{"id":3796,"date":"2026-03-31T00:57:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T22:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/j-cred.co.za\/helpcenter\/which-search-should-i-use-a-quick-decision-guide\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T00:57:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T22:57:17","password":"","slug":"which-search-should-i-use-a-quick-decision-guide","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/j-cred.co.za\/zh\/helpcenter\/which-search-should-i-use-a-quick-decision-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Search Should I Use? A Quick Decision Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most common questions in J-Cred is not how to search, but which search to use. The best choice depends on what you are trying to confirm.<\/p>\n<h2>A simple guide<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Use person-related searches when you need to verify or trace an individual.<\/li>\n<li>Use company or CIPC-related searches when you need company registration, status, or director information.<\/li>\n<li>Use assets-related searches when you need property or vehicle ownership information.<\/li>\n<li>Use credit-related searches when you need consumer or business credit information or bank account verification.<\/li>\n<li>Use compliance searches when you need fraud, PEP, or sanctions-related checking.<\/li>\n<li>Use a document request when the work requires manual processing or external confirmation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> If you are unsure, start by clarifying the business purpose. The purpose usually points you to the right search family.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Need help?<\/strong> Email <a href=\"mailto:support@kto.co.za\">support@kto.co.za<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:support@j-cred.co.za\">support@j-cred.co.za<\/a>, call <a href=\"tel:+27102240589\">+27 10 224 0589<\/a> during 9AM to 5PM CAT, or log a clear support request with your Search ID and internal reference where applicable.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most common questions in J-Cred is not how to search, but which search to use. The best choice depends on what you are trying to confirm. A simple guide Use person-related searches when you need to verify or trace an individual. Use company or CIPC-related searches when you need company registration, status, or director information. Use assets-related searches when you need property or vehicle ownership information. Use credit-related searches when you need consumer or business credit information or bank account verification. Use compliance searches when you need fraud, PEP, or sanctions-related checking. Use a document request when the work requires manual processing or external confirmation. Tip: If you are unsure, start by clarifying the business purpose. The purpose usually points you to the right search family. Need help? Email support@kto.co.za or support@j-cred.co.za, call +27 10 224 0589 during 9AM to 5PM CAT, or log a clear support request with your Search ID and internal reference where applicable.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"doc_category":[19],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-3796","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-real-time-searches"],"blocksy_meta":[],"year_month":"2026-05","word_count":162,"total_views":0,"reactions":{"happy":0,"normal":0,"sad":0},"author_info":{"name":"KTO Digital Admin","author_nicename":"tsholo","author_url":"https:\/\/j-cred.co.za\/zh\/author\/tsholo\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Real-Time Searches","term_url":"https:\/\/j-cred.co.za\/zh\/docs-category\/real-time-searches\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/j-cred.co.za\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/3796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/j-cred.co.za\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/j-cred.co.za\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/j-cred.co.za\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/j-cred.co.za\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3796"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/j-cred.co.za\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/3796\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/j-cred.co.za\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/j-cred.co.za\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=3796"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/j-cred.co.za\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=3796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}