CDDS Gem

A Ruby interface for searching disqualified company directors and senior managers

The New Zealand Companies Office has an API which can be accessed through registration at: https://api.business.govt.nz/api/

Registration is required in order to obtain unique access keys to use the API.

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'cdds'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install cdds

You will also need to set the following ENV variables, in order to access the API. These can be gound on the business.govt.nz website under your login.

$ MBIE_ID=

$ MBIE_SECRET=

One function is exposed, as per below.

$ CDDS::DisqualifiedPersons.search(name)

• where name is the name of the person you wish to search for on the register

NB: This Gem is not developed or maintained by the New Zealand Companies Office in any way, shape, or form.

Please don't hesitate to get in touch if you have any queries and I'll try and point you in the right direction!

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/td512/cdds.

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.