it suitable for regulated or compliance-sensitive contexts where proof of lookup is required.

## Known failure modes

- Company not found in Canadian registry — returns empty or not-found response
- Invalid corporation number format — may return validation error
- Ambiguous company name with multiple matches — may require more specific input
- Network or upstream registry timeout — returns error with no data

## How this service works

The trust layer for AI agents — 250+ independently tested data capabilities across 27 countries. Execute capabilities via REST, MCP, A2A, or x402 micropayments. Every call returns an audit record with cryptographic chain hashing.

## Output

Returns essential KYB data for the queried Canadian company or corporation number, including registration status, official business name, and corporation number, along with a cryptographically hashed audit record for every call.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method",
    "bodyType",
    "body"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "body": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "company_name"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "company_name": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Canadian company name or corporation number"
      }
     }
    },
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "POST",
      "PUT",
      "PATCH"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "bodyType": {
     "enum": [
      "json",
      "form-data",
      "text"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/strale-kyb-essentials-ca-7f33bff0/health.json
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