# CBEAPI, free, Starter, GET /v1/nace/{code}/companies: Company discovery API

> Returns a paginated list of companies associated with a NACE activity code, including all sub-codes. For example, querying `62` returns companies with `620`, `6201`, `62010`, etc.

CBEAPI's company discovery API on its Starter plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 companies. It returns 4 of the 13 key fields we check: Industry, Type and status, Headquarters, Phones.
You get up to 75,000 calls a month.
We rank 659 plans by price. [StackScan's $189 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/stackscan/189-monthly-enterprise-post-v1-tech-lookup-lists/llms.txt) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 companies: as little as $0.0000015. StackScan's $189 monthly plan covers up to 259,200 pages a month at no extra cost. Each page holds 500,000 companies.
[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 to start 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 [Skrapp](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/skrapp/349-monthly/llms.txt) are the best company discovery API providers in our benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/cbeapi/free-starter-get-v1-nace-code-companies
- [Best company discovery API in 2026: pricing compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-company-discovery-api.txt)
- Get it: https://cbeapi.be/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- Request: `GET https://cbeapi.be/api/v1/nace/{code}/companies`
- API key: with the plan, on https://cbeapi.be/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://cbeapi.be/docs/api?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing#/operations/nace.companies
- Sold by: CBEAPI (https://cbeapi.be?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-02

## In the answer

- Completeness: 31%
- Industry: ✓
- Type and status: ✓
- Headquarters: ✓
- Phones: ✓

## Price

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

## Aggregators

- Aggregators: none

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: Search for companies by name or postal code · Search for companies by address components · Get company information by BCE number · Get establishment information by establishment number · Get NACE codes hierarchy · Get a NACE code with its hierarchy · Get all juridical forms · Get companies by juridical form · Get all juridical situations

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Returns a paginated list of companies associated with a NACE activity code, including all sub-codes. For example, querying `62` returns companies with `620`, `6201`, `62010`, etc.

## Data

- Freshness: 1 month
- Countries: Belgium
- Keep data: no API terms
- Use data: no API terms

## Plan

- Pay: €0
- Enough for: 75,000 calls a month

## Rate limit

- Per day: 2,500
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: code, nace_version. Optional: lang
- Method: GET
- Path: /v1/nace/{code}/companies

## About the plan

- Plan: Starter
- Who can get it: anyone

## The 48 fields the plan's answer can hold

CBE number, formatted CBE number, registered name, abbreviation, commercial name, branch name, registered name with legal form, registered address street, registered address street number, registered address box, registered address extra info, registered address post code, registered address city, registered address country code, full registered address, registered address striking off date, establishment CBE number, establishment number, establishment start date, establishment street, establishment post code, establishment city, establishment house number, establishment box, establishment extra info, establishment country code, establishment full address, establishment address type, establishment striking off date, legal form, legal form code, legal form short name, status, legal situation, legal situation code, entity type, entity type label, start date, contact email, contact phone, website, NACE code, NACE description, NACE classification, NACE version, total results, data freshness, data as of date

## CBEAPI's plans (8)

- [CBEAPI, free, Starter, GET /v1/nace/{code}/companies](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/cbeapi/free-starter-get-v1-nace-code-companies/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 31% complete, 1 month
- [CBEAPI, €9 monthly, Daily, GET /v1/nace/{code}/companies](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/cbeapi/9-monthly-daily-get-v1-nace-code-companies/llms.txt): 31% complete, 1 day
- [CBEAPI, €39 monthly, Pro, GET /v1/nace/{code}/companies](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/cbeapi/39-monthly-pro-get-v1-nace-code-companies/llms.txt): 31% complete, 1 day
- [CBEAPI, €129 monthly, Business, GET /v1/nace/{code}/companies](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/cbeapi/129-monthly-business-get-v1-nace-code-companies/llms.txt): 31% complete, 1 day
- [CBEAPI, €90 yearly, Daily, GET /v1/nace/{code}/companies](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/cbeapi/90-yearly-daily-get-v1-nace-code-companies/llms.txt): 31% complete, 1 day
- [CBEAPI, €390 yearly, Pro, GET /v1/nace/{code}/companies](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/cbeapi/390-yearly-pro-get-v1-nace-code-companies/llms.txt): 31% complete, 1 day
- [CBEAPI, €1,290 yearly, Business, GET /v1/nace/{code}/companies](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/cbeapi/1290-yearly-business-get-v1-nace-code-companies/llms.txt): 31% complete, 1 day
- [CBEAPI, contact us, Enterprise, GET /v1/nace/{code}/companies](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/cbeapi/contact-us-enterprise-get-v1-nace-code-companies/llms.txt): 31% complete, 1 day

## CBEAPI's calls for this API (2)

- `GET /v1/juridical-forms/{code}/companies`: [CBEAPI, free, Starter, GET /v1/juridical-forms/{code}/companies](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/cbeapi/free-starter-get-v1-juridical-forms-code-companies/llms.txt)
- `GET /v1/nace/{code}/companies`: [CBEAPI, free, Starter, GET /v1/nace/{code}/companies](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/cbeapi/free-starter-get-v1-nace-code-companies/llms.txt)

## CBEAPI's APIs (3)

- [CBEAPI: business verification API pricing, 8 plans](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/cbeapi/free/llms.txt)
- [CBEAPI: company enrichment API pricing, 8 plans](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/cbeapi/free/llms.txt)
- [CBEAPI: company discovery API pricing, 8 plans, GET /v1/nace/{code}/companies](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/cbeapi/free-starter-get-v1-nace-code-companies/llms.txt)

## CBEAPI: company discovery API alternatives

- [AnVendor, free, POST /v1/scans](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/anvendor/free-post-v1-scans/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 15% complete, 30 days
- [AnyAPI, free trial key, POST /v1/run/company_search.ai_ark](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/anyapi/free-trial-key-post-v1-run-company-search-ai-ark/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 92% complete, 30 days
- [GetLeads, free, 1,000 credits, POST /api/v1/companies/search](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/getleads/free-1000-credits-post-api-v1-companies-search/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 46% complete, 1 month
- [Bloomberry, free API key, GET /accounts/tech.json](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/bloomberry/free-api-key-get-accounts-tech-json/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 54% complete, 14 days

## 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://cbeapi.be?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://cbeapi.be/data?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://cbeapi.be/docs/api?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://cbeapi.be/docs/api.json?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://cbeapi.be/legal/legal-mentions?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://cbeapi.be/llms.txt?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://cbeapi.be/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing