ABN Lookup web services

Overview

An XML interface to the ABN Lookup is available to registered users. Using this facility, you can integrate ABN Lookup validation and data into your own applications.

If you are familiar with Web Services , the supported operations and service descriptions (WSDL) can be found at:

• ABN Lookup Web services for document style encoding
• ABN Lookup Web services (RPC) for RPC style encoding

Access to the ABN Lookup web services is free of charge.

Limitations

Before registering for access to the ABN Lookup web services please read the following information to better understand whether these services will meet your needs.

Is registration required to search the ABN Lookup web site?

The simple answer is no, you do not need to register for access to the ABN Lookup web services to:

• verify ABN information on the ABN Lookup web site
• search for matching names on the ABN Lookup web site
• use the free tools available for download from the ABN Lookup web site.

To verify ABN information or search the ABN Lookup web site, enter the ABN or name in the box in the top right of each screen and press search. For multiple ABN/name searches try the free ABN Lookup tools.

Can I update my ABN details using ABN Lookup web services?

Again the answer is no. The ABN Lookup web services are limited to the functionality described below:

• The ABN Lookup web services provide a read-only, XML interface to the ABN Lookup data.
• You cannot apply for an ABN using the ABN Lookup web services.
• You cannot update ABN details using the ABN Lookup web services.
• Only the publicly available information about an ABN is available through the ABN Lookup web services.
• The ABN Lookup web services enable you to integrate ABN Lookup data into your own internal computer applications.
• Importantly, to integrate the ABN Lookup web services, you need a working knowledge of computer application development languages and tools.

Registration

If you have read and understood the limitations above and are interested in obtaining access to the ABN Lookup web services, please complete the registration form. We will process your registration and e-mail you a Globally Unique IDentifier (GUID) required to access the ABN Lookup web services.

Update contact details

We use your contact details to keep you informed of new features and planned outages for the ABN Lookup web services. Once you have your GUID you can use it to update your contact details to help us keep in touch.