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OpenCorporates

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Spec score 7.5 #3 of 18 in Apis Data Services

Spec sheet

Founded
2010Read 28 Sep 2026 · opencorporates.com
API access
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · opencorporates.com
API authentication
The RESTful API requires an API token supplied in a URL parameter or request header.Read 1 Oct 2026 · knowledge.opencorporates.com
API formats
The API returns results as JSON or XML.Read 1 Oct 2026 · opencorporates.com
Bulk delivery
Bulk data can be delivered securely via SFTP with selected jurisdictions and preferred delivery frequency.Read 1 Oct 2026 · opencorporates.com
Data sources
OpenCorporates says its data comes from primary public sources and includes provenance.Read 1 Oct 2026 · api.opencorporates.com
Database scale
OpenCorporates provides access to over 200 million companies.Read 1 Oct 2026 · api.opencorporates.com
Industry users
Listed industries include financial services, professional services, government, real estate and application developers.Read 1 Oct 2026 · opencorporates.com
Jurisdiction coverage
The data covers 140 jurisdictions.Read 1 Oct 2026 · blog.opencorporates.com
Mission
OpenCorporates says it was founded to make legal-entity data more accessible, usable and higher quality.Read 1 Oct 2026 · opencorporates.com
OpenRefine integration
The OpenCorporates Reconciliation API lets OpenRefine users match company names to legal entities.Read 1 Oct 2026 · api.opencorporates.com
Public-benefit access
OpenCorporates provides free at-scale data access for investigative journalists, NGOs, universities and anti-crime-and-corruption research groups.Read 1 Oct 2026 · opencorporates.com
Security certification
OpenCorporates holds independently audited ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and ISO/IEC 27701:2025 certifications issued by DNV.Read 1 Oct 2026 · knowledge.opencorporates.com
SOC 2 status
OpenCorporates states that it does not hold a SOC 2 attestation.Read 1 Oct 2026 · knowledge.opencorporates.com
Support channels
The contact page provides separate routes for sales, technical issues, billing, data issues, product feedback and public-benefit projects.Read 1 Oct 2026 · opencorporates.com
Use cases
Listed use cases include entity verification, third-party risk management, investigations, data management and business discovery.Read 1 Oct 2026 · opencorporates.com

Plans and prices

Essentials £2,250 a year £ 2,250/year; £225 per month API access · Internal & external use · Up to 500 API calls/mth · Up to 200 API calls/day Read 1 Oct 2026 · opencorporates.com
Starter £6,600 a year £ 6,600/year; £660 per month API access · Internal & external use · Up to 2,500 API calls/mth · Up to 500 API calls/day Read 1 Oct 2026 · opencorporates.com
Basic £12,000 a year £ 12,000/year; £1,200 per month API access · Internal & external use · Up to 5,000 API calls/mth · Up to 1,000 API calls/day Read 1 Oct 2026 · opencorporates.com
Enterprise Priced on request Talk to a specialist Bulk-data delivery · API access · Internal & external use · Enterprise support plan · Choose your jurisdictions Read 1 Oct 2026 · opencorporates.com

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