Singapore ACRA Company Lookup — UEN & Business Registry

Search Singapore's official ACRA business registry — 2 million+ companies, foreign branches, LLPs and businesses — by name or exact UEN. Get entity type, registration status, issue date and registered address in clean JSON. No API key.

What it does

Every company operating in Singapore must register with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) and receive a Unique Entity Number (UEN). This Actor queries the official registry dataset published on data.gov.sg, so results come straight from the source — no scraping, no third-party reseller.

Run a fuzzy name search ("dbs securities") to discover entities, or pass exact UENs to enrich a list you already have. Filter by registration status (Registered / Deregistered) and entity type (Local Company, Foreign Company Branch, LLP, …).

Features

• Official source — the ACRA entities dataset published on data.gov.sg, queried directly over its datastore API.
• Name search and UEN lookup — fuzzy matching for discovery, exact UEN mode for enrichment.
• Status and type filters — restrict to Registered entities, or a specific entity type like Local Company.
• No API key, no proxy, no browser — plain HTTP against a public endpoint; runs are fast and cheap.
• Deduplicated output — one record per UEN even across paginated pages.
• Flat, spreadsheet-ready records — clean fields, no nested surprises.

What people use it for

• KYB / vendor onboarding — verify that a Singapore counterparty is registered and active before signing.
• Lead enrichment — attach registry status and entity type to a CRM list of Singapore companies.
• Credit and risk checks — flag counterparties whose ACRA status is Deregistered.
• Market research — count and profile entities matching an industry keyword.
• Investor due diligence — confirm the legal identity behind a trading name.

Where the data comes from

ACRA publishes its entities dataset as open data on data.gov.sg. The Actor queries it through the platform's datastore search API, which supports full-text queries (q=), exact filters, offset pagination and a total count — everything needed for both discovery and enrichment without touching a private API.

Status values you will see

• Registered — the entity is live and in good standing.
• Deregistered — struck off, dissolved or ceased. Useful as a red flag.

Entity types

Local Company, Foreign Company Branch, LLP (Limited Liability Partnership), LP, Business Firm and more. Use entityTypeFilter with a substring such as Local Company to narrow results.

Input

searchMode picks the strategy. For name mode set query; for uen mode fill uens with exact Unique Entity Numbers.

Input example

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Output

One record per entity. status reflects the current UEN status; registered_street and registered_postal_code come from the registered address on file.

Every dataset record contains: uen, entity_name, entity_type, status, issue_date, registered_postal_code.

Export the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or JSONL from the Console, or pull it programmatically through the Apify API and any of the official clients.

How to use it

1. Click Try for free (or Start if you already have an Apify account).
2. Fill in the input fields described above — the defaults already produce a working run.
3. Press Start and watch the log; results stream into the dataset as they are found.
4. When the run finishes, open the Output/Storage tab and export as JSON, CSV or Excel.

Runs can be scheduled (hourly, daily, weekly) and wired into Slack, Google Sheets, Zapier, Make, webhooks or your own backend through Apify integrations. Everything the Console does is also available over the Apify API.

FAQ

Do I need any API key?

No. The registry dataset is public open data served by data.gov.sg.

Is this official ACRA BizFile data?

It is derived from ACRA's open-data publication. For legally binding extracts or certified good-standing searches, use ACRA's paid BizFile service directly.

How current is the data?

The dataset is refreshed by data.gov.sg on ACRA's publishing schedule — typically daily to weekly.

Can I search by partial UEN?

UEN mode expects exact UENs. Partial identifiers are better handled with a name search.

Does the proxy need to be on?

No. The endpoint is a public government API that does not block datacenter IPs.

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Legal and responsible use

This Actor collects only publicly available information. You are responsible for how you use the data, including compliance with the target site's Terms of Service, robots directives, copyright, and data protection law such as GDPR and CCPA. Do not use it to gather personal data without a lawful basis.

Support and feedback

Found a bug, hit a site change, or need an extra field? Open a ticket on the Issues tab of this Actor — issues are read and fixed. Feature requests and custom-scraper enquiries are welcome through the same channel.