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Build business search around companies, people and places.

Build company search and research tools with registration records, person-to-company associations and local business ownership data.

Choose the starting point for a search

Use Business entity data when users have a company name or registration number. Use Company Officer Search for a person’s company associations, and Local Business Ownership when the question starts with a restaurant, store or other location.

Give results the context needed to choose a match

Show legal names, jurisdictions, registration numbers and available addresses with business results. Preserve active or inactive status and recorded roles so users can distinguish similar names and understand what each record represents.

Follow people and business connections

Let researchers move from a company to its people and explore local business operators. Show names, roles and registration details together so users can follow each connection.

Use the API or build your own index

Use the business entity API for on-demand searches and record retrieval, or load bulk registration data into your own index. Account for per-returned-row search billing. Use Company Officer Search and Local Business Ownership to add people and location searches.

Get started

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Talk through your coverage, matching, and delivery needs, or try the business entity API with a free key.