What You Get
- Company registration details - Register number, court, legal form, and registration dates
- Management information - All legal representatives (Geschäftsführer, Vorstände, etc.)
- Ownership structures - Complete shareholder information for applicable legal forms
- Historical changes - Track how companies have evolved over time
- Official documents - Company extracts, shareholder lists, and articles of association
- Real-time data - Request the most current information directly from the register
Use Cases
Legal & Compliance - Law firms, notaries, and compliance officers verify company information, retrieve official documents, and perform due diligence checks for client onboarding and transactions. Business Intelligence - Sales teams and business developers identify prospects, verify business partners, and research market segments using advanced company filters and ownership data. Financial Services - Banks and financial institutions automate KYC processes, assess creditworthiness using register data, and monitor corporate structures for risk management.API Endpoints
Company Search
Search and filter companies by name, location, legal form, registration date, and more
Company Details
Retrieve comprehensive company information including management, registration details, and history
Company Owners
Access complete ownership structures with shareholder names, shares, and participation percentages
Company Holdings
Discover all investments and subsidiaries held by a company
Real-time Documents
Request and download official documents directly from the register on demand
Ultimate Beneficial Owners
Identify the natural persons who ultimately own or control the company
Update Frequency
- Source: handelsregister.de (official German Commercial Register)
- Regular updates: At least once per month
- Newly founded companies: Added within 24 hours of registration
Supported Legal Forms & Register Types
Supported Legal Forms
Supported Legal Forms
Our API supports all German legal entities:
- GmbH (“gmbh”) - Limited liability company
- gGmbH (“ggmbh”) - Non-profit GmbH
- KG (“kg”) - Limited partnership
- KGaA (“kgaa”) - Partnership limited by shares
- GbR (“gbr”) - Civil law partnership
- eG (“eg”) - Registered cooperative
- OHG (“ohg”) - General partnership
- e.K. (“ek”) - Registered merchant
- SE (“se”) - European company
- SCE (“sce”) - European cooperative
- AG (“ag”) - Stock corporation
- LLP (“llp”) - Limited liability partnership
- EWIV (“ewiv”) - European economic interest grouping
- Municipal (“municipal”)
- Foreign (“foreign”)
- Unknown (“unknown”)
Supported Register Types
Supported Register Types
- HRA (Handelsregister Abteilung A) - Partnerships
- HRB (Handelsregister Abteilung B) - Corporations
- GsR (Gesellschaftsregister) - Registered civil law partnerships
- GnR (Genossenschaftsregister) - Cooperatives
- PR (Partnerschaftsregister) - Professional partnerships
- VR (Vereinsregister) - Associations