Each status used in Spain, in English, with the standard status the Prometiam API returns and what it means for doing business with the company.
Every register words its company states differently. This guide lists the status values used in Spain, what each means in English, and the standard status the Prometiam API returns for it, so the same question (is this company still alive, in trouble or gone?) has the same answer across countries. The register’s own value stays available as local_status.
| Register status | local_status | status in the API | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constitución or reactivación: registered and trading | active | active | active |
| En concurso (de acreedores) or en quiebra: an insolvency proceeding is open, in either phase | insolvent | insolvent | distress |
| En liquidación: voluntary liquidation under way | liquidating | in_liquidation | winding_up |
| En disolución: dissolution resolved; the company still exists to be liquidated | dissolved | in_dissolution | winding_up |
| Extinguida: extinction entered, the company no longer exists | extinct | deregistered | closed |
| Absorbida: merged into another company (fusión or absorción) | absorbed | merged | closed |
active): The register shows no dissolution, insolvency or removal. That is the normal state, but not a guarantee of solvency or good standing: check filings and payment behaviour as your policy requires.insolvent): A formal insolvency proceeding is open. Do not extend new credit, find out who the appointed administrator or trustee is, and file any claim with them.in_liquidation): The company is being wound up and no longer trades normally. Stop new credit, file any claim, and ask who the liquidator is.in_dissolution): Dissolution has been resolved but the legal entity survives for its liquidation. This is not the same as a British or American dissolved company, which no longer exists. Treat it as in liquidation: no new business.deregistered): Removed from the register: the legal person no longer exists (in the US: dissolved, revoked, withdrawn or no longer listed in that state). It cannot sign, be sued or be paid, so invoice a successor or the former owners and check whether it merged. Some registers can restore or reinstate an entity, so check before you treat it as final.merged): Merged into another company, which takes over its rights and obligations. Find the successor and deal with it.In Spain “dissolved” is not the end: the company exists until its extinction is entered, so the API returns in_dissolution, not deregistered. A concurso covers both of its phases and the register records one state, so Spain returns insolvent rather than in_liquidation_insolvent. Spain’s concursal data is on /search.
# companies whose standard status is insolvent curl -H "Authorization: Bearer rk_live_..." \ "https://api.prometiam.com/functions/v1/risk-api/companies/search?country=ES&name=<company name>&status=insolvent" # or filter by the register's own value # &local_status=insolvent
status is the same list in every country; local_status is the register’s own value. Use one or the other, not both. Outside Spain a status filter must be combined with a name or an identifier.
Spain company data API guide, the free NIF lookup, and legal forms in Spain. All countries: company status meanings.
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