What people use IndianFirmData for
Last updated 2026-11-02 · by Venu Gopal Reddy Muvva, founder
Each page has the real steps in IndianFirmData and says plainly when it is not the right tool.
An Indian company data API you can try today
Search and enrich Indian companies from your own code: CIN, LEI, NSE and GLEIF data with sources on every field. Free for 3 months, no card.
For developers
How to verify a GSTIN number (format, checksum, state and PAN)
Check a 15-character GSTIN for free: the format, the check digit, the state code and the PAN inside it. Works in the dashboard and the API.
For KYB and finance teams
How to decode a CIN number for an Indian company
A CIN tells you if a company is listed, its industry code, state, year and company class. Decode any CIN for free and find the company behind it.
For analysts and developers
How to check if an Indian company is real before you work with it
A short, honest checklist for checking an Indian company: valid IDs, a registry record, status and sources. Free for 3 months with IndianFirmData.
For KYB, onboarding and procurement teams
Connect Claude or Cursor to Indian company data with MCP
Give your AI agent real Indian company data: an MCP server with 16 tools for search, enrich, people, watchers and ID checks. Free for 3 months.
For people building AI agents
LEI to CIN lookup for Indian companies
Turn a GLEIF LEI into the company's CIN, NSE symbol and Wikidata record, or go the other way. Every link shows how it was made and how sure we are.
For finance, treasury and data teams
Find Indian companies by state and industry, then export the list
Build a list of Indian companies by state, city, industry, listing and age, in plain English or with exact filters, and export it as CSV.
For sales ops and market research analysts
Enrich your sign-ups with Indian company data from their website or name
When a business signs up with a work email or a company name, fill in its CIN, state, industry and listing from public registries in one API call.
For developers at Indian SaaS, fintech and lending companies
Get alerts when an Indian company changes
Watch Indian companies for changes in status, address or directors, or a saved search for new matches, with signed webhooks and email alerts.
For credit, compliance and sales teams
Get a list of NSE SME companies with their IDs
List the companies on NSE Emerge, the NSE SME board, with symbol, ISIN, listing date and any CIN or LEI we linked. Filter, then export as CSV.
For investors, analysts and researchers
CIN lookup API for Indian companies, with an MCP server
Look up Indian companies by CIN from code or an AI agent: free CIN checks, sourced company records, an MCP server. Compared with Signzy, Surepass, Zoop.
For developers and people building AI agents
GSTIN verification API: free format and checksum check
Check GSTINs from your code for free: format, check digit, state, the PAN inside and holder type. When you need live GST status instead, and who has it.
For developers at fintech, lending and B2B SaaS companies
Best Indian company data APIs in 2026: an honest comparison
IndianFirmData, Probe42, Perfios Karza, Signzy, Gridlines and Surepass compared for CIN, GST and director data, self-serve access and MCP support.
For developers and KYB teams choosing a vendor
How to verify an Indian company before onboarding (KYB) by API
A step-by-step KYB flow for Indian businesses in code: free CIN and GSTIN checks, a sourced registry record, status and state checks, and change alerts.
For KYB, risk and onboarding engineers
Indian company data in Python: the indianfirmdata client
Search, enrich and verify Indian companies from Python with the open-source indianfirmdata client: install, then examples for CIN, GSTIN, search and export.
For Python developers and data teams
Indian company data in Node.js and TypeScript
Use the open-source indianfirmdata JavaScript client to search, enrich and verify Indian companies from Node.js 18+, with TypeScript types and examples.
For JavaScript and TypeScript developers
Use Indian company data in Claude Desktop and Cursor (MCP)
Add IndianFirmData to Claude Desktop, Cursor or any MCP client with one npx config, so your assistant looks up CINs, GSTINs and companies instead of guessing.
For people using AI assistants for research and KYB
MCA company data: an API vs scraping the MCA portal
Why scraping the MCA portal is fragile, and the cleaner routes: open MCA master data, a company data API, or a licensed vendor for filings and directors.
For developers who need MCA company data
Search Indian companies by name with an API
Find an Indian company from just its name: a fuzzy match with a confidence score and alternatives, a state hint, and free-text search across names and aliases.
For developers matching messy company names
GSTIN to company details: what you can get today
What a GSTIN tells you on its own (state, PAN, holder type, checksum), how to find the company behind it, and when you need a licensed GSP for live details.
For finance, KYB and onboarding teams
ISIN or NSE symbol to CIN lookup for listed Indian companies
Turn an ISIN or NSE symbol into the company's CIN, LEI and full profile in one API call, with how each link was made. ISIN check digits are checked for free.
For fintech developers and market-data analysts