Entity Identifiers
The identifiers object contains registration numbers and official identifiers for an entity. Required and optional identifiers vary by country and entity type.
AUS (Australia)
Company
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
acn | Yes | 9 digits |
abn | No | 11 digits |
entityNumber | No | — |
Sole Trader
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
abn | Yes | 11 digits |
entityNumber | No | — |
Partnership
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
abn | Yes | 11 digits |
entityNumber | No | — |
Association
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
abn | Yes | 11 digits |
associationNumber | No | — |
charityRegistrationNumber | No | — |
entityNumber | No | — |
Cooperative
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
abn | Yes | 11 digits |
entityNumber | No | — |
Indigenous Corporation
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
abn | Yes | 11 digits |
icn | No | — |
entityNumber | No | — |
Trust (most subtypes)
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
abn | No | 11 digits |
entityNumber | No | — |
Trust (smsf)
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
abn | Yes | 11 digits |
entityNumber | No | — |
Trust (registeredManagedInvestmentScheme)
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
arsn | No | 9 digits |
entityNumber | No | — |
NZL (New Zealand)
Company
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
nzcn | Yes | 1-7 digits |
nzbn | No | 13 digits |
Sole Trader
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
nzbn | Yes | — |
entityNumber | Yes | — |
Partnership
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
nzbn | Yes | — |
entityNumber | Yes | — |
USA (United States)
Company
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
stateRegistrationNumber | Yes | — |
ein | No | — |
entityNumber | No | — |
lei | No | — |
SGP (Singapore)
Company
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
uen | Yes | — |
entityNumber | No | — |
lei | No | — |
HKG (Hong Kong)
Company
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
crn | Yes | — |
brn | No | — |
entityNumber | No | — |
lei | No | — |
MYS (Malaysia)
Company
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
brn | Yes | — |
entityNumber | No | — |
lei | No | — |
DEU (Germany)
Company
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
hrb | Yes | — |
entityNumber | No | — |
lei | No | — |
FRA (France)
Company
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
siren | Yes | — |
siret | No | — |
entityNumber | No | — |
lei | No | — |
LUX (Luxembourg)
Company
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
matriculeNumber | Yes | — |
rcsNumber | No | — |
entityNumber | No | — |
lei | No | — |
CHN (China)
Company
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
uscc | Yes | — |
Default (All Other Countries)
For countries not listed above, use these identifier requirements:
Company
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
entityNumber | Yes | — |
lei | No | — |
Sole Trader
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
entityNumber | Yes | — |
Partnership
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
entityNumber | Yes | — |
lei | No | — |
Association
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
associationNumber | Yes | — |
entityNumber | No | — |
lei | No | — |
Cooperative
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
entityNumber | Yes | — |
lei | No | — |
Trust
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
entityNumber | No | — |
lei | No | — |
Government Body
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
entityNumber | No | — |
lei | No | — |
Other
| Identifier | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
entityNumber | No | — |
lei | No | — |
Usage example
Australian company identifiers
{
"userId": "user-123",
"country": "AUS",
"type": "company",
"subType": "none",
"name": "My Company Pty Ltd",
"industry": "Technology",
"website": "https://example.com",
"identifiers": {
"acn": "004028077",
"abn": "51824753556"
}
}
New Zealand company identifiers
{
"userId": "user-123",
"country": "NZL",
"type": "company",
"subType": "none",
"name": "My Company Ltd",
"industry": "Technology",
"website": "https://example.com",
"identifiers": {
"nzcn": "1234567",
"nzbn": "9429039098740"
}
}