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Using ABN Lookup web services

Version 5.0

1 What is ABN Lookup?........................................................................

2 Why use the ABN Lookup web services?........................................................................

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3 How easy is it to integrate the web services? ........................................................................

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4 How do I register for the web services?........................................................................

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5 ABN Lookup web service methods........................................................................

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5.1 Overview........................................................................

5.2 Search Request and Response........................................................................

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5.3 Schema........................................................................

6 Search Request........................................................................

6.1 Description and validation rules........................................................................

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6.1.1 Search by ABN........................................................................

6.1.2 Search by ACN........................................................................

6.1.3 Search by Name........................................................................

7 Search with filters........................................................................

8 Search Response........................................................................

8.1 Response Payload............................................................

8.1.1 Business Entity overview........................................................................

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8.1.2 ABN test cases........................................................................

8.1.3 Exceptions........................................................................

8.1.3.1 Exception Codes and Description ........................................................................

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9 Hints for searching by name ........................................................................

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9.1 Single word searches ........................................................................

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10 Enhancements and Change Control........................................................................

..............16 Appendix A - Schema ........................................................................ Request ........................................................................ Response ........................................................................ Search results list........................................................................ Business entity ........................................................................ Business entity 200506........................................................................ Business entity 200709........................................................................ Business entity 201205........................................................................ List of ABNs........................................................................

Appendix B - Search Request examples ........................................................................

.................26 Search by ABN........................................................................ Search By ASIC........................................................................ Search By Name ........................................................................ Advanced Search By Name ........................................................................ ......................................27 Advanced Search By Name 2006........................................................................ .............................28

Appendix C - Search Response examples ........................................................................

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Business Entity without history........................................................................

..................................29 Business Entity with history........................................................................ Search Results List........................................................................ Appendix D - Entity Types........................................................................ Appendix E - Charity Types ........................................................................

Appendix F - Charity Tax Concession Types........................................................................

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Appendix G - Superannuation compliance........................................................................

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Appendix H - Superannuation regulator types........................................................................

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Appendix I - Trading vs Business Names in the ABR....................................................................41

Appendix J - Data Dictionary ........................................................................

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Identifier search - business entity result........................................................................

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Name search - search Results List ........................................................................

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What is ABN Lookup?

ABN Lookup (http://abr.business.gov.au) is an on-line register hosted by the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIISRTE) on behalf of the Australian Business Register (ABR). The ABR is a unit within the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). ABN Lookup contains the publicly available informati on provided by businesses when they register for an Australian Business Number (ABN). As at March 2012, ABN Lookup held approximately 9.6 million ABNs and 23 million names. 2

Why use the ABN Lookup web services?

The ABN Lookup web services allow you to incorporate ABN information and search capabilities into your own applications. Furthermore, the web services provide more functionality and options than are available through the html interface at http://abr.business.gov.au . For example: The web service name search allows you to control the number of matching names returned by the search. As there is no upper limit, you are not restricted to the top 200 matching names imposed through the html interface. Additional search options include a search for all active ABNs within a selected postcode, new registrations, updated ABN etc. Best of all, access to the web services is free of charge. To register, apply on-line at http://abr.business.gov. au/ webservices.aspx. 3

How easy is it to integrate the web services?

Incorporating the ABN Lookup web services into your application is usually quite straight forward. To help you get started, sample code can be downloaded from the ABN Lookup web site at . The sample code includes applications developed in the following languages: Java

VB.NET

Visual Basic 6

php

Ruby on Rails

How do I register for the web services?

Access to the ABN Lookup web services is free of charge. If you are an individual or a non-government organisation complete the online registration at If you are government organisation you will need to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Australian Business Register (ABR) within the ATO. To find out more please visit http://abr.business.gov.au/GovernmentAgencyInformation.aspx . Once we have received your completed application we will process it and e-mail you an Authentication GUID (Globally Unique Identifier) which is required to access the ABN Lookup web services. -2- 5

ABN Lookup web service methods

5.1

Overview

Using the ABN Lookup web services, you can incorporate ABN data and searches into your own applications.

The web services provide more functionality and options than are available through the html interface.

For example, through the web services you can:

request a list of all active ABNs within a selected postcode request a list of all ABNs within a selected postcode/state that were updated for a given date request a list of all ABNs within a selected postcode/state that were registered within given month/year request a list of all ABNs within a selected postcode/state registered for charity tax concession control how many matching names are returned by the name search o as there is no upper limit, you are not restricted to the top 200 matching names imposed through the html interface create advanced name search queries to better control search results

The search methods available through the

web services fall into four categories: search by ABN search by ASIC number (ACN) search by name search with filters

Information is exchanged using standard internet

protocols such as XML, SOAP, http-get and http-post. You will find a description of the web services at: http://abr.business.gov.au/abrxmlsearch/ABRXMLSearch.asmx?WSDL for document style encoding http://abr.business.gov.au/abrxmlsearchRPC/ABRXMLSearch.asmx?WSDL for RPC style encoding Once you have an authentication GUID you can try out the test forms at: http://abr.business.gov.au/ABRXMLSearch -3- 5.2

Search Request and Response

An ABN Lookup web service call is initiated via a search request and returns a search payload. The content and structure of the request depends on the method called. Likewise the content and structure of the payload depends on the search outcome. The request and payload components are described in more detail in the following sections. 5.3

Schema

The most up-to-date schema is available from the ABN Lookup web site at: The schema is stored across a number of files. The starting or root document is: abrPublicPayloadSearchResults.xsd A diagrammatic view of the main components of the schema can be found in

Appendix A -

Schema.

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Search Request

An ABN Lookup web service call is initiated via a search request. The content and structure of the request depends upon the search method. To support existing users, when new information and features are made available through ABN Lookup, ne w methods are created. If you are integrating the

web services for the first time or upgrading your existing applications, it is best to use the most recent

web method as indicated below. The following methods of searching are available through the web services:

Search by ABN

o There are four versions: 1.

ABRSearchByABN

SearchByABNv200506

returns everything ABRSearchByABN returns plus tax concession information where it exists 3.

SearchByABNv200709

returns everything SearchByABNv200506 returns plus superannuation specific information where it exists 4.

SearchByABNv201205 - most recent

returns everything SearchByABNv200709 returns plus registered business names where they exist o All versions are accessible using SOAP or Http get/post protocols

Search by ASIC number (ACN or ARBN)

o There are three versions: 1.

ABRSearchByASIC

SearchByASICv200506

returns everything ABRSearchByASIC returns plus tax concession information where it exists 3.

SearchByASICv201205 - most recent

returns everything SearchByASICv200506 returns plus registered business names where they exist o All versions are accessible using SOAP or Http get/post protocols

Search by name

o There are 4 versions: 1. ABRSearchByName (SOAP only) and ABRSearchByNameSimpleProtocol 2.

ABRSearchByNameAdvanced (SOAP only) and

ABRSearchByNameAdvancedSimpleProtocol

ABRSearchByNameAdvanced2006 (SOAP only) and

ABRSearchByNameAdvanced2012 (SOAP only) and

ABRSearchByNameAdvancedSimpleProtocol2012 -

most recent o The SimpleProtocol versions have the same functionality as the corresponding SOAP methods but can be called using Http get/post protocols o The Advanced versions include options to narrow/widen the search and to limit the records returned based on a match score -5-quotesdbs_dbs20.pdfusesText_26

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