Organization profile
Data
DATA

fetch-organization

Reference of the fetch-organization base payload: master data from the commercial register, address, industry classification, representation scheme, capital and group references. These fields are included in the 5-credit base price.

Master data

Key Type Description
entity_id string Stable ID of the organization. The most reliable value for follow-up requests (parameter q).
name string Current company name per the commercial register.
legal_form string Legal form, e.g. GmbH, AG, KG.
status string Register status. Observed values: ACTIVE, INACTIVE, INSOLVENT.
registration.court string Register court.
registration.register_type string Register type, e.g. HRB or HRA.
registration.register_number string Register number.
registration_date string | null Date of first registration (ISO 8601).
purpose string | null Business purpose per the register.

Address

Key Type Description
address.street string Street of the business address.
address.house_number string House number.
address.postal_code string Postal code.
address.city string City.
address.county string District or independent city.
address.state string Federal state.
address.country string Country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-3), e.g. DEU.
address.coordinates object Geo coordinates of the address with latitude and longitude.

Contact & description

Key Type Description
contact_data.website string | null Company website where identified.
contact_data.email string | null Email address where identified.
contact_data.phone_number string | null Phone number where identified.
keywords array Keywords describing the business activity.
products_and_services array Products and services in short form.
industry_classification.WZ2008 array Industry codes per WZ 2008, each entry with code and label.
industry_classification.WZ2025 array Industry codes per WZ 2025, each entry with code and label.

Representation scheme

Key Type Description
representation_scheme.current array Currently effective representation rules, verbatim.
representation_scheme.history array History of representation rules: value (list of verbatim rules), effective_from, effective_to (null = in force).

Capital

Key Type Description
capital.current object | null Current capital with amount, currency and kind (e.g. STAMMKAPITAL, GRUNDKAPITAL; open list, also HAFTSUMME or GENEHMIGTES_KAPITAL). null for legal forms without registered capital.
capital.history array Capital history: value {amount, currency, kind, change_amount}, effective_from, effective_to (null = in force). Historical amounts may be denominated in DEM.
capital.history[].value.change_amount object Change amount named in the register entry. Caution: unsigned and not always equal to the difference of two consecutive amounts - always derive direction and size of a change from the amount values.

Group references (management)

Key Type Description
management array Register-known references to other legal entities, e.g. from enterprise agreements or mergers.
management[].full_name string Name of the referenced legal entity.
management[].label object Localized role label (de/en).
management[].relation_label string Kind of reference. Observed values: REFERENCE, REFERENCED_BY, ENTERPRISE_AGREEMENT_WITH, MERGED_INTO.
management[].meta object Details: lineage_kind (e.g. ENTERPRISE_AGREEMENT, TRANSFORMATION_MERGER, GROUP_ENTERPRISE_AGREEMENT), start_date, end_date.