# Australia ABR / ABN Company Scraper (`jungle_synthesizer/australia-abr-abn-company-scraper`) Actor Scrape Australian Business Register (ABR) entities by name search or direct ABN lookup. Returns ABN, ACN, entity name, type, ABN/GST status, main business location, business names, trading names, and full status history — the complete KYB picture from Australia's free authoritative register. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/australia-abr-abn-company-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community) - **Categories:** Business, Lead generation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Australia ABR / ABN Company Scraper Scrape Australian Business Register (ABR) entity records by name search or direct ABN lookup. ### What it does This actor queries the Australian Business Register — the authoritative, free source for Australian entity status and GST registration data. For each matched entity it fetches: - **ABN** (Australian Business Number, formatted as XX XXX XXX XXX) - **ACN** (Australian Company Number from ASIC, where present) - **Entity name** and **entity type** (e.g. Australian Private Company, Sole Trader, Trust) - **ABN status** (Active / Cancelled) and the date it took effect - **GST registration** status and effective date - **Main business location** (state and postcode) - **Registered business names** (from the ASIC Business Names Register) - **Trading names** (legacy, collected before May 2012) - **Full status history** — chronological timeline of all name, status, GST, and location changes as a JSON array ### Why ABR The Australian Business Register is the free, authoritative substitute for paid ASIC company searches ($10/search). It provides real-time entity status, GST registration, all registered business names, and complete historical records — the full KYB (Know Your Business) picture at zero per-query cost. ### Use cases - **KYB / due diligence**: Verify Australian business entity status before entering a contract - **Lead enrichment**: Append entity type, GST status, and location to business contact lists - **Compliance monitoring**: Track ABN status changes for a portfolio of entities - **Research**: Bulk entity data for market analysis, academic research, or data products - **ASIC cost reduction**: Replace $10/search ASIC lookups with free ABR data ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `queries` | array | Name / keyword search terms (e.g. `["woolworths", "bhp"]`). Results are the matching entities on ABR. | | `abns` | array | Direct ABN list for lookup (e.g. `["88000014675", "51 824 753 556"]`). Takes priority over queries when provided. | | `maxItems` | integer | Maximum number of entity records to return (default: 10, 0 = unlimited) | **Modes:** - **Query mode** (default): Supply `queries` → ABR search results → full entity detail - **Direct ABN mode**: Supply `abns` → fetch each ABN detail page directly (faster, no search step) ### Output Each item in the dataset represents one ABN entity: ```json { "abn": "88 000 014 675", "acn": "000 014 675", "entity_name": "WOOLWORTHS GROUP LIMITED", "entity_type": "Australian Public Company", "abn_status": "Active", "abn_status_from_date": "01 Nov 1999", "gst_registered": true, "gst_from_date": "01 Jul 2000", "main_business_location_state": "NSW", "main_business_location_postcode": "2153", "business_names": "WOOLWORTHS\nBIG W\nSAFEWAY\n...", "trading_names": "WOOLWORTHS\nDICK SMITH ELECTRONICS\n...", "entity_status_history": "[{\"category\":\"Entity name\",\"value\":\"WOOLWORTHS GROUP LIMITED\",\"from_date\":\"08 Dec 2017\",\"to_date\":\"(current)\"}, ...]", "source_url": "https://abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View?abn=88000014675" } ```` ### Pricing Pay-per-result: charged per entity record successfully extracted. ### Technical notes - **No proxy required** — ABR returns clean 200 responses without any proxy - **Rate limiting** — Actor uses polite concurrency (5 parallel requests) to respect the public government registry - **History** — Each entity's full history page is fetched to populate `entity_status_history` - **Source** — Data sourced directly from [Australian Business Register (ABR Lookup)](https://abr.business.gov.au) ### Legal Data sourced from the Australian Business Register (ABR Lookup) operated by the Australian Taxation Office. The ABR provides publicly available information. Use in accordance with the [ABR data disclaimer](https://abr.business.gov.au/Help/Disclaimer). # Actor input Schema ## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`): Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler. ## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`): Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements. ## `sp_contact` (type: `string`): Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you. ## `queries` (type: `array`): List of name/keyword search queries to run on ABR. Each query returns matching entities whose detail pages are then scraped. Example: \["woolworths", "pty limited"]. ## `abns` (type: `array`): List of ABNs to look up directly (11-digit strings, spaces allowed). When provided, overrides the search queries mode. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of records to scrape (0 = unlimited) ## Actor input object example ```json { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "queries": [ "woolworths" ], "abns": [], "maxItems": 10 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "queries": [ "woolworths" ], "abns": [], "maxItems": 10 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/australia-abr-abn-company-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "queries": ["woolworths"], "abns": [], "maxItems": 10, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/australia-abr-abn-company-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "queries": [ "woolworths" ], "abns": [], "maxItems": 10 }' | apify call jungle_synthesizer/australia-abr-abn-company-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jungle_synthesizer/australia-abr-abn-company-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Australia ABR / ABN Company Scraper", "description": "Scrape Australian Business Register (ABR) entities by name search or direct ABN lookup. Returns ABN, ACN, entity name, type, ABN/GST status, main business location, business names, trading names, and full status history — the complete KYB picture from Australia's free authoritative register.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "nGvPI0cL7gxbKJrpv" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~australia-abr-abn-company-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jungle_synthesizer-australia-abr-abn-company-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~australia-abr-abn-company-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jungle_synthesizer-australia-abr-abn-company-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~australia-abr-abn-company-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jungle_synthesizer-australia-abr-abn-company-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "maxItems" ], "properties": { "sp_intended_usage": { "title": "What is the intended usage of this data?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler." }, "sp_improvement_suggestions": { "title": "How can we improve this crawler for you?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements." }, "sp_contact": { "title": "Contact Email", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you." }, "queries": { "title": "Search Queries", "type": "array", "description": "List of name/keyword search queries to run on ABR. Each query returns matching entities whose detail pages are then scraped. Example: [\"woolworths\", \"pty limited\"].\n", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "abns": { "title": "ABN List (Direct Lookup)", "type": "array", "description": "List of ABNs to look up directly (11-digit strings, spaces allowed). When provided, overrides the search queries mode.\n", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of records to scrape (0 = unlimited)" } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```