GET
/
v2
/
search
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.getsemaphore.com/v2/search \
  --header 'x-api-key: <api-key>'
[
  {
    "address": {
      "addressLine1": "10 rue de la Fraternité",
      "addressLine2": "Semaphore Building",
      "city": "Bagnolet",
      "postalCode": "93170",
      "region": "FR",
      "countryCode": "FR",
      "poBox": "PO Box 123",
      "careOf": "c/o John Doe",
      "state": "Île-de-France"
    },
    "companyNumber": "932884117",
    "legalName": "SEMAPHORE",
    "legalNameInEnglish": "Test Display Hong Kong Trading Limited",
    "country": "FR"
  }
]

Authorizations

​
x-api-key
string
header
required

Query Parameters

​
country
enum<string>
required

Country code, which can be an ISO country code, or for the United States, a combination of "US" and the state code (e.g., "US-CA" for California).

Available options:
BE,
CH,
CN,
DE,
ES,
FR,
GB,
IT,
NL,
PT,
HK,
LU,
MT
​
query
string
required

The search query, which can be a company name or registration number. Note that search capabilities may vary by country, with some supporting only name or registration number searches.

Example:

"Semaphore"

Response

200 - application/json
List of companies
​
address
object
required

The legal address of the company

​
companyNumber
string
required

The company number. In some countries, this might be a concatenation of the registry and city (e.g., in Germany: "Augsburg HRB 34617"). The search function will always return a usable company number. Check the documentation to see which number format is used for each country.

Example:

"932884117"

​
legalName
string
required

Legal name of the company

Example:

"SEMAPHORE"

​
country
enum<string>
required

Country code, which can be an ISO country code, or for the United States, a combination of "US" and the state code (e.g., "US-CA" for California).

Available options:
AF,
AX,
AL,
DZ,
AS,
AD,
AO,
AI,
AQ,
AG,
AR,
AM,
AW,
AU,
AT,
AZ,
BS,
BH,
BD,
BB,
BY,
BE,
BZ,
BJ,
BM,
BT,
BO,
BQ,
BA,
BW,
BV,
BR,
IO,
BN,
BG,
BF,
BI,
KH,
CM,
CA,
CV,
KY,
CF,
TD,
CL,
CN,
CX,
CC,
CO,
KM,
CG,
CD,
CK,
CR,
CI,
HR,
CU,
CW,
CY,
CZ,
DK,
DJ,
DM,
DO,
EC,
EG,
SV,
GQ,
ER,
EE,
ET,
FK,
FO,
FJ,
FI,
FR,
GF,
PF,
TF,
GA,
GM,
GE,
DE,
GH,
GI,
GR,
GL,
GD,
GP,
GU,
GT,
GG,
GN,
GW,
GY,
HT,
HM,
VA,
HN,
HK,
HU,
IS,
IN,
ID,
IR,
IQ,
IE,
IM,
IL,
IT,
JM,
JP,
JE,
JO,
KZ,
KE,
KI,
KR,
KP,
KW,
KG,
LA,
LV,
LB,
LS,
LR,
LY,
LI,
LT,
LU,
MO,
MK,
MG,
MW,
MY,
MV,
ML,
MT,
MH,
MQ,
MR,
MU,
YT,
MX,
FM,
MD,
MC,
MN,
ME,
MS,
MA,
MZ,
MM,
NA,
NR,
NP,
NL,
NC,
NZ,
NI,
NE,
NG,
NU,
NF,
MP,
NO,
OM,
PK,
PW,
PS,
PA,
PG,
PY,
PE,
PH,
PN,
PL,
PT,
PR,
QA,
RE,
RO,
RU,
RW,
BL,
SH,
KN,
LC,
MF,
PM,
VC,
WS,
SM,
ST,
SA,
SN,
RS,
SC,
SL,
SG,
SX,
SK,
SI,
SB,
SO,
ZA,
GS,
SS,
ES,
LK,
SD,
SR,
SJ,
SZ,
SE,
CH,
SY,
TW,
TJ,
TZ,
TH,
TL,
TG,
TK,
TO,
TT,
TN,
TR,
TM,
TC,
TV,
UG,
UA,
AE,
GB,
US,
UM,
UY,
UZ,
VU,
VE,
VN,
VG,
VI,
WF,
EH,
YE,
ZM,
ZW
Example:

"FR"

​
legalNameInEnglish
string

The English translation or romanization of the legal name, commonly used for international business. Particularly relevant for companies registered with non-Latin alphabet names (e.g., Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc.).

Example:

"Test Display Hong Kong Trading Limited"