API Reference - Business Name Registrations

Business Name Registrations endpoint. The Business API suite exposes registration, lodgement, lookup and related functions that can be used for a variety of purposes. For the latest release information please check our release notes.

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Business Name Registrations

Endpoint Overview
  • URL
    /api/v1/business-name-registrations
  • Methods
    POST , GET
  • Agency
    Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)

  • Use this endpoint to lodge new business name registration applications. Use the helpers to check the status of an application or retrieve its entire transmission log. All responses are delivered in JSON format.

Quick links: Application Request • Status

Business Name Registration Request

A POST request to this endpoint will return a JSON response with the request ID. There are two options for paymentMethod, invoice (where you receive an ASIC invoice via email, that you would have to pay as a service provider with a bank transfer), or card (where you receive an ASIC online payment link, that you would need to use to pay for the application using your card).

/api/v1/business-name-registrations
POST
{
    "general": {
        "businessName": "MY BUSINESS NAME",
        "paymentMethod": "invoice",
        "term": 1,
        "email": "service-address@my-business.com.au"
    },
    "businessAddress": {
        "line2": "UNIT 4",
        "streetNumber": "9",
        "streetName": "KENT",
        "streetType": "ST",
        "locality": "SYDNEY",
        "state": "NSW",
        "postcode": "2000"
    },
    "serviceAddress": {
        "line2": "UNIT 4",
        "streetNumber": "9",
        "streetName": "KENT",
        "streetType": "ST",
        "locality": "SYDNEY",
        "state": "NSW",
        "postcode": "2000"
    },
    "entity": {
        "type": "IND",
        "abn": "12345678901",
        "individual": {
            "name": {
                "familyName": "DOE",
                "givenNames": "JOHN"
            },
            "birthDetails": {
                "date": "1950-12-31",
                "locality": "SYDNEY",
                "localityQualifier": "NSW"
            },
            "address": {
                "line2": "UNIT 4",
                "streetNumber": "9",
                "streetName": "KENT",
                "streetType": "ST",
                "locality": "SYDNEY",
                "state": "NSW",
                "postcode": "2000",
                "country": "AUSTRALIA"
            }
        },
        "organisation": {
            "name": "",
            "acn": ""
        }
    },
    "signatory": {
        "name": {
            "familyName": "DOE",
            "givenNames": "JOHN"
        },
        "declaresTrueAndCorrectIndicator": true
    },
    "testTransmissionIndicator": false
}

Business Name Registration Response

{
    "requestId": 185,
    "status": "new",
    "warnings": null,
    "errors": null
}

Business Name Registration Status Request & Response

A GET request to this endpoint will return a JSON reponse. When you use card as the paymentMethod, you will receive the certificate as well in the response, otherwise the response will only contain the application confirmation PDF.

/api/v1/business-name-registrations/{requestId}/status
GET
{
    "requestId": 7435,
    "status": "finished",
    "documentNumber": "1-CHMX9JL",
    "response": {
        "certificateUrl": "https://uateaswlsvs.asic.gov.au/CustomerDropBoxR1/corresp?f=Notification_1-CHMX9LS.PDF&e=20230808&i=UATA0TaBoUqRKmICk5LjWgymVCQRcMKCatFhvJDmnlEjG1a4%3D",
        "receiptNumber": "27794628"
    },
    "warnings": null,
    "errors": null
}

When using invoice as the paymentMethod, the transactionDocumentUrl contains a link to a document that confirms that the application was received by ASIC. Within the next 24h you will receive an email directly from ASIC with the invoice asseciated with the application. You have 10 days to make the payment and finalise the business name registration.

{
    "requestId": 185,
    "status": "finished",
    "documentNumber": "1-CHMX9UF",
    "response": {
        "transactionDocumentUrl": "https://asic.gov.au/corresp?f=Notification_1-CHMX9UF.PDF&e=20230523&i=UATA0sBL7JZvrlXFah6%2BbLdSs6SqjFn%2Flf6SwF4ALHBsriCw%3D"
    },
    "warnings": null,
    "errors": null
}

When using card as the paymentMethod, the transactionPaymentUrl contains a link to an ASIC credit / debit card payment facility. Once you open the link in a browser and pay the application, ASIC will instantly process the registration.

{
    "requestId": 185,
    "status": "wating ASIC CC payment",
    "response": {
        "transactionFee": "39.00",
        "transactionPaymentUrl": "https://asic.gov.au/index.aspx?SessionId=64549dcb-2206-4fe6-9f98-929c7b1a7d7d&SST=8908e5f3-dfc2-456c-9ed9-916b658116aa"
    },
    "errors": null,
    "warnings": null
}