# ABN Lookup – Australian Business Search (`resourceful_playbook/abn-lookup-au`) Actor

Search Australia's public ABN Lookup by business name or ABN. Get entity name and type, ABN status, GST registration, state, postcode, business and trading names and ACN as clean JSON. Filter by active status and state. Great for supplier checks, lead lists and KYB.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/resourceful_playbook/abn-lookup-au.md
- **Developed by:** [AU Data Tools](https://apify.com/resourceful_playbook) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## ABN Lookup – Australian Business Search

Search the public [ABN Lookup](https://abr.business.gov.au) register by business name or ABN and get clean, structured JSON for every Australian Business Number found: legal entity name, entity type, ABN status, GST registration, location, registered business names, trading names and ACN.

### What you get

```json
{
  "abn": "88000014675",
  "abnFormatted": "88 000 014 675",
  "entityName": "WOOLWORTHS GROUP LIMITED",
  "entityType": "Australian Public Company",
  "abnStatus": "Active",
  "abnStatusFrom": "1999-11-01",
  "gstRegistered": true,
  "gstFrom": "2000-07-01",
  "gstStatus": "Registered from 01 Jul 2000",
  "state": "NSW",
  "postcode": "2153",
  "businessNames": [{ "name": "Woolworths Business", "from": "2026-09-15" }],
  "tradingNames": [{ "name": "WOOLWORTHS", "from": "2000-07-03" }],
  "acn": "000014675",
  "dgrStatus": "Not entitled to receive tax deductible gifts",
  "abnLastUpdated": "2026-09-15",
  "query": "woolworths",
  "queryType": "name",
  "matchedName": "WOOLWORTHS",
  "matchedNameType": "Business Name",
  "searchScore": 99,
  "url": "https://abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View?abn=88000014675",
  "source": "abr.business.gov.au",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-23T01:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Use cases

- Verify a supplier or customer's ABN, legal name and GST status before paying an invoice
- Build B2B lead lists of Australian businesses by name keyword and state
- Enrich CRM records with entity type, ACN, postcode and registered business names (KYB)
- Bulk-check a list of ABNs for cancelled or non-GST-registered entities
- Give AI agents a reliable "look up this Australian business" tool

### Input

| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| `names` | Business, entity or trading names to search, one query each (default `["woolworths"]`) |
| `abns` | ABNs to fetch directly; spaces are fine, invalid checksums are skipped |
| `activeOnly` | Only active ABNs in name searches (default `true`) |
| `state` | Keep only name-search results in `ACT`, `NSW`, `NT`, `QLD`, `SA`, `TAS`, `VIC` or `WA` |
| `maxResultsPerQuery` | Max ABN records per name searched, 1–200 (default `20`) |

### Pricing

Pay only for what you use: **US$0.005 per run + US$0.001 per result** (about US$1 per 1,000 results). The free Apify plan's monthly credits cover thousands of results, so you can try it at no cost.

### Feedback

Found a bug or want a field added? Open an issue on the **Issues** tab and it will be looked at quickly.

### Notes

Each name search returns up to 200 best-matching names from ABN Lookup; one record is returned per unique ABN (the first matching name is kept in `matchedName`). Records are fetched politely at about one request per second, so 100 results take roughly two minutes. `state` and `postcode` are the main business location as published (street addresses are not public). Trading names are historical: the register stopped updating them in 2012. Data comes from the public ABN Lookup website; this Actor is not affiliated with the Australian Business Register or the Australian Taxation Office.

# Actor input Schema

## `names` (type: `array`):

Business, entity or trading names to search on ABN Lookup. Each name is one query.

## `abns` (type: `array`):

11-digit ABNs to fetch directly (spaces allowed), e.g. 88 000 014 675. Invalid ABNs are skipped.

## `activeOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Only return active ABNs from name searches. Untick to include cancelled ABNs.

## `state` (type: `string`):

Only keep name-search results whose main business location is in this state or territory.

## `maxResultsPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Maximum ABN records to return for each name searched (ABN Lookup shows up to 200 matches per search).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "names": [
    "woolworths"
  ],
  "abns": [],
  "activeOnly": true,
  "state": "",
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 20
}
```

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "names": [
        "woolworths"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("resourceful_playbook/abn-lookup-au").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "names": ["woolworths"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("resourceful_playbook/abn-lookup-au").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "names": [
    "woolworths"
  ]
}' |
apify call resourceful_playbook/abn-lookup-au --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,resourceful_playbook/abn-lookup-au"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/jSZ7cFuRKWuTL8484/builds/phO0UVXxiunxaCb6y/openapi.json