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Structured data from the world’s public registries — corporate filings, beneficial ownership disclosures, patent grants, regulatory rules, professional credentials, and domain intelligence — wired through a single API.
What’s covered
This category collects the tools we use (and recommend) for pulling structured data out of public registries and official primary sources. That includes corporate registries (UK Companies House, India MCA, Singapore ACRA, France Pappers / INPI, Australia ABR + ASIC, Delaware Division of Corporations, multi-state US filings), director and officer histories, beneficial ownership disclosures (UK PSC, Italy UBO via Registro Imprese, Poland CRBR), patent and trademark filings (USPTO, China CNIPA, Google Patents global, IP Australia), government and regulatory data (SEC EDGAR, Federal Register, US Government Contracts, USAspending, UK Find a Tender, LDA lobbying disclosures), professional credentialing (NPI Registry, Doctor directories, CMS Open Payments), and domain / DNS intelligence (bulk WHOIS, RDAP, DNS records).
Who uses it: KYC and EDD teams running enhanced due diligence on counterparties, M&A scouts building target dossiers, sanctions and AML analysts tracing ownership chains, IP lawyers monitoring competitor patent filings, investigative journalists mapping shell-company networks, vendor risk teams onboarding new suppliers, sales researchers qualifying enterprise prospects, and recruiting researchers verifying officer titles. If your workflow involves answering “who really owns this company, what have they filed, and what licenses do they hold,” this category is the entry point.
Common use cases
- KYC enhanced due diligence on UK Ltd companies — pull officers, PSC, charges, and filing history for every counterparty in one API call.
- Trace beneficial ownership chains across UK PSC + India MCA — link directors in London Ltd entities to controlling shareholders in Mumbai Pvt Ltds.
- Track new patent filings in your industry — daily diff of USPTO grants + CNIPA publications by IPC class, piped into Slack.
- Verify a doctor’s NPI before vendor onboarding — confirm specialty, taxonomy, license status, and DEA registration in a single lookup.
- Build a corporate history for a target acquisition — incorporation, every officer change, share allotments, accounts filings — exported to a target memo template.
- Adverse-media + regulatory enforcement sweep — cross-check ASIC enforcement, HK SFC actions, FDA recalls, and SEC litigation releases against your client roster.
- Monitor federal procurement opportunities — alert on new gov contracts in your NAICS codes from SAM.gov + USAspending + UK Find a Tender.
- Map a shell network from a single domain — pivot WHOIS → registrant org → corporate registry → officers → other companies they control.
Featured tools
All tools below are public Apify actors — sign up free, you only pay for results. Affiliate links applied.
Corporate Registries
| Tool | Source | Region | Key fields | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Companies House Officers & PSC | Companies House Scraper | UK | Officer history, PSC (people w/ significant control), filings | KYC + EDD on UK Ltd companies |
| UK Companies House — PSC + iXBRL | Uk Companies House Api Ai Scraper | UK | PSC, iXBRL accounts, filing history | Deep financial + ownership pulls |
| India MCA Companies Master Data | Ogd India Companies Registry | IN | CIN, incorporation date, paid-up capital, status | India entity verification |
| India MCA Companies — CIN & Director Lookup | India MCA | IN | CIN, company status, directors/DIN | India company + director verification |
| India MCA Companies + Director Filings (OGD) | India MCA / OGD | IN | CIN, status, directors/DIN, filing history | India entity + director due diligence |
| France Companies Search — SIRENE & RNE | SIRENE / RNE | FR | SIREN/SIRET, status, officers, NAF code | France entity verification (free, keyless) |
| UK Companies House Officers — Director Lookup | UK Companies House | UK | Officer name, role, appointments, DOB (mm/yyyy) | UK director/officer verification |
| UK PSC Tracker — Beneficial Ownership & Control | UK Companies House | UK | PSC name, nature of control, ownership %, company | UK beneficial-ownership / UBO checks |
| Indian Company Data — CIN & Directors | Indian Company Data | IN | CIN, directors, financials, charges | Director/officer linkage across India |
| Singapore ACRA / BizFile+ | Singapore Acra Company Lookup | SG | UEN, entity type, directors, registered address | Singapore corporate KYC |
| France Pappers + BODACC + INPI | France Pappers Bodacc Inpi Scraper | FR | SIREN/SIRET, dirigeants, beneficiaires effectifs, RCS filings | France ownership chains & M&A |
| Delaware Corporations Search | Delaware Corporations Search Scraper | US (DE) | Entity name, file number, agent, status | US holdco / shell entity research |
| US Business Registration Lookup | Business Registration Lookup | US (50 states) | Entity name, state, agent, status, filing dates | Multi-state KYC sweeps |
| Australia ASIC Enforcement | Australia Asic Enforcement | AU | Enforcement actions, banned officers, disqualifications | Adverse-media + AU EDD |
| Australia ASIC Company Search — Corporate Registry | Australia ASIC | AU | ACN/ABN, company status, type, registration | AU entity verification + EDD |
| Australia ABR Business Lookup | Abr Australia Scraper | AU | ABN, ACN, GST status, business name | AU vendor onboarding |
| HKEX IPO Calendar (Hong Kong) | Hkex Ipo Calendar | HK | New listings, prospectus dates, ticker | HK new-issuer monitoring |
| Norway BRREG | Norway Brreg Scraper | NO | Org number, roles, ownership | Norway entity lookups |
| Italy Registro Imprese | Italy Registroimprese Bilanci Scraper | IT | Bilanci, PEC, UBO (ultimate beneficial owner) | Italian beneficial ownership |
| Poland CRBR Beneficial Owners | Crbr Beneficial Owners Scraper | PL | UBO disclosures from CRBR | EU AML/UBO due diligence |
IP & Patents
| Tool | Source | Region | Key fields | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USPTO Patent Search | Uspto Patent Search | US | Claims, prior art, assignee, classifications | Freedom-to-operate + prior art |
| USPTO Trademark Search | Trademark Search | US | Mark, owner, status, classes, prosecution history | Brand clearance + watch |
| China CNIPA Patent Search | China Cnipa Patent Scraper | CN | Patent number, applicant, abstract, IPC | China IP landscape mapping |
| Google Patents Intelligence | Google Patents Intelligence | Global | Citations, family graph, prior art | Global patent network analysis |
| IP Australia Trademarks | Ip Australia Trademarks Scraper | AU | Mark, applicant, classes, status | AU trademark monitoring |
Government & Regulatory
| Tool | Source | Region | Key fields | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEC EDGAR Filings | Sec Edgar Filings Scraper | US | 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Form D, Form 4 | Public-company disclosures |
| Federal Register Rules | Federal Register Rules Scraper | US | Rule title, agency, docket, effective date | Reg-watch + comment tracking |
| Government Contracts Search | Government Contracts Search | US | Award ID, vendor, agency, NAICS, amount | Vendor wins + competitive intel |
| USAspending Federal Awards | Usaspending Federal Awards Scraper | US | Contract & grant awards, recipients | Sales intel into federal pipeline |
| UK Find a Tender | Uk Find A Tender | UK | Notices, buyer, value, CPV | UK gov procurement leads |
| OpenFDA Drug Approvals | Openfda Drug Search | US | Application number, sponsor, approval date, label | Pharma intelligence & EDD |
| FDA Recall Monitor | Fda Recall Monitor | US | Recalled product, reason, classification, date | Supply-chain risk monitoring |
| LDA Lobbying Disclosure | Lda Lobbying Disclosure Scraper | US | Registrant, client, issues, $ spend | Influence mapping |
Professional Credentials
| Tool | Source | Region | Key fields | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor Directory Lead Finder | Doctor Directory Lead Finder | US | Name, NPI, specialty, address, accepting patients | Healthcare sales / KYV |
| NPI Registry — 8M Providers | Nppes Npi Registry Scraper | US | NPI, taxonomy, license, DEA, addresses | Vendor + provider onboarding |
| CMS Open Payments (Pharma→Doctor) | Cms Open Payments Scraper | US | Payments from pharma to physicians | Conflict-of-interest / EDD |
| NIH Reporter Grants | Nih Reporter Grants Scraper | US | PI, grant amount, project terms | Academic / research intelligence |
Domain & DNS Lookups
| Tool | Source | Region | Key fields | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulk WHOIS Lookup | Domain Whois Lookup | Global | Registrar, registrant org, dates, status | Investigator / threat-intel workflows |
| WHOIS / WhoisXML Replacement | Whois Replacement | Global | RDAP-first JSON, structured fields | Drop-in API for legacy WHOIS pipelines |
| DNS Records Lookup (Bulk) | Dns Records Lookup | Global | A, AAAA, MX, NS, TXT, CNAME, SOA | Infrastructure mapping / hosting research |
Workflow example: Automated KYC enrichment pipeline
Goal: for every new client your firm onboards, run a 60-second KYC enrichment sweep across UK Companies House (Officers + PSC), the US Business Registration Lookup (in case they have a US subsidiary), the Federal Register (any rulemaking affecting them), and a sanctions / PEP screen. Output: a single JSON object posted to your CRM.
- Trigger: new client row added to your Airtable / HubSpot / Salesforce. Webhook fires.
- Step 1 — UK CH lookup. Call UK Companies House Officers & PSC with the registered company number. Returns: every appointed officer (with prior appointments at other companies), PSC tree, filing history, charges register.
- Step 2 — US shadow check. Call US Business Registration Lookup with the parent name variations. Catches the “we incorporated a Delaware LLC last quarter” case that doesn’t show up in UK CH.
- Step 3 — Regulatory exposure. Query Federal Register Rules filtered by NAICS or affected entities — flag if a final rule in the last 90 days touches their industry.
- Step 4 — Sanctions / PEP. Cross-check every officer name surfaced in Step 1 against OpenSanctions (use the PEP Screening actor).
- Step 5 — Domain intel. Run Bulk WHOIS on the client’s website. Compare registrant org to corporate registry org — mismatches trigger manual review.
- Output: merge into one JSON blob, POST to your CRM as a “KYC bundle” field. Total cost per client: roughly $0.08-$0.20 depending on number of officers.
Compared with paying $2,000-$15,000/year for a Refinitiv World-Check or Dow Jones Risk seat, this pipeline runs for <$1,000/year at 5,000 clients — and the source records link back to primary filings, which auditors prefer.
Related reading
- Bulk Domain WHOIS Lookup — API Alternatives to Whois.com (2026)
- How to Scrape and Analyze Patent Data for Competitive Intelligence
- Court Records Research for Legal & Due Diligence Workflows (2026)
- Legal Due Diligence Automation: Court Records Search at Scale
- WHOIS Is Broken in 2026. Here’s the RDAP-First Drop-In That Actually Returns JSON
- From SEC Form D to Cold Outreach: Automating Fresh-Funded Lead Generation
Related categories
Public-registry data overlaps heavily with several adjacent verticals. If you came here looking for one of these, follow the links below:
- Regulatory & Compliance
- Company & Startup Intelligence
- Market Intelligence
- Lead Generation
- Financial Data
- Real Estate & Regional
- Asian Business & Financial
Frequently asked questions
Is the data official?
Yes. Each scraper pulls from the official primary source — UK Companies House, India MCA, Singapore ACRA / BizFile+, USPTO, openFDA, the Federal Register, etc. We don’t resell aggregator middlemen; you get structured JSON from the registry of record. For investigations that demand a verifiable trail, every record links back to the source filing.
Can I get historical filings?
For most registries, yes. UK Companies House exposes filing history going back to incorporation; SEC EDGAR holds filings since 1994; USPTO patent grants go back to 1976. Some registries (HK Companies Registry, certain Indian state filings) limit retrospective access — coverage notes are listed on each actor’s README.
How is this different from the Companies House API directly?
The free Companies House API has a 600-request-per-5-minute rate limit and returns raw JSON that requires parsing PSC trees, officer appointments, and filing histories yourself. Our scrapers handle pagination, parse PSC ownership chains into flat tables, bundle iXBRL accounts extraction, and run on Apify’s proxy pool so you can do bulk pulls without getting throttled — billed per result, not per request.
Coverage of US state registries?
Our Business Registration Lookup actor covers all 50 US states (CA, NY, FL, TX, IL, etc.) plus DC. For deeper Delaware-specific searches (file numbers, agent details, status history), use the Delaware Corporations Search actor. State filings often lack beneficial ownership disclosures — pair with FinCEN BOI data once it becomes available, or with our UBO actors for cross-border subjects.
How do you handle Cloudflare on registry sites?
Apify runs requests through residential and datacenter proxy pools with TLS fingerprint rotation. For sites with aggressive bot protection (some MCA endpoints, Hong Kong CR), the actors fall back to a headless browser session. You don’t manage any of this — the scraper just returns data. If a target adds new protections, the actor maintainer ships a fix.
Pricing for KYC workflows?
Most actors are Pay-Per-Result — typically $0.50-$5.00 per 1,000 records. A KYC workflow checking UK Companies House + PSC + sanctions for 10,000 client companies usually lands in the $25-$80 range. Compare that to Dun & Bradstreet’s $0.50-$5 per single record lookup. For high-volume pipelines, contact the actor author for committed-volume discounts.
Get started
Pick one of the tools above and run it against a single test record — most actors return data within 5-10 seconds and cost less than a penny per lookup. If you need help wiring a multi-source KYC pipeline, see the due-diligence automation guide for the architecture pattern, or contact us for a custom build.
Latest additions
- Norway Company Registry — Brønnøysund Data API — launch post
- Singapore ACRA Companies — UEN & Director Lookup
- Taiwan MOEA Company Registry (GCIS)
- HK Companies Registry — search Hong Kong’s ICRIS company registry by name or CR number
- 🇯🇵 Japan Corporate Registry (法人番号 NTA)
- GLEIF Legal Entity Monitor — Newly Registered LEIs Worldwide — catch freshly registered legal entities worldwide
- GLEIF LEI Entity Resolution — Bulk Reference & Fuzzy Match — resolve and enrich entities against global LEI reference data, with bulk lookup and fuzzy name matching
In-depth buyer guides
- GLEIF LEI Entity Monitor — Newly Registered Legal Entities — run the actor in minutes with sample input/output.
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Sample data & downloads
Recently added — legal-entity registries
- GLEIF New Legal Entity Monitor — monitor newly issued LEI legal-entity records from GLEIF.
Use these in Clay
Clay-compatible workflows using these actors (run them inside Clay via Clay’s native Apify integration):
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