# RIK, free: Business verification API

> The service is intended for those users who need to make a large number of inquiries from the e-Business Register. XML services can be used to make queries from the e-Business Register and e-Land Register in an automated and machine-readable form.

RIK's business verification API on its Contractual customer plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 companies. It returns 5 of the 11 key fields we check: Registered name, Entity number, Entity type, Status, Principal address.
You get up to 1,500,000 calls a month.
Half of the 523 plans we rank by price cost $5.00 per 1,000 companies or less. This plan and 37 others tie for the lowest price per 1,000 companies of the 523 plans.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/rik/free
- Get it: https://ariregister.rik.ee/eng/pricelist
- Request: `POST https://ariregxmlv6.rik.ee/`
- API key: with the plan, on https://ariregister.rik.ee/eng/pricelist
- Its API docs: https://avaandmed.ariregister.rik.ee/en/open-data-api/enterprise-simple-data-request-status-query
- Sold by: RIK (https://www.rik.ee/en)
- Checked: 2026-10-31

## In the answer

- Completeness: 45%
- Registered name: ✓
- Entity number: ✓
- Entity type: ✓
- Status: ✓
- Principal address: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 companies: $0.00
- Per: call
- Billing: free

## Aggregators

- Aggregators: none

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: Detailed company data query · Query for a list of documents related to the company · Company annual reports list query · Company annual report query · Rights of representation of all persons related to the company · Company data change list query · Company requisite information file service · Company requisite information service · Entries and Rulings query · Persons data changes (Beneficial owners) · Query of Beneficial owners data · Query of trusts · Breakdown of revenue pursuant to the EMTAK from the annual report

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: The service is intended for those users who need to make a large number of inquiries from the e-Business Register. XML services can be used to make queries from the e-Business Register and e-Land Register in an automated and machine-readable form.

## Data

- Freshness: live
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: "4.1. With the conclusion of the contract for the use of inquiry systems the Client confirms that it shall use the inquiry systems and data obtained from the Databases in compliance with valid legislation, in good faith and refraining from prejudiced action against RIK or third parties. The Client is prohibited from using the inquiry systems for the purpose of committing an offence. 4.2. In the processing of the data obtained from Databases through the inquiry system, the Client is obliged to follow all the Estonian ja European requirements to the protection of personal data, including the restrictions to forwarding personal data to foreign countries."

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- Enough for: 1,500,000 calls a month

## Rate limit

- Per day: 50,000
- Concurrent: 1
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: one of evnimi or ariregistri_kood. Optional: evarv, keel
- Method: POST
- Path: /

## About the plan

- Plan: Contractual customer
- Who can get it: anyone who signs the contract for the use of inquiry systems with RIK (an application in the e-Business Register portal, reviewed within five working days)

## The 60 fields the plan's answer can hold

total results, entity name, entity type, entity type code, entity subtype, entity subtype code, former names, former name start date, former name end date, entity ID, status, status code, sole proprietor active, sole proprietor active code, deletion date, registry area, registry area code, capital, capital currency, founded without contribution, company address, company address country code, company address country, company address EHAK code, company address EHAK name, company address ZIP code, company address ADS OID, company address ADR ID, company address normalized full address, company address ADOB ID, company address ADS code address, company address normalized full address addition, company address type, management board address, management board address country code, management board address country, management board address EHAK code, management board address EHAK name, management board address ZIP code, management board address ADS OID, management board address ADR ID, management board address normalized full address, management board address ADOB ID, management board address ADS code address, management board address normalized full address addition, management board address type, contact person address, contact person address country code, contact person address country, contact person address EHAK code, contact person address EHAK name, contact person address ZIP code, contact person address ADS OID, contact person address ADR ID, contact person address normalized full address, contact person address ADOB ID, contact person address ADS code address, contact person address normalized full address addition, contact person address type, first registration date

## RIK's plans (1)

- [RIK, free](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/rik/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 45% complete, live

## RIK's calls (1)

- `POST /`: [RIK, free](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/rik/free/llms.txt)

## RIK's APIs (1)

- [RIK: business verification API pricing, 1 plan](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/rik/free/llms.txt)

## RIK: business verification API alternatives

- [OpenSOSData, free, POST /v1/lookup](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/opensosdata/free-post-v1-lookup/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 100% complete, live
- [The KYB, free, Plus activation: 2 free credits, POST /api/search](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/the-kyb/free-plus-activation-2-free-credits-post-api-search/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 73% complete, live
- [Strale, free trial credits, POST /v1/do, Belgian Company Data](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/strale/free-trial-credits-post-v1-do-belgian-company-data/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 64% complete, live
- [Scavio, free](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/scavio/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 45% complete, live

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-31.

- https://abiinfo.rik.ee/en/general-conditions-use-inquiry-systems-centre-registers-and-information-systems
- https://ariregister.rik.ee/eng/contract
- https://ariregister.rik.ee/eng/pricelist
- https://avaandmed.ariregister.rik.ee/en/open-data-api/enterprise-simple-data-request-status-query
- https://avaandmed.ariregister.rik.ee/en/open-data-api/introduction-api-services
- https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/119012023001
- https://www2.rik.ee/schemas/xtee6/arireg/live/xroad6_lihtandmed_v2.xsd