Australia Company Data — ABN, ACN & Business Register

Also known as: ABN Lookup · ABN search · ACN lookup · Australian Business Register (ABR) data · GST registration check · Australian business list · ABN bulk extract.

What does Australia Company Data do?

Search Australian businesses three ways — by name, by ABN/ACN, or browse by entity type, state and GST status — and get structured records as JSON. It streams the official ABN Lookup Bulk Extract published weekly by the Australian Business Register (ABR) on data.gov.au, covering all 11M+ Australian ABNs (companies, sole traders, trusts, partnerships, super funds).

No API key, no GUID, no registration. Every run reads the current week's extract, so the data is always fresh.

Three ways to search

1. By number — paste ABNs (11 digits) or ACNs (9 digits) for exact lookups.
2. By name — substring match across entity name and registered business/trading names.
3. Browse / build lists — filter by entity type (company / individual / non-individual or exact codes), state, GST registration and active vs cancelled — no name needed. Great for targeted B2B lists (e.g. all GST-registered companies in VIC).

What you get

Per business:

• Identity: ABN (+ status & date), ACN, entity name, registered business names (current), and trading names (historical — see note)
• Type: entity type code + description (e.g. Australian Private Company)
• Tax: GST registration status + date
• Location: state/territory + postcode of the main business location

The ABR public extract provides state + postcode (not full street address) and does not include director names.

How to use

1. Open the Input tab.
2. Either enter company names and/or ABN/ACN numbers, or set Entity type / State / GST filters to browse.
3. Optionally toggle Active ABNs only (default on) and set Max results.
4. Click Start. Download as JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML or XML.

Speed: each run downloads and streams the official ~12 GB weekly extract. Broad filters with a result cap finish in a few minutes (the run stops as soon as the cap is reached); a full export takes longer.

Output (real example)

{
  "abn": "11000000948",
  "abnStatus": "Active",
  "abnStatusFromDate": "1999-11-01",
  "acn": "000000948",
  "entityTypeCode": "PUB",
  "entityTypeName": "Australian Public Company",
  "name": "QBE INSURANCE (INTERNATIONAL) LTD",
  "businessNames": [],
  "tradingNames": ["QBE INSURANCE (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED"],
  "gstRegistered": true,
  "gstStatus": "Active",
  "gstStatusFromDate": "2000-07-01",
  "state": "NSW",
  "postcode": "2000",
  "source": "Australian Business Register (ABR) — CC BY 3.0 AU",
  "sourceUrl": "https://abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View?abn=11000000948",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-28T21:00:00.000Z"
}

Data table

Field	Description
abn	Australian Business Number (11 digits)
abnStatus	Active or Cancelled
abnStatusFromDate	Date the current status took effect
acn	Australian Company Number (9 digits, companies only)
entityTypeCode / entityTypeName	ABR entity type (e.g. PRV, PUB, IND)
name	Entity / legal name
businessNames	Registered business names (array)
tradingNames	Trading names (array) — historical only (pre-May 2012, no legal status)
gstRegistered / gstStatus / gstStatusFromDate	GST registration
state / postcode	Main business location
source / sourceUrl	Provenance and link to the ABR record

Examples

Goal	Input
Look up one business	abnNumbers: ["11000000948"]
Find a business by name	companyNames: ["Qantas"]
All GST-registered companies in VIC	entityType: company, state: VIC, gstRegistered: yes, maxResults: 10000
Self-managed super funds (advanced)	entityTypeCodes: ["SMF"]

Pricing / Cost estimation

Pay-per-result at $4 / 1,000 results. Each output record counts as one result.

Because the actor streams the official weekly extract, number/name lookups are best run in batches (one run can resolve many at once). For real-time single lookups, the ABR's live web service is better suited.

Free tier: $5 monthly platform credit covers your first ~1,250 results.

Tips

• Use ABN/ACN for exact matches; name search matches across business & trading names too.
• To build a list, leave names empty and combine entity type + state + GST; raise Max results for large pulls (up to 500,000).
• Keep Active ABNs only on to exclude cancelled businesses.

Data source, licence & support

Source: Australian Business Register (ABR) — ABN Lookup Bulk Extract, via data.gov.au. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia (CC BY 3.0 AU); each record carries attribution in the source field.

Limitations: State + postcode only (no street address); no director names; weekly snapshot of current details. Trading names (tradingNames) are historical only — the ABR stopped collecting/updating trading names in May 2012, so they carry no legal status; use businessNames (current ASIC-registered business names) for identity.

Support: Found a bug or need a feature? Open an issue on the Issues tab.

Changelog

0.1 — 2026-06-29

• Initial release on the official ABR ABN Lookup Bulk Extract (CC BY 3.0) — no API key or GUID required.
• Search by name, ABN, ACN, or browse by entity type, state, GST registration and active/cancelled status.
• Streaming XML parser with early-abort on the result cap; always reads the current week's extract.