# Singapore Company Search (ACRA) — UEN, KYC & Status (`haketa/singapore-companies`) Actor

Search Singapore's official ACRA register of 2M+ companies by name or UEN. Get entity status, type, incorporation date, SSIC industry, registered address, officers, auditor and former names — clean B2B & KYC data for AI agents, due diligence and lead generation.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/haketa/singapore-companies.md
- **Developed by:** [Haketa](https://apify.com/haketa) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Agents
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.10 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Singapore Company Search (ACRA) — UEN, Status, KYC & Business Data

Search **Singapore's official ACRA company register** — over **2 million entities** — by **name or UEN**. Get each company's **status, entity type, incorporation date, industry (SSIC), registered address, number of officers, auditor and former names** in one call.

Built for **KYC/KYB, due diligence, lead generation and AI agents**. No API key, no setup — official government data, free for commercial use.

***

### Why this Actor?

ACRA (the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority) is Singapore's company registry — the authoritative source of truth for whether a company exists, its UEN, and its status. But the raw open data ships as 27 separate alphabetized files with millions of rows. This Actor turns it into a simple search: give it a name or UEN and get back a clean, structured record.

- **KYC / KYB onboarding** — verify a Singapore counterparty: does it exist, is it live, what's its UEN and industry?
- **Due diligence & compliance** — check status (live vs struck-off), incorporation date, officers and auditor.
- **Lead generation** — find companies by name/industry with their registered address.
- **AI agents** — a tool an agent calls to resolve or verify a Singapore company in real time.

It's the Singapore piece of a company-data / KYC stack, alongside global business-identity sources.

***

### What you get

For every match:

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `uen` | Unique Entity Number (Singapore's company ID) |
| `entityName` | Registered name |
| `status` | Live, Struck Off, Cancelled, Deregistered, etc. |
| `entityType` | Local Company, Sole Proprietorship, LLP, etc. |
| `incorporationDate` | Registration / incorporation date |
| `uenIssueDate` | When the UEN was issued |
| `ssicCode` / `ssicDescription` | Primary industry (SSIC) |
| `address` | Registered address |
| `postalCode` | Postal code |
| `noOfOfficers` | Number of officers |
| `auditFirm` | Auditor (where applicable) |
| `formerNames` | Previous entity names |
| `source` | ACRA / data.gov.sg |
| `scrapedAt` | Timestamp |

Basic fields come from the register; the industry, officers, auditor and full address are enriched from ACRA's detailed datasets when `includeDetails` is on.

***

### Example output

```json
{
  "query": "Shopee",
  "uen": "201929065K",
  "entityName": "SHOPEE INTERNATIONAL VI PRIVATE LIMITED",
  "status": "Live Company",
  "entityType": "Local Company",
  "incorporationDate": "2019-09-05",
  "ssicCode": "47910",
  "ssicDescription": "RETAIL SALE VIA INTERNET",
  "address": "5 Science Park Drive, Singapore 118265",
  "noOfOfficers": "6",
  "auditFirm": "",
  "source": "ACRA / data.gov.sg",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-07T15:00:00.000Z"
}
```

***

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `queries` | array | — | **Required.** Company names or UENs to search. |
| `includeDetails` | boolean | `true` | Enrich with SSIC, incorporation date, officers, auditor, full address. |
| `activeOnly` | boolean | `false` | Keep only live/registered entities. |
| `maxMatchesPerQuery` | integer | `20` | Max companies per search term. |

#### Search by name

```json
{ "queries": ["DBS Bank", "Grab", "Sea Limited"], "includeDetails": true }
```

#### Verify specific UENs (KYC)

```json
{ "queries": ["201929065K", "198600294G"], "includeDetails": true }
```

#### Live companies only

```json
{ "queries": ["logistics"], "activeOnly": true, "maxMatchesPerQuery": 50 }
```

***

### Use cases in detail

#### 1. KYC / KYB onboarding

Verify a Singapore company at onboarding: pass its name or UEN and confirm it exists, is **live** (not struck-off), and matches the UEN it gave you. The incorporation date and officers help complete the picture.

#### 2. Due diligence & investigations

Check a counterparty's status history, former names (renames can hide history), industry and auditor before a deal.

#### 3. Lead generation & enrichment

Search by name and enrich a list of Singapore companies with UEN, industry (SSIC) and registered address.

#### 4. AI agents

Expose this as a tool so an agent can resolve "is COMPANY X a real, active Singapore company?" with authoritative data, mid-conversation.

***

### How to use it

1. Click **Try for free**.
2. Enter company names or UENs in `queries`.
3. Click **Start**.
4. Read the results as **JSON, CSV, Excel**, or via the Apify API.

***

### Calling from the API

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/YOUR_ACTOR_ID/runs?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "queries": ["DBS Bank", "201929065K"], "includeDetails": true }'
```

Then fetch the dataset:

```bash
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/YOUR_ACTOR_ID/runs/last/dataset/items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"
```

Works with webhooks, Zapier, Make and n8n — wire it into your onboarding or CRM.

***

### Frequently asked questions

**What's a UEN?**
The Unique Entity Number — Singapore's standard ID for every registered entity (companies, partnerships, societies, etc.).

**How many companies are covered?**
Over 2 million entities — the full ACRA register, updated regularly.

**Can I search by name and by UEN?**
Yes, mixed in one run. UENs resolve exactly; names return all matches.

**What does `status` tell me?**
Whether the entity is Live, Struck Off, Cancelled, Deregistered, Ceased, etc. — essential for KYC.

**Why is the industry (SSIC) sometimes empty?**
Some entity types (e.g. certain sole proprietorships) don't have an SSIC on record. Core fields (UEN, name, status, type, address) are always present.

**Is this official data?**
Yes — it comes from ACRA's open data on data.gov.sg, free for commercial use under the Open Data Licence.

**Can an AI agent call this automatically?**
Yes — it's keyless and returns structured JSON.

***

### Notes & responsible use

This Actor surfaces publicly available company-registry data published by ACRA via data.gov.sg, for verification, research and business purposes. Data is updated on ACRA's schedule and may lag very recent changes; for legally binding checks, consult ACRA's official BizFile service. Use the data in line with the Open Data Licence and applicable laws.

*Contains information from ACRA / data.gov.sg, accessed under the Singapore Open Data Licence.*

***

### Support

Want another field, filtering by industry, or officer details? Open an issue from the Actor's page.

# Actor input Schema

## `queries` (type: `array`):

Type any Singapore company names or UEN numbers to look up, e.g. "DBS Bank", "Grab", "201201936C". Leave this empty to get a ready-made sample of well-known Singapore companies so you can see the data instantly.

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Enrich each match with SSIC industry, incorporation date, number of officers, auditor and full registered address. Richer data, slightly slower (one extra lookup per company).

## `activeOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only entities that are currently live/registered and drop struck-off, deregistered or cancelled ones.

## `maxMatchesPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

How many companies to return for each search term. Use this to keep runs fast and focused.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Apify Proxy settings. The data source is public, so a proxy is off by default and is not required.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "DBS Bank",
    "Grab Holdings",
    "Sea Limited"
  ],
  "includeDetails": false,
  "activeOnly": false,
  "maxMatchesPerQuery": 20,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

Open to view, filter and export all scraped results from this run (JSON, CSV, Excel).

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "queries": [
        "DBS Bank",
        "Grab Holdings",
        "Sea Limited"
    ],
    "maxMatchesPerQuery": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("haketa/singapore-companies").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "queries": [
        "DBS Bank",
        "Grab Holdings",
        "Sea Limited",
    ],
    "maxMatchesPerQuery": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("haketa/singapore-companies").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "queries": [
    "DBS Bank",
    "Grab Holdings",
    "Sea Limited"
  ],
  "maxMatchesPerQuery": 20
}' |
apify call haketa/singapore-companies --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=haketa/singapore-companies",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/tgvtd2YQF4DhjigfT/builds/qz0cT6f0G3PrHk3a5/openapi.json