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Company Name Search API

Type-ahead search across the corporate registry: send a partial name and receive matching entities with their identifiers, status and state so users pick the right company before a full lookup.

Response
Real-time
Inputs
1 required · 1 optional
Consent
Not required
Billing
Per successful call
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POST /v1/company-search
Sandbox · Production

  1. Your application sends

    • Company name (partial allowed)*
    • State filter

  2. Profiden API

    Validates the request, queries the source, normalises the answer and logs the call. Billed only on success.

  3. Verified with

    Authoritative source

  4. You receive

    • Matches (name, cin, status, state)
company-search Full reference

What the Company Name Search API does

Use it to power an autocomplete field in onboarding forms, then pass the selected CIN to Company Lookup for the full record.

Benefits of the Company Name Search API

Find companies and LLPs by name and get their CIN or LLPIN.

Fewer typos

Users choose from the registry instead of typing a CIN.

Fast enough for autocomplete

Built for keystroke-level latency.

Use cases

Company Name Search API use cases

Where the Company Name Search API is typically called, and what it settles there.

B2B onboarding forms

Pick the legal entity, then verify it.

Investigations

Find every entity sharing a name fragment.

How the Company Name Search API works

Request and response details, environments and a ready-to-import collection are in the developer console at console.profiden.com.

01

Authenticate

Call with your organisation API key. Sandbox and production use the same contract.

02

Send the inputs

Company name (partial allowed) as a JSON body. Optional fields sharpen the match.

03

We verify at source

Profiden queries the authoritative record, normalises the answer and logs the request.

04

Act on the result

A verification status plus the fields listed above, in the same response envelope as every other API.

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Built for the DPDP Act 2023

Consent recorded · Payloads not retained beyond your retention window · Every request traceable

Encryption in transit and at rest
Data processed in India
Per-request audit trail
Masked identifiers in responses

Company Name Search API: frequently asked questions

What teams ask before adding the Company Name Search API to their integration.

Yes, results carry an entity type so you can distinguish companies from LLPs.

Related APIs

APIs that usually run alongside the Company Name Search API, on the same key.

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Company (MCA) Lookup

Business & KYB

Incorporation status, company type, registered office and filing compliance from the corporate registry.

Directorship (DIN) Lookup

Business & KYB

Resolve a person's directorships and DIN status from the corporate registry.

GSTIN Verification

Business & KYB

Confirm GST registration, legal name, business type and filing compliance.

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Tell us your use case and expected volume. We set up the organisation, share per-call pricing and issue keys.

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