MCA India - Company Master Data & Director Lookup (CIN)

Verify any Indian company by CIN or name — master data, directors, capital, RoC, and status — without an MCA21 subscription.

Look up any Indian company registered with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs by CIN (Corporate Identification Number) or company name. Returns master data, directors with DIN, registered address, authorized and paid-up capital, RoC, status, and charges.

Built for KYB, credit risk, due diligence, and supplier verification workflows. No subscription to MCA21 required.

What you get

A clean, structured record for every Indian company you query — including directors, capital, registered address, and status. Input accepts CINs (preferred, exact match) or company names (resolved via search). Even when upstream lookup fails, the actor returns whatever can be derived from the CIN itself (state, year, class, industry code).

Output fields

Field	Description
cin	21-character Corporate Identification Number
company_name	Legal name of the company
status	Active / Struck Off / Under Liquidation / Dormant
company_type	Public / Private / OPC / Section 8
class_of_company	Structural class
company_category	MCA-assigned category
incorporation_date	Date of incorporation (from MCA)
incorporation_year	Year derived from CIN
authorized_capital	Authorized share capital in INR
paid_up_capital	Paid-up share capital in INR
registered_address	Complete postal address
email	Registered contact email
pan	PAN number associated with the company
roc	Registrar of Companies jurisdiction
last_agm_date	Date of last Annual General Meeting
last_balance_sheet_date	Most recent balance sheet filing date
state	State derived from CIN
state_code	2-letter state code
nic_industry_code	5-digit NIC industry classification
listing_status	Listed or Unlisted (derived from CIN)
directors	Array of {name, din, designation}
data_source	Origin tag for the record

Example output

{
    "cin": "L17110MH1973PLC019786",
    "company_name": "Reliance Industries Limited",
    "status": "Active",
    "incorporation_date": "08 May, 1973",
    "company_type": "Public Limited",
    "authorized_capital": "₹50,000 Cr",
    "paid_up_capital": "₹13,532.5 Cr",
    "registered_address": "3rd Floor, Maker Chambers IV, 222, Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400021",
    "email": "investor_relations@ril.com",
    "pan": "AAACR5055K",
    "roc": "RoC-Mumbai",
    "listing_status": "Listed",
    "state": "Maharashtra",
    "state_code": "MH",
    "incorporation_year": "1973",
    "company_class": "PLC",
    "company_class_description": "Public Limited Company",
    "nic_industry_code": "17110",
    "registration_number": "019786",
    "directors": [
        {"name": "Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani", "din": "00001695", "designation": "Managing Director"}
    ],
    "data_source": "mca-public"
}

Input parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
queries	Yes	CINs (preferred) or company names. Mixed input allowed.
maxResults	No	Cap on records returned. Default 5, max 10000.
includeDirectors	No	Include the directors list per company. Default true.
proxy	No	Proxy configuration. Pre-configured defaults work out of the box.

CIN format reference

L17110MH1973PLC019786 decomposes as:

• L — Listed (or U for unlisted)
• 17110 — NIC industry code
• MH — state (Maharashtra)
• 1973 — year of incorporation
• PLC — Public Limited Company (PTC=Private, OPC=One Person, NPL=Non-profit, etc.)
• 019786 — 6-digit registration serial

Even if a lookup fails upstream, the actor returns the state, year, class, and industry code parsed directly from the CIN itself.

Use cases

• Compliance & KYB teams: verify vendors, customers, and partners before onboarding
• Credit risk analysts: cross-check borrowers against MCA master data and insolvency registries
• Fraud prevention: confirm company existence and director identities at signup
• Sales & BDR teams: enrich leads with authorized capital, paid-up capital, and director data
• Legal & audit: pull official RoC, incorporation, and status for diligence packs
• Journalists & researchers: track corporate structures, director interlocks, and ownership shifts

Limitations

• Pass CINs, not company names. Company-name lookups are best-effort and currently unreliable — look up a company's CIN at mca.gov.in or zaubacorp.com first, then pass the CIN here for an exact, reliable match.
• Financial statements (revenue, EBITDA, profit) are behind upstream paywalls and are not returned. Master data + directors + charges are public and included.
• Some companies with very old filings may have partial data (missing email, PAN, or last AGM) — the actor returns whatever MCA has published.
• Polite rate-limiting (~2s between lookups) keeps requests under the radar; large runs take proportionally longer.

Compared to alternatives

There is no direct MCA India lookup actor on the Apify Store with structured output + director extraction. Generic Indian-company enrichment tools either:

• Require a paid API key (Tofler, Signzy, Zoho) and gate directors behind higher plans, or
• Scrape MCA21 directly, which requires a subscription account.

This actor uses public registry data — no account, no API key, structured JSON you can drop into your CRM or risk system.

Pairs well with

• IBBI Insolvency India — bankruptcy / liquidation check for the same company
• GST Verification India — GSTIN → business details
• LinkedIn Profile Scraper — enrich director profiles

FAQ

Does this use MCA21 directly? No — MCA21 requires a paid subscription. This actor uses publicly disclosed company master data sources.

Do I get historical directors or just the current board? Current directors and key managerial personnel as published. Historical resignations aren't included.

Can I look up by company name alone? Yes, but name matches are approximate. For definitive results, pass the CIN.

What about LLPs and partnership firms? LLPs have a separate identifier (LLPIN). This actor focuses on companies registered with MCA under the Companies Act. LLP support is on the roadmap.

Are financial statements included? No — revenue, EBITDA, and profit are behind upstream paywalls. Only master data, directors, capital, and charges are returned.

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Last verified: 2026-05