Australian Business Search — No API Key Needed

Search 15 million+ Australian businesses instantly. No API key, no registration, no setup — just click Start and get results.

Other ABN lookup tools require you to register for a government API key. This one doesn't. We handle the infrastructure so you can focus on the data.

Who is this for?

• Accountants & bookkeepers — find newly registered businesses that need your services before competitors do
• Insurance brokers — discover new businesses that need coverage on day one
• B2B sales teams — build targeted lead lists by industry, location, and business type
• Recruiters — find active companies hiring in specific postcodes
• Market researchers — analyse business registrations by region, entity type, and industry
• Compliance teams — verify ABN status and GST registration in bulk
• Startup founders — check if a business name is already taken

What makes this different

Feature	This Actor	Other ABN tools
API key required?	No — works instantly	Yes — register and wait for email
Industry auto-classification	24 categories	None
Find new registrations by date	Yes	No
Find recently updated businesses	Yes	No
Postcode bulk search	Yes — all businesses in a postcode	Limited
Monitor mode (daily alerts)	Yes	No
Business names included	Yes — all registered names	Partial

Example output

{
  "abn": "71609246077",
  "abnStatus": "Active",
  "abnStatusFrom": "2015-11-16",
  "acn": "609246077",
  "entityName": "SILVERWATER PLUMBING PTY LTD",
  "entityType": "Australian Private Company",
  "entityTypeCode": "PRV",
  "gstRegistered": true,
  "gstRegisteredFrom": "2018-04-09",
  "addressState": "NSW",
  "addressPostcode": "2261",
  "businessNames": [
    "Silver Service Plumbers",
    "Plumber Castle Hill",
    "Plumber Sydney CBD",
    "SILVER DRAINS AND PLUMBING",
    "ACE PIPE RELINING",
    "SILVER SPARK ELECTRICAL"
  ],
  "industryTags": ["plumbing", "electrical", "retail"],
  "abnLookupUrl": "https://abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View?id=71609246077",
  "attribution": "© Commonwealth of Australia",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-28T05:00:00.000Z"
}

How to use

1. Choose a search mode — Name Search, Postcode Search, ABN Lookup, New Registrations, or Recent Updates.
2. Click Start — no API key or registration needed. It just works.
3. Get structured business data in JSON, CSV, or Excel.

5 powerful search modes

Mode	What it does	Best for
Name Search	Find businesses matching a name, filtered by state and postcode.	"Find all plumbers in NSW"
Postcode Search	Get ALL businesses registered in a postcode.	Area-based lead generation
ABN Lookup	Look up specific ABNs in bulk and get full details.	Bulk verification & enrichment
New Registrations	Find businesses registered on a specific date, by state.	Reaching brand-new businesses first
Recent Updates	Find businesses that updated their details on a date.	Tracking business changes

Auto industry classification

Every business is automatically tagged with one or more of 24 industry categories based on their entity name and registered business names:

Plumbing, Electrical, Building & Construction, Painting, Landscaping, Cleaning, Accounting & Finance, Legal, Medical & Health, Dental, Real Estate, Food & Hospitality, IT & Technology, Transport & Logistics, Education & Training, Beauty & Personal Care, Automotive, Agriculture, Retail, Manufacturing, Media & Marketing, Security, Consulting, Mining & Resources.

Use industry tags to filter leads for your specific market — no manual sorting needed.

Input explained

Field	Description	Default
Search mode	How to search: by name, postcode, ABN, new registrations, or recent updates.	Name Search
ABNs	Specific ABNs to look up (ABN Lookup mode).	—
Business name	Name to search for (Name Search mode).	—
Postcodes	Filter by postcode. Required for Postcode Search, optional otherwise.	All
States	Filter by state/territory (NSW, VIC, QLD, etc.).	All states
Active ABNs only	Only return businesses with active ABNs.	Yes
GST registered only	Only return GST-registered businesses.	No
Entity type code	Filter by entity type (IND, PRV, PUB, etc.).	All types
Event date	Date for New Registrations / Recent Updates (YYYY-MM-DD).	Today
Max results	Maximum business records to output.	500
Only new (monitor)	Only output businesses not seen in previous runs.	Off
Monitor key	KV store name for tracking across runs.	au-business-finder-monitor
ABR GUID	Optional — pre-configured. Provide your own for higher throughput.	Built-in

Common entity type codes

Code	Meaning
IND	Individual/Sole Trader
PRV	Australian Private Company
PUB	Australian Public Company
TRT	Trust
PTR	Partnership

Pricing

Pay per result: $0.015 USD per business record.

• 100 businesses = $1.50
• 500 businesses = $7.50
• 1,000 businesses = $15.00

No start fee. You only pay for records actually returned. No API key registration required — that's included.

Scheduling & monitor mode

Discover new Australian businesses automatically — perfect for lead gen:

1. Set Search mode to "New Registrations".
2. Enable Only new records to skip businesses from previous runs.
3. Set a Monitor key (e.g. new-business-leads). Use the same key every run.
4. Schedule the Actor to run daily.

Each run outputs only businesses not seen before. Pair with a webhook to send new leads straight to your CRM.

Integrations

API

$curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/{DATASET_ID}/items?token={YOUR_TOKEN}"

Webhooks & automation

• n8n — use the Apify node to trigger workflows on new business leads
• Make (Integromat) — connect via the Apify module
• Zapier — use the Apify integration
• Google Sheets — export directly from the dataset

AI agents & MCP

This Actor works with the Apify MCP server for AI agent integration. Ask Claude, ChatGPT, or other agents to find Australian businesses for you.

FAQ

Do I need an API key or any registration? No. This Actor works out of the box — no government API key, no registration, no waiting. Just click Start.

How many results can I get? Name searches return up to 200 matches per query. Postcode and event searches can return thousands — each ABN is enriched with full details, industry tags, and all business names.

How current is the data? The Australian Business Register updates continuously. You get the current state of the register at the time of your search.

What data do I get per business? ABN, ACN, entity name, entity type, ABN status, GST registration, state, postcode, all registered business names, auto-classified industry tags, and a direct link to the ABR page.

Does this include sole traders? Yes, if their ABN is not suppressed. Some individuals suppress their ABR details — in that case only ABN, status, and GST registration are returned.

What about trading names? The ABR stopped collecting trading names in May 2012. Business names (registered with ASIC since 2012) are included and fully listed.

Can I use my own API key for faster throughput? Yes — optionally provide your own free ABR GUID in the input for higher rate limits on very large batch jobs.

Data source & attribution

Data sourced from the Australian Business Register via the ABN Lookup web services.

© Commonwealth of Australia.

Disclaimer

This Actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office, the Australian Business Register, or the Commonwealth of Australia. Data accuracy depends on the ABR. Use at your own risk.