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

# Registraduría Vital Status

> Check a Colombian cédula's vital status. Returns `found: false` if the cédula isn't in the registry; otherwise `status` is `ALIVE` or `DECEASED`.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json post /co/registraduria/vital-status/v1
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Croma Marketplace API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Government-data APIs for Colombia, Peru, and global web search. Croma
    normalizes public-sector data into structured JSON for product teams and AI
    agents.
servers:
  - url: https://api.croma.run
security: []
paths:
  /co/registraduria/vital-status/v1:
    post:
      tags:
        - Colombia
        - Registraduría
      summary: Registraduría Vital Status
      description: >-
        Check a Colombian cédula's vital status. Returns `found: false` if the
        cédula isn't in the registry; otherwise `status` is `ALIVE` or
        `DECEASED`.
      operationId: registraduria_vital_status
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - document_number
              properties:
                document_number:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 5
                  maxLength: 12
                  pattern: ^[1-9]\d{4,11}$
                  description: Colombian cédula. 5-12 digits, no leading zero.
              additionalProperties: false
            example:
              document_number: '5786287'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          headers:
            X-Request-Id:
              description: >-
                Unique id for the request (req_…). Include it in support
                reports.
              schema:
                type: string
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              description: Requests allowed in the current window.
              schema:
                type: integer
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              description: Requests left before you are throttled.
              schema:
                type: integer
            X-RateLimit-Reset:
              description: ISO 8601 timestamp when the window resets.
              schema:
                type: string
                format: date-time
            X-Cache:
              description: HIT or MISS. Cached hits still count against your quota.
              schema:
                type: string
                enum:
                  - HIT
                  - MISS
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VitalStatusResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request body
          headers:
            X-Request-Id:
              description: >-
                Unique id for the request (req_…). Include it in support
                reports.
              schema:
                type: string
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key
          headers:
            X-Request-Id:
              description: >-
                Unique id for the request (req_…). Include it in support
                reports.
              schema:
                type: string
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded
          headers:
            X-Request-Id:
              description: >-
                Unique id for the request (req_…). Include it in support
                reports.
              schema:
                type: string
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              description: Requests allowed in the current window.
              schema:
                type: integer
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              description: Requests left before you are throttled.
              schema:
                type: integer
            X-RateLimit-Reset:
              description: ISO 8601 timestamp when the window resets.
              schema:
                type: string
                format: date-time
            Retry-After:
              description: Seconds to wait before retrying.
              schema:
                type: integer
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
        '500':
          description: Internal error
          headers:
            X-Request-Id:
              description: >-
                Unique id for the request (req_…). Include it in support
                reports.
              schema:
                type: string
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
      externalDocs:
        description: Interactive documentation and examples
        url: https://usecroma.com/colombia/registraduria
components:
  schemas:
    VitalStatusResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - data
      properties:
        data:
          type: object
          required:
            - found
            - document_number
            - status
          properties:
            found:
              type: boolean
              description: >-
                Whether the cédula is in the registry. When false, `status` is
                null.
            document_number:
              type: string
            status:
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
              enum:
                - ALIVE
                - DECEASED
                - UNKNOWN
                - null
              description: >-
                Normalized vigilance status when found. null when the cédula
                isn't in the registry. UNKNOWN = an upstream value Croma doesn't
                recognize.
    ApiError:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          required:
            - type
            - code
            - message
          properties:
            type:
              type: string
              description: >-
                Broad category: invalid_request_error, authentication_error,
                not_found_error, rate_limit_error, upstream_error, api_error.
            code:
              type: string
              description: Machine-readable specific code.
            message:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable explanation, safe to surface in UI.
            param:
              type: string
              description: Field that triggered the error. Present on validation errors.
            details:
              type: object
              description: Free-form structured detail.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Use Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'

````