Is the company data API really free?

Yes. The free tier is 1,000 API calls per month with no credit card required. It covers company search and full company detail across Spain, France, the UK, Ireland, Poland, and Norway, plus VIES VAT validation and GLEIF LEI lookup.

What is NOT included in the free tier?

Full sanctions and US export-control screening requires the Professional tier (€29.99/mo). Ongoing monitoring webhooks require Starter (€9.99/mo) or higher. Higher call quotas are also paid: Starter is 10,000 calls/month, Professional 100,000, Scale 1,000,000.

Which countries does the free tier cover?

All six live countries on one key: Spain (BORME, 3.8M companies), France (BODACC, 12.4M), the UK (Companies House, 7.6M companies plus 7.56M PSC beneficial owners), Ireland (CRO, ~817K, company-level only), Poland (KRS, ~732K, company-level only), and Norway (Brønnøysundregistrene, ~1.17M companies with officers).

Do I need a credit card to sign up?

No. Sign up, get an rk_live_ key instantly, and start calling. A card is only needed if you later upgrade to a paid tier.

Free company data API for the EU + UK (no credit card)

Prometiam's free tier gives developers 1,000 API calls per month with no credit card. One REST key covers company search and full company detail across six countries — Spain (BORME), France (BODACC), the UK (Companies House), Ireland (CRO), Poland (KRS), and Norway (Brønnøysundregistrene) — plus VIES VAT validation for 27 EU states and GLEIF LEI lookup.

What's on the free tier

Company search by name across all 6 countries — GET /companies/search.
Full company detail: legal form, address, capital, officers (ES, FR, GB, NO), corporate-event timeline (ES + FR) — GET /companies/{id}.
VIES VAT validation for 27 EU member states — GET /vat.
GLEIF LEI lookup and search across 188K legal entities — GET /lei, GET /lei/search.

What is not free (paid tiers)

Full sanctions + US export-control screening (44,000+ entities, 6 sources) is Professional (€29.99/mo).
Ongoing monitoring webhooks are Starter (€9.99/mo) and up.
Higher quotas: Starter 10,000 calls/mo, Professional 100,000, Scale 1,000,000.

Quick-start: sign up (no card), copy your rk_live_ key, and make your first call in under 60 seconds with curl or Python. Data is hosted in AWS Frankfurt (EU residency, GDPR).

Frequently asked questions

Is the company data API really free?: Yes. The free tier is 1,000 API calls per month with no credit card required. It covers company search and full company detail across Spain, France, the UK, Ireland, Poland, and Norway, plus VIES VAT validation and GLEIF LEI lookup.
What is NOT included in the free tier?: Full sanctions and US export-control screening requires the Professional tier (€29.99/mo). Ongoing monitoring webhooks require Starter (€9.99/mo) or higher. Higher call quotas are also paid: Starter is 10,000 calls/month, Professional 100,000, Scale 1,000,000.
Which countries does the free tier cover?: All six live countries on one key: Spain (BORME, 3.8M companies), France (BODACC, 12.4M), the UK (Companies House, 7.6M companies plus 7.56M PSC beneficial owners), Ireland (CRO, ~817K, company-level only), Poland (KRS, ~732K, company-level only), and Norway (Brønnøysundregistrene, ~1.17M companies with officers).
Do I need a credit card to sign up?: No. Sign up, get an rk_live_ key instantly, and start calling. A card is only needed if you later upgrade to a paid tier.