Look Up a Chip — Instant Result
For vets, shelters, and other professionals
Integrate chip registration
directly into your practice
The ChipReaders B2B API lets you process chip registrations automatically from your own software — no manual entry required.
# Look up a chip via the API curl -X GET \ https://chipreaders.nl/api/v1/chip/528140000123456 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer uw_api_sleutel" # Response: { "ok": true, "data": { "chip": "528140000123456", "naam": "Bella", "soort": "hond", "status": "actief", "vermist": false } }
Why the ChipReaders API?
Less admin, more time for what really matters.
No manual entry
Chip registrations are sent directly from your practice software. Zero double entry.
Owner gets instant confirmation
After registration, the owner automatically receives an email with login details and chip information.
Always up-to-date data
Real-time connection to the central ChipReaders database. Lookup results are always current.
Free for practices
Vets, shelters, and municipalities get free access. No hidden costs, no subscription.
How does it work?
Live in three steps.
Apply
Fill in the form below. Include your practice name, email address, and organization type.
Verification within 24h
Our team verifies your request. Vets and recognized institutions are approved the same day.
Receive your key & integrate
You'll receive your unique API key by email. Follow our documentation and you'll be live within an hour.
Pricing
Transparent and fair.
Free
For recognized organizations
Free forever for recognized parties.
- 1,000 API calls per day
- All endpoints
- Email support
- No credit card required
- Vets · Shelters · Municipalities
Commercial
For software vendors & companies
Ideal for SaaS platforms that offer chip registration.
- 1,000 API calls per day
- All endpoints
- Priority support
- SLA available
- Companies & software vendors
Code examples
Integrate directly in any language.
cURL — Look up a chip
curl -X GET \ "https://chipreaders.nl/api/v1/chip/528140000123456" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer uw_api_sleutel" \ -H "Accept: application/json"
PHP — Register a chip
$ch = curl_init('https://chipreaders.nl/api/v1/chip/registreer'); curl_setopt_array($ch, [ CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true, CURLOPT_POST => true, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([ 'chipnummer' => '528140000123456', 'eigenaar_email' => 'eigenaar@email.nl', 'naam' => 'Bella', 'soort' => 'hond', ]), CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [ 'Authorization: Bearer uw_api_sleutel', 'Content-Type: application/json', ], ]); $result = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
Python — Report a pet missing
import requests r = requests.post( "https://chipreaders.nl/api/v1/vermist/meld", json={"chipnummer": "528140000123456"}, headers={ "Authorization": "Bearer uw_api_sleutel", "Content-Type": "application/json", } ) data = r.json() print(data["data"]["bericht"])
JavaScript (fetch) — Status check
const res = await fetch( 'https://chipreaders.nl/api/v1/status' ); const { ok, data } = await res.json(); console.log(`API status: ${data.status}`);
Request API access
Free for vets, shelters, and municipalities. Commercial use: € 29/month.
