French company register lookup

Look up a company in France by its SIREN or name, here or from your own code.

What you get

French company by SIREN (552032534), SIRET or VAT number (FR27552032534), or by name, live from the State's company search API (INSEE Sirene and the RNE): name, acronym, legal form, active or ceased, creation date, NAF industry code, workforce band, company size category, establishments, head office address, VAT number. Use to verify a French customer or supplier. Register facts only, not a credit report.

From your code

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  "https://tools.funwords.eu/fr/company?siren=552032534"

{
  "siren": "552032534",
  "siret": "55203253400703",
  "vatNumber": "FR27552032534",
  "name": "DANONE",
  "acronym": null,
  "legalForm": {
    "code": "5599",
    "name": "SA à conseil d'administration"
  },
  "status": "active",
  "ceased": null,
  "founded": "1955-01-01",
  "industry": {
    "naf": "70.10Z",
    "section": "M"
  },
  "employees": {
    "band": "1,000-1,999",
    "year": "2024"
  },
  "employer": true,
  "category": "large company (GE)",
  "establishments": {
    "open": 3,
    "total": 19
  },
  "flags": [],
  "headOffice": {
    "address": "59-61 RUE LA FAYETTE 75009 PARIS",
    "postcode": "75009",
    "city": "PARIS",
    "country": "FR"
  },
  "source": "API Recherche d'entreprises (INSEE Sirene and INPI RNE), Licence Ouverte 2.0",
  "note": "Register facts only. This is not a credit report, credit score or rating."
}

One GET request, JSON back; a company that is not found is never charged. Keys and monthly plans: Company check API. Reference: tool page. The VAT number: check a French VAT number.

Questions

What does a French SIREN look like?

SIREN: 9 digits. SIRET: 14 digits, the SIREN followed by a 5-digit establishment number. Example: 552032534 (Danone). Both the SIREN and the SIRET end in a Luhn (mod 10) check digit.

How is the French VAT number related to it?

FR, a 2-digit key, then the SIREN. The key is (12 + 3 × (SIREN mod 97)) mod 97: 552032534 becomes FR27552032534.

Where does the data come from, and how fresh is it?

From INSEE (the Sirene register) and the national business register (RNE), through the French State's company search. Read live from the State's company search for each lookup.

Is this a credit report?

No. It returns register facts: names, legal form, status, dates, industry codes and address. No credit score, no financial statements and no personal data about owners.

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