# ABN Lookup, free, GET /AbrXmlSearch.asmx/SearchByPostcode: Company discovery API

> Search for currently active ABNs for a postcode. Returns a list of matching ABNs

ABN Lookup's company discovery API on its Free plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 companies. It returns none of the 13 key fields we check: Description, Industry, Type and status, Images and 9 more.
ABN Lookup limits how many pages you get but gives no number.
We haven't run ABN Lookup through [our company discovery API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-company-discovery-api.txt) yet.
Half of the 801 plans we rank by price cost $1.00 per 1,000 companies or less. This plan and 56 others tie for the lowest price per 1,000 companies of the 801 plans.
[PeopleSearch.im's $5 pack](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/peoplesearch-im/5-pack/llms.txt) covers any number of companies. PeopleSearch.im's $5 pack costs less up front than StackScan's $189 monthly plan.
[GetProspect](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/getprospect/49-monthly/llms.txt), [Hunter](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/hunter/49-monthly-starter-post-discover/llms.txt) and [PeopleSearch.im](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/peoplesearch-im/5-pack/llms.txt) are the best company discovery API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/abn-lookup/free-get-abrxmlsearch-asmx-searchbypostcode
- [Company discovery API: the best of 60+ providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-company-discovery-api.txt)
- Get it: https://abr.business.gov.au/Tools/WebServices?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- Request: `GET https://abr.business.gov.au/abrxmlsearch/AbrXmlSearch.asmx/SearchByPostcode`
- API key: with the plan, on https://abr.business.gov.au/Tools/WebServices?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://abr.business.gov.au/abrxmlsearch/AbrXmlSearch.asmx?op=SearchByPostcode&utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- Sold by: ABN Lookup (https://abr.business.gov.au?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-02

## In the answer

- Completeness: 0%

## Price

- $ per 1,000 companies: $0.00
- Per: page, size not stated
- Billing: free

## Aggregators

- Aggregators: none

## Charges

- Also pays for: nothing else

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Search for currently active ABNs for a postcode. Returns a list of matching ABNs

## Data

- Freshness: 1 hour
- Countries: Australia
- Keep data: no limit, except information ABN Lookup notifies you has been withdrawn: "you must immediately take all reasonable action to delete all copies of that information in your possession or control"
- Use data: "We grant you, during the term of this agreement and subject to these terms and conditions, a non-exclusive non-transferable licence to access and use the ABN Lookup Web Services." "You may, at your own risk, provide relevant extracts of the ABN Lookup Web Services to third parties." "You must not misrepresent your rights under this agreement or use the ABN Lookup Web Services in any way that is or may be false, misleading or deceptive." "You must not represent or imply, or allow any associated person to represent or imply, that the Commonwealth endorses, approves, or is affiliated in any way with you or any use you may make of the ABN Lookup Web Services or any of your products or services." "You acknowledge that details that form part of the ABN Lookup Web Services may subsequently be withdrawn from the ABN Lookup database (for example to protect the privacy of an individual). If we notify you that specific information has been withdrawn you must immediately take all reasonable action to delete all copies of that information in your possession or control."

## Plan

- Pay: $0

## Rate limit

- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: postcode
- Method: GET
- Path: /AbrXmlSearch.asmx/SearchByPostcode

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone who accepts the web services agreement and registers: the authentication GUID is emailed to them once their application is processed

## The only field the plan's answer can hold

ABN

## ABN Lookup's plans (1)

- [ABN Lookup, free, GET /AbrXmlSearch.asmx/SearchByPostcode](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/abn-lookup/free-get-abrxmlsearch-asmx-searchbypostcode/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 0% complete, 1 hour

## ABN Lookup's calls for this API (5)

- `GET /AbrXmlSearch.asmx/SearchByABNStatus`: [ABN Lookup, free, GET /AbrXmlSearch.asmx/SearchByABNStatus](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/abn-lookup/free-get-abrxmlsearch-asmx-searchbyabnstatus/llms.txt)
- `GET /AbrXmlSearch.asmx/SearchByCharity`: [ABN Lookup, free, GET /AbrXmlSearch.asmx/SearchByCharity](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/abn-lookup/free-get-abrxmlsearch-asmx-searchbycharity/llms.txt)
- `GET /AbrXmlSearch.asmx/SearchByPostcode`: [ABN Lookup, free, GET /AbrXmlSearch.asmx/SearchByPostcode](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/abn-lookup/free-get-abrxmlsearch-asmx-searchbypostcode/llms.txt)
- `GET /AbrXmlSearch.asmx/SearchByRegistrationEvent`: [ABN Lookup, free, GET /AbrXmlSearch.asmx/SearchByRegistrationEvent](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/abn-lookup/free-get-abrxmlsearch-asmx-searchbyregistrationevent/llms.txt)
- `GET /AbrXmlSearch.asmx/SearchByUpdateEvent`: [ABN Lookup, free, GET /AbrXmlSearch.asmx/SearchByUpdateEvent](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/abn-lookup/free-get-abrxmlsearch-asmx-searchbyupdateevent/llms.txt)

## ABN Lookup's APIs (3)

- [ABN Lookup: business verification API pricing, 1 plan](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/abn-lookup/free/llms.txt)
- [ABN Lookup: company discovery API pricing, 1 plan, GET /AbrXmlSearch.asmx/SearchByPostcode](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/abn-lookup/free-get-abrxmlsearch-asmx-searchbypostcode/llms.txt)
- [ABN Lookup: company enrichment API pricing, 1 plan, GET /AbrXmlSearch.asmx/SearchByABNv202001](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/abn-lookup/free-get-abrxmlsearch-asmx-searchbyabnv202001/llms.txt)
- [ABN Lookup: company enrichment API pricing, 1 plan, GET /AbrXmlSearch.asmx/SearchByASICv201408](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/abn-lookup/free-get-abrxmlsearch-asmx-searchbyasicv201408/llms.txt)

## ABN Lookup: company discovery API alternatives

- [Findymail, free trial, POST /api/intellimatch/search, Search leads](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/findymail/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 31% complete, live
- [SerpKite, free](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/serpkite/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 23% complete, live
- [Captapi, free](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/captapi/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 38% complete, live
- [Omkar Cloud, free](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/omkar-cloud/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 31% 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 2026-11-02.

- https://abr.business.gov.au/Documentation/DataDictionary?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://abr.business.gov.au/Documentation/WebServiceMethods?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://abr.business.gov.au/Documentation/WebServiceRegistration?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://abr.business.gov.au/Documentation/WebServiceResponse?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://abr.business.gov.au/FAQ/ABNLookup?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://abr.business.gov.au/Home/Disclaimer?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://abr.business.gov.au/Tools/WebServices?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://abr.business.gov.au/Tools/WebServicesAgreement?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://abr.business.gov.au/abrxmlsearch/AbrXmlSearch.asmx?op=SearchByPostcode&utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing