Yes. Register for a GUID key and you can query the ABN Lookup web services at no cost, mostly via SOAP. The response is minimal by design: names, entity type, ABN and GST status, state and postcode. Directors, addresses and financials require paid ASIC extracts through brokers.
Australian registry data, beyond name and status
ABN Lookup API - Australian Business Registry Data
The free ABN Lookup web service returns names, ABN status, state and postcode, and stops there: no directors, no full address, no industry code. CompanyData delivers 8.5M+ Australian business records with ABN and ACN numbers, full addresses, industry classification, financials and contact data in one REST API.
8.5M+ Australian businesses
Full addresses & director data
SIC & NACE codes on every record
What Is the ABN Lookup API?
The Australian Business Register (ABR) assigns the 11-digit ABN to every Australian business entity; incorporated entities also carry a 9-digit ACN issued by ASIC.
ABN Lookup's web services are free with a registered GUID key, mostly SOAP with limited JSON. The response is deliberately thin: legal and trading names, entity type, ABN and GST status, state and postcode. No directors, no street address, no industry code (the tax office keeps ANZSIC internally), no financials. Anything richer means paid ASIC extracts through information brokers, and the program to merge the registers was scrapped in 2023.
CompanyData fills the gap: Australian records with ABN and ACN, full address, legal form, status, industry classification, revenue, employee counts, email, phone and website, in one REST API that also covers 200+ other countries. ANZSIC divisions map cleanly onto the SIC and NACE codes carried on every record.
Compare Data Points
ABN Lookup returns a minimal record. CompanyData delivers 50+ data points per Australian business in a single call.
| Data point | ABN Lookup | CompanyData API |
|---|---|---|
| Legal & trading names | ✓ | ✓ |
| ABN & GST status | ✓ | ✓ |
| ACN | ✓ embedded in ABN | ✓ |
| Full street address | ✗ state + postcode only | ✓ |
| Industry classification | ✗ ANZSIC not exposed | ✓ SIC + NACE |
| Directors | ✗ paid ASIC extracts | ✓ |
| Revenue & employee figures | ✗ | ✓ |
| Email, phone & website | ✗ | ✓ |
| International records | ✗ | ✓ 365M+ worldwide |
Compare Access & Filters
ABN Lookup is lookup-only. CompanyData adds search and segmentation across the whole Australian market.
| Access / Search | ABN Lookup | CompanyData API |
|---|---|---|
| Free API key | ✓ GUID registration | ✗ free trial credits |
| Lookup by ABN / ACN | ✓ | ✓ |
| Search by name | ✓ | ✓ |
| Filter by industry | ✗ | ✓ |
| Filter by state or city | ✗ no city data | ✓ |
| Filter by size or revenue | ✗ | ✓ |
| Modern REST + JSON | ✗ mostly SOAP | ✓ |
| Bulk export with enrichment | ✗ raw weekly snapshot | ✓ |
Compare Price
ABN Lookup is free but minimal; richer data means paid broker extracts. CompanyData is credit-based with a free trial.
| Price comparison | ABN Lookup / ASIC | CompanyData API |
|---|---|---|
| Basic lookups | Free | From $0.02 per credit |
| Directors & full records | Paid per extract | ✓ included |
| Free trial | ✓ free service | ✓ free credits included |
| Enriched data included | ✗ | ✓ |
| One API for 200+ countries | ✗ | ✓ |
Try It Live
Search any Australian business and see the API response in real time.
ABN Lookup API Use Cases
KYB & Onboarding
Verify Australian counterparties by ABN or ACN. Check entity type, GST status and registry details automatically.
Lead Generation
Build prospect lists filtered by industry, state, city, revenue or business size across Australia.
CRM Enrichment
Append ABN numbers, industry codes, financials and contacts to your Australian accounts in bulk.
Risk & Compliance
Monitor ABN cancellations and status changes across your Australian supplier base.
ABN Lookup API Pricing
Transparent, credit-based pricing. Start with a free trial.
Integration
Plug official register data into your stack in minutes.
REST APIJSONPython SDKJavaScriptSalesforceWebhooksZapier
Real-time responses with an average latency of <200ms. GDPR compliant with transparent data sourcing. Full documentation at companydata.com/api-docs.
More local trade register APIs
CompanyData covers official trade register data in 200+ countries through one API. Explore the register pages per country:
- CVR API (Denmark)
- Companies House API (UK)
- Sirene API (France)
- CNPJ API (Brazil)
- KRS API (Poland)
- SEC EDGAR API (USA)
- Handelsregister API (Germany)
- MCA API (India)
- Bolagsverket API (Sweden)
- ARES API (Czechia)
- Zefix API (Switzerland)
- KBO API (Belgium)
- Brreg API (Norway)
- BORME API (Spain)
- CIPC API (South Africa)
- KVK API (Netherlands)
Frequently Asked Questions
The ABN is the 11-digit identifier for any Australian business entity, including sole traders. The ACN is the 9-digit number ASIC issues to incorporated entities; a company's ABN embeds its ACN. CompanyData records carry both for one-to-one matching.
Australia classifies businesses with ANZSIC, but ABN Lookup does not expose it. Every CompanyData record carries SIC and NACE industry codes as structured, filterable fields, so Australian businesses slot into the same industry filters you use for every other country.
Not from ABN Lookup: officer data sits with ASIC, which has no free API and sells extracts through information brokers. CompanyData includes director names on Australian records where available, in the same response as the registry data.
CompanyData covers 8.5M+ Australian businesses with ABN, ACN, full addresses, industry codes, financials and contact data in one REST API. One integration covers Australia and 200+ other countries.
8.5M+ Australian business records, from Pty Ltd entities to sole traders, updated continuously from official sources.