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# Policía Nacional

> Check whether a person has pending judicial matters with Colombia's Policía Nacional by document type and number: the online criminal-record lookup.

Checks the Policía Nacional online record to determine whether a person has
pending judicial matters, by document type and number.

`POST /co/policia/criminal-records/v1`

| Field             | Type   | Notes                                                              |
| ----------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `document_type`   | enum   | One of `CC`, `CE`, `PA`, `DPO`. Defaults to `CC`. Default `CC`.    |
| `document_number` | string | **Required.** Document number (alphanumeric with hyphens allowed). |

```bash theme={"dark"}
curl https://api.croma.run/co/policia/criminal-records/v1 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CROMA_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "document_number": "1234567890" }'
```

| Field                 | Notes                                                                                 |
| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `document_type`       | The queried document type, echoed back.                                               |
| `document_type_label` | Human label, e.g. `Cédula de Ciudadanía`.                                             |
| `document_number`     | The queried number, echoed back.                                                      |
| `full_name`           | Full name as registered, or `null` when the source omits it.                          |
| `has_records`         | `false` = no pending judicial matters; `true` = records / pending matters registered. |
| `status`              | The verbatim verdict sentence from the source.                                        |
| `message`             | Full plain-text result message.                                                       |
| `checked_at`          | Consultation timestamp the source prints, or `null`.                                  |

<Note>
  This endpoint is **asynchronous**: it answers `202` with a `status_url` to
  poll, or blocks up to the inline-wait budget (`Prefer: wait=N`). Pass an
  optional `callback_url` to have the result POSTed to you when it finishes.
  See the async-jobs guide.
</Note>

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