# Business.gov.au API: Search Australian businesses > Finds Australian businesses on ABN Lookup by name or ABN. Returns ABN status, GST registration, business and trading names, and location. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Business.gov.au. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/abr.business.gov.au/search-businesses - Method: `abr.business.gov.au/search_businesses`, version 1 - Website: abr.business.gov.au - Returns: entity name, ABN, status, GST, business names, trading names, state, postcode, ACN, link - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `state` | string | no | | State or territory of the main business location, as an abbreviation or full name. Example: NSW. One of "NSW", "VIC", "QLD", "WA", "SA", "TAS", "ACT", "NT", "New South Wales", "Victoria", "Queensland", "Western Australia", "South Australia", "Tasmania", "Australian Capital Territory", "Northern Territory". | | `business` | string | yes | `"88 000 014 675"` | Business or company name, or an 11-digit ABN. Example: Woolworths. | | `active_only` | boolean | no | | Include only active ABNs. Default true. | | `max_results` | integer | no | | Maximum number of distinct businesses to return. Default 10. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "business": "88 000 014 675" } ``` Its output: ```json { "businesses": [ { "abn": "88 000 014 675", "acn": "000 014 675", "state": "NSW", "postcode": "2153", "page_link": "https://abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View?abn=88000014675", "abn_status": "Active", "entity_name": "WOOLWORTHS GROUP LIMITED", "entity_type": "Australian Public Company", "trading_names": [ "WOOLWORTHS", "DICK SMITH ELECTRONICS", "BWS-BEER WINE SPIRITS" ], "business_names": [ "Woolworths Business", "The Business Grocer", "Everyday Gifting" ], "gst_registered": "Yes", "abn_status_since": "1999-11-01", "gst_registered_since": "2000-07-01" } ] } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"abr.business.gov.au/search_businesses","input":{"business":"88 000 014 675"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Find active ABN registrations for businesses named Woolworths in NSW, show GST status and trading names - Look up Australian companies called Bunnings Warehouse in Victoria, return ABN, ACN and postcode - Search ABN Lookup for an 11-digit ABN 51824753556 and tell me its status and entity name - I need a list of up to 20 Queensland businesses with 'Coastal Cafe' in the name, including their state and postcode - Check whether the business Telstra in Western Australia has an active ABN and whether it is registered for GST ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "business" ], "properties": { "state": { "enum": [ "NSW", "VIC", "QLD", "WA", "SA", "TAS", "ACT", "NT", "New South Wales", "Victoria", "Queensland", "Western Australia", "South Australia", "Tasmania", "Australian Capital Territory", "Northern Territory" ], "type": "string", "description": "State or territory of the main business location, as an abbreviation or full name. Example: NSW." }, "business": { "type": "string", "description": "Business or company name, or an 11-digit ABN. Example: Woolworths." }, "active_only": { "type": "boolean", "default": true, "description": "Include only active ABNs." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 10, "maximum": 50, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum number of distinct businesses to return." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "businesses" ], "properties": { "businesses": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "abn": { "type": "string" }, "acn": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "state": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "postcode": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "page_link": { "type": "string" }, "abn_status": { "type": "string" }, "entity_name": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "entity_type": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "trading_names": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "business_names": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "gst_registered": { "enum": [ "Yes", "No" ], "type": "string" }, "abn_status_since": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "gst_registered_since": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] } } } } } } ``` ## See more - [Companies House API: Search companies](https://fous.com/methods/find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search-companies.md): Searches the UK Companies House register by company name and returns each company's status, type, incorporation date and registered office address, in result order. - [data.gouv.fr API: Get French company](https://fous.com/methods/annuaire-entreprises.data.gouv.fr/get-company.md): Looks up a French company by name, SIREN or SIRET and returns its registration, directors and latest public financial figures. 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