Brazil CNPJ Lookup & Checker — Receita Federal · $0.005/lookup

Check a Brazilian CNPJ, numeric or alphanumeric, and get the official company record from Receita Federal open data: legal name, active or closed status, CNAE code, address, start date, size. Check digits validated first, up to 100 CNPJ per run. No partners or contacts. Failures are free.

Look up a Brazilian company by its 14-digit CNPJ number (with or without dots, slash and dash): legal name, trade name, legal form, active or closed status, start date, address, CNAE industry code and size class, from the Receita Federal open data (served by BrasilAPI). Checks the CNPJ check digits first. Company-level only: no partners, no phones, no e-mail, no individual entrepreneurs (MEI).

What you get

Structured JSON for each run, ready for spreadsheets, alerts and AI agents.

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
cnpj	string		One CNPJ, for example 33.000.167/0001-01, 33000167000101 or an alphanumeric CNPJ such as 12.ABC.345/01DE-35.
cnpjs	array		Up to 100 CNPJ numbers in one run (Apify Actor only). Each CNPJ that finds an active registry record is one billable result.

Example input

{
  "cnpj": "00.000.000/0001-91"
}

Example output (sample run 2026-10-05)

{
  "cnpj": "00000000000191",
  "matched": true,
  "bestMatch": {
    "country": "BR",
    "registry": "Receita Federal (CNPJ)",
    "registryId": "00000000000191",
    "name": "BANCO DO BRASIL SA",
    "tradeName": "DIRECAO GERAL",
    "legalForm": "Sociedade de Economia Mista",
    "legalFormCode": "2038",
    "status": "active",
    "incorporationDate": "1966-08-01",
    "address": {
      "street": "SAUN QUADRA 5 BLOCO B TORRE I, II, III SN",
      "postalCode": "70040912",
      "city": "BRASILIA",
      "region": "DF",
      "country": "BR"
    },
    "industry": [
      {
        "scheme": "CNAE",
        "code": "6422100",
        "label": "Bancos múltiplos, com carteira comercial"
      }
    ],
    "size": "DEMAIS",
    "sourceUrl": "https://brasilapi.com.br/api/cnpj/v1/00000000000191",
    "licence": "Open government data (Receita Federal), served by BrasilAPI (MIT)",
    "matchScore": 100,
    "matchReason": "id match"
  },
  "notes": [],
  "source": "Source: CNPJ registry of the Receita Federal (open government data), served by BrasilAPI (MIT). Company-level fields only; individual entrepreneurs (MEI), partner lists, phones and e-mail addresses are not returned. Informational; not an official extract.",
  "checkedAt": "2026-10-05T10:04:11.941Z"
}

Pricing

Event	Price
lookup (each successful result)	$0.005

• Data comes from the Receita Federal open CNPJ registry through BrasilAPI, a third-party service; if it is unavailable the run fails and is not charged.
• Company-level fields only: partner lists, phones, e-mail addresses and individual entrepreneurs (MEI) are not returned.
• Alphanumeric CNPJ (issued since July 2026) are validated; whether a new number is found depends on the source registry.
• A single lookup costs one flat event; there is no separate start fee.

Failed runs are not charged. Free trial credits from Apify cover your first runs.

FAQ

Is a result guaranteed to be complete? Each result carries the date it was read. If the upstream service is down the run fails with a clear message and no per-result charge is made.

Can I call it from code or an AI agent? Yes: run it through the Apify API, schedule it, or use it from MCP clients that support Apify Actors.

Is this affiliated with the data source? No. Source names are used descriptively; each result keeps its source attribution and licence line.

Where do I report a problem? Open an issue on this Actor's page; replies are written by the Ambolt service team, usually within a day.

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Keywords

CNPJ, Brazil, company lookup, Receita Federal, KYB, company status, CNAE, razão social, supplier check

Notes

Data comes from the source named in each result and keeps its licence and attribution. Informational only, not financial, legal or tax advice. Open an issue on the Actor page for questions; replies come under the product name.