> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.topograph.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> The unified API for KYB onboarding and verification

## What is Topograph?

Topograph turns the complexity of public company registers into a standardized, developer-friendly API. We help you build fast KYB (Know Your Business) onboarding flows and rigorous verification processes without dealing with fragmented company data across jurisdictions.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="KYB Onboarding Guide" icon="rocket" href="/guides/kyb-onboarding">
    Best practices for building onboarding flows with high conversion rates.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Coverage & Pricing" icon="globe" href="/essentials/coverage-and-pricing">
    Find live country coverage, pricing, sources, identifiers, and available documents.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## The Onboarding Flow

We provide search, `POST /v2/company` (verification or onboarding mode), documents, and monitoring so you can cover each step of a modern KYB flow without juggling multiple APIs.

```mermaid theme={null}
flowchart LR
    Search[Search] --> Onboard[Onboard]
    Onboard --> Verify[Verify]
    Verify --> Monitor[Monitor]
```

### 1. Search

Let users find their company instantly.

<Card title="Company Search" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/essentials/search">
  Search by name or registration number and stream results for instant UI feedback. We handle multiple search sources per country seamlessly.
</Card>

### 2. Onboard

Prefill forms to maximize conversion.

<Card title="Onboarding Mode" icon="bolt" href="/essentials/modes">
  Use `/v2/company` with `mode: "onboarding"` for quick (P90 \< 5s), cost-effective company data. Automatically selects the cheapest fast source.
</Card>

### 3. Verify

Perform rigorous compliance checks.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Verification Data" icon="shield-check" href="/essentials/retrieve_company">
    Live, authoritative data fetched directly from public registers for final KYB checks.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Document Retrieval" icon="file-arrow-down" href="/essentials/document-guide">
    Download official PDFs (extracts, statutes, financials) sourced directly from public registers.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

### 4. Monitor

Keep your data up to date.

<Card title="Monitoring" icon="bell" href="/essentials/monitoring">
  Receive webhook notifications when a company's records change in the public register–status, address, representatives, etc.
</Card>

## Key Capabilities

Beyond the core onboarding flow, Topograph solves the hard problems of international company data:

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  <Card title="Data Standardization" icon="sliders" href="/guides/standardization">
    We map local specifics to international standards: ISO 20275 for legal forms, ISO 5009 for roles, and ISIC/NACE for activity codes.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Reliability & Fallbacks" icon="server" href="/guides/reliability-and-errors">
    Public registers are unreliable. Understand retries, timeouts, in-progress results, and how to recover from failures.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Financial Data" icon="chart-line" href="/essentials/financial-data-extraction">
    (Beta) Extract structured financial data from financial statements PDF, automatically.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Coverage & Pricing" icon="globe" href="/essentials/coverage-and-pricing">
    Use the live pricing pages as the source of truth for country support, sources, pricing, and documents.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Getting Started

<Steps>
  <Step title="Get an API Key">
    Sign up at [app.topograph.co](https://app.topograph.co) to receive credentials.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Quickstart">
    Follow the [Quickstart Guide](/quickstart) to make your first API request in minutes.
  </Step>
</Steps>