# Australian Company Register Search (ASIC ACN Lookup) (`scrapeworks/australian-company-register-search`) Actor

Bulk-search the official ASIC company register - 4.3M+ Australian companies - by company name, ACN or ABN. Get status, type, class, ABN, registration dates and former names. No API key, no login.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapeworks/australian-company-register-search.md
- **Developed by:** [Nicolas van Arkens](https://apify.com/scrapeworks) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.10 / 1,000 results

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?

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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
```

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```bash
pip install apify-client
```

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````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Australian Company Register Search (ASIC ACN Lookup)

Search the **official Australian Company Register** in bulk — **4.3 million+
companies** incorporated in Australia and held by **ASIC** — by company-name
keyword, by **ACN** (Australian Company Number) or by **ABN**. No API key, no
login, no fragile page scraping: this actor reads the government open-data feed
on **data.gov.au** directly and returns clean, structured JSON.

Give it a list of searches and it paginates the register for each one, so you can
pull hundreds or thousands of matching companies in a single run.

### What you can do with it

- **Company lookup (KYB / due diligence)** — enter an ACN or ABN and get the
  company's name, status (`Registered` / `Deregistered` / external administration),
  type, class and registration date, plus any **former names** on record.
- **Lead & target lists by keyword** — every registered company with "solar",
  "mining", "logistics", "consulting" in its name, with registration dates and state.
- **Verify a company is active** — confirm a company is currently **Registered**
  before signing, lending or onboarding, or spot strike-off / deregistration.
- **Name-history checks** — see a company's current name and its previous names,
  with the date the current name took effect.
- **Market & competitor research** — count and list companies in a niche or state.

### Data fields you get

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `companyName` | The company / registered name on this record |
| `acn` | The 9-digit Australian Company Number |
| `abn` | The company's 11-digit ABN, when it has one |
| `status` | Raw ASIC status code (e.g. `REGD`, `DRGD`, `EXAD`, `SOFF`) |
| `statusText` | Plain-language status (e.g. `Registered`, `Deregistered`) |
| `type` / `typeText` | Company type code and label (e.g. `APTY` → Australian proprietary company) |
| `class` / `classText` | Company class code and label (e.g. `LMSH` → Limited by shares) |
| `subClass` | Company sub-class code (e.g. `PROP`, `LIST`) |
| `dateOfRegistration` | Date the company was registered (DD/MM/YYYY) |
| `dateOfDeregistration` | Date it was deregistered, if applicable |
| `stateOfRegistration` | State the company was originally registered in (e.g. NSW) |
| `stateRegistrationNumber` | Legacy state registration number, when present |
| `currentName` | The company's current name |
| `isCurrentName` | `true` if this row's name is the current company name |
| `currentNameStartDate` | Date the current name took effect |
| `acnLookupUrl` | Deep link to the official ABN Lookup search for that ACN |
| `abnLookupUrl` | Deep link to the official ABN Lookup page for that ABN |
| `matchType` | `name`, `acn` or `abn` — how this row was matched |
| `query` | The input search that produced this row |

### Input

`queries` is a list. Any **9-digit number** is treated as an **ACN**, any
**11-digit number** as an **ABN** (spaces and punctuation are ignored). Anything
else is a **full-text company-name search**.

```json
{
    "queries": ["solar", "000014675", "88000014675"],
    "maxResultsPerQuery": 50,
    "statusFilter": "all"
}
````

- **`queries`** — company-name keywords, ACNs and/or ABNs. Each is searched separately.
- **`maxResultsPerQuery`** — cap on rows returned per search (1–10000). The actor
  paginates automatically until it hits this number or runs out of matches.
- **`statusFilter`** — `all`, `Registered` (active only), or `Deregistered` only.

### Output sample

Each result is one row in the dataset:

```json
{
    "query": "000014675",
    "matchType": "acn",
    "companyName": "WOOLWORTHS GROUP LIMITED",
    "acn": "000014675",
    "abn": "88000014675",
    "status": "REGD",
    "statusText": "Registered",
    "type": "APUB",
    "typeText": "Australian public company",
    "class": "LMSH",
    "classText": "Limited by shares",
    "subClass": "LIST",
    "dateOfRegistration": "12/12/1924",
    "dateOfDeregistration": null,
    "stateOfRegistration": "NSW",
    "stateRegistrationNumber": "00014675",
    "currentName": "WOOLWORTHS GROUP LIMITED",
    "isCurrentName": true,
    "currentNameStartDate": "01/12/2017",
    "recordId": 12345,
    "acnLookupUrl": "https://abr.business.gov.au/Search/ResultsActive?SearchText=000014675",
    "abnLookupUrl": "https://abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View?abn=88000014675"
}
```

### Pricing

Pay per result — you are billed only for each company record returned. Searches
that return no matches are **not** charged.

### FAQ

**Where does the data come from?** The ASIC Company Dataset published as open data
on data.gov.au (the Australian Government open-data portal), licensed Creative
Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia. ASIC refreshes it regularly.

**Is this the same as the Business Names Register / ABN Lookup?** No — this is the
**Company** register (companies identified by **ACN**), the companion to the
Business Names register. Each row links to the official ABN Lookup pages for full
entity details (entity type, GST status, etc.).

**Do I need an API key or ABR GUID?** No. This source is fully public.

**Can I search by ACN or ABN?** Yes — enter a 9-digit ACN or an 11-digit ABN and
you get that company plus any former names on record. A name keyword runs a
full-text search instead.

**Is personal data included?** No. This is company-level register data only —
company names, ACNs/ABNs, statuses, types and dates. No individual/natural-person
records.

# Actor input Schema

## `queries` (type: `array`):

One entry per search. A plain keyword runs a full-text search over registered company names (e.g. 'mining', 'pty ltd solar'). A 9-digit number is treated as an ACN and a 11-digit number as an ABN, returning that exact company plus any former names on record (e.g. '000014675' or '88000014675' for Woolworths Group). Add as many as you like - each is searched and paginated independently.

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

Maximum number of matching company records to return for EACH search above. The actor paginates the register automatically until it reaches this number or runs out of matches. Range 1-10000. Higher = more rows = higher cost (you are billed per result row).

## `statusFilter` (type: `string`):

Limit results by status. 'all' returns everything; 'Registered' returns only currently-registered (active) companies; 'Deregistered' returns only deregistered (closed) ones.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "solar",
    "pty ltd consulting",
    "004085616",
    "88000014675"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 100,
  "statusFilter": "all"
}
```

# 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 = {
    "queries": [
        "mining",
        "000014675"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapeworks/australian-company-register-search").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 = { "queries": [
        "mining",
        "000014675",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapeworks/australian-company-register-search").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 '{
  "queries": [
    "mining",
    "000014675"
  ]
}' |
apify call scrapeworks/australian-company-register-search --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapeworks/australian-company-register-search",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Australian Company Register Search (ASIC ACN Lookup)",
        "description": "Bulk-search the official ASIC company register - 4.3M+ Australian companies - by company name, ACN or ABN. Get status, type, class, ABN, registration dates and former names. No API key, no login.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "BK1by9Fj5M8cMAdeQ"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/scrapeworks~australian-company-register-search/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scrapeworks-australian-company-register-search",
                "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": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/scrapeworks~australian-company-register-search/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-scrapeworks-australian-company-register-search",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
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                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
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                "responses": {
                    "200": {
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                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/scrapeworks~australian-company-register-search/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-scrapeworks-australian-company-register-search",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": [
                    "queries"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "queries": {
                        "title": "Searches (company names, ACNs and/or ABNs)",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "One entry per search. A plain keyword runs a full-text search over registered company names (e.g. 'mining', 'pty ltd solar'). A 9-digit number is treated as an ACN and a 11-digit number as an ABN, returning that exact company plus any former names on record (e.g. '000014675' or '88000014675' for Woolworths Group). Add as many as you like - each is searched and paginated independently.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "maxResultsPerQuery": {
                        "title": "Max results per search",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 10000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of matching company records to return for EACH search above. The actor paginates the register automatically until it reaches this number or runs out of matches. Range 1-10000. Higher = more rows = higher cost (you are billed per result row).",
                        "default": 100
                    },
                    "statusFilter": {
                        "title": "Registration status",
                        "enum": [
                            "all",
                            "Registered",
                            "Deregistered"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Limit results by status. 'all' returns everything; 'Registered' returns only currently-registered (active) companies; 'Deregistered' returns only deregistered (closed) ones.",
                        "default": "all"
                    }
                }
            },
            "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": {
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                                        "example": 0
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                                        "example": 0
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                                        "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
                                    }
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                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
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                                        "example": 0
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
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                                        "example": 0
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                                        "example": 0
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```