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Business Check

Business Check API

Business Check looks up an Australian business by its ABN or ACN and returns a single record combining data from the Australian Business Register and ASIC: identity and status, GST registration, address, ASIC dates, recent documents and the business name history.

  • ABR and ASIC data combined into one record from a single 11-digit ABN or 9-digit ACN
  • One request, one reply, no polling; a checksum-valid number unknown to both registers returns an empty match
For developers

After the technical detail?

For the technical detail, go to the API documentation. It holds the request and response schema, the integration guides and the error codes for this endpoint.

  • Request and response schema
  • Not-found behaviour and sandbox companies
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Accounts start in the sandbox. Production keys are issued once the account is approved.

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What the check gives you

Confirming an Australian business exists, is registered, and what it has been called

Onboarding a supplier or customer starts with confirming the business behind the number is real and current. Business Check takes the ABN or ACN and returns what the Australian Business Register and ASIC hold for it, combined into one record, in a single call. It is the Australian counterpart of UK Business Check.

Identity and status

The entity name and type, the ABN with its status and GST registration, and the ACN with its status.

Where it is

The locality, state and postcode on record.

ASIC dates and recent documents

The ASIC registration, review and any deregistration dates, and the recent documents lodged with their form codes, descriptions, dates and document numbers, including sub-documents.

What it has been called

The business names with the dates they applied from and to, and the entity name history with its own dates.

How a check runs

One call, answered in the same response

Your system sends the ABN or ACN. Both registers are queried and the combined record comes back in the same response, with no polling.

A number that passes the ABN or ACN checksum but is unknown to both the ABR and ASIC returns an empty match. That is still a billable attempt.

Reading the result

What each answer means for the record in front of you

The match is either the combined record or empty. The status fields inside the record say whether the business is current.

Found

The business is on record

The match carries the combined ABR and ASIC record. Read the ABN status, ACN status and any deregistration date before treating the business as active.

Not found

Neither register holds the number

The number passed the checksum but neither the ABR nor ASIC has a record of it. The match is returned as an empty array and the attempt is billed.

What it costs

A monthly subscription, drawn down as you run checks

Your subscription is credited to your account each month and each check consumes credits from it. If you go past the included amount, further checks are charged at a per-check rate. The rate depends on the volume you commit to, so the sales team is the fastest way to find where your business lands.

  • Pay as you go available
  • No lock-in contract
How billing works
Subscribe monthly, spend it as credits
  • The monthly subscription arrives as credits on your account.
  • Each check draws down credits as it runs.
  • Checks beyond the included credits are billed per check.
  • Higher monthly volume moves you to a lower rate.
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Related checks

Others in Business Check

Business Check Bulk runs this check for up to 100 numbers in one call. ASIC Search returns the ASIC register record on its own, and Company Risk Report goes deeper.

Questions

Questions we get asked about Business Check

Do we need a developer to implement this?
Yes. Business Check is a REST endpoint that takes a JSON request and returns a JSON record, so a developer connects it to your onboarding or KYB process. A sandbox with a deterministic test dataset is provided at no usage cost, so the integration can be built and tested before production keys are issued.
What does our system need to send?
A valid 11-digit ABN or 9-digit ACN. Nothing else.
What comes back?
A match object with the name, type, ABN and its status and GST registration, ACN and its status, locality, state and postcode, ASIC registration, review and deregistration dates, recent ASIC documents, business names with dates and entity name history. An empty array where the number is unknown to both registers.
How is this billed?
Each check is billed as an attempt, including a checksum-valid number that neither register has a record of. Rates are set out in your commercial agreement.
Where does the data come from?
The Australian Business Register and the ASIC register, combined where both hold data. The sandbox uses the same fixed companies as the ASIC search endpoints.
Are the numbers we send stored by Global Data?
Personally identifiable information sent in a request is not stored or retained unless it is needed to process that request. Query data is stripped of PII before it is kept for audit. Data in transit and at rest is encrypted, and retention follows the Australian Privacy Act and the Australian Privacy Principles. Global Data is not a credit bureau and does not create an access footprint on any record.
How many calls can we make?
The API allows 600 requests per minute by default, measured as a rolling average, and returns a 429 response above that rate. Business Check Bulk takes up to 100 numbers in one request. A higher limit can be requested through Global Data support with a description of the operational need.
Getting started

The first step to access is a conversation

New accounts begin with sandbox access, and production API keys are issued once the account has been commercially approved.

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