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Data Sources
Company Identifiers
Search Capabilities
Quirks & Gotchas
Mappings
Data Availability

Data Sources

Austria uses three registers, each covering a distinct entity type. Company profile data for an entity comes from the register that holds it.

Commercial companies

Firmenbuch (Austrian Companies Register). Operated by the Federal Ministry of Justice via the Justiz Online platform. The Firmenbuch has been the central business register since 1991, replacing the former Handelsregister. It is the primary source for all entities registered with the commercial courts: GmbH, AG, KG, OG, cooperatives, foundations, and registered sole proprietors (e.U.). The Firmenbuch contains registration details, legal form, address, share capital, business purpose, key persons (officers, prokuristen, supervisory board), and filed documents (financial statements, articles of association, annual reports).

The Firmenbuch is accessed via official interfaces operated by the Austrian judiciary, providing company profile data, available documents, document content, and company name searches.

Sole proprietorships

GISA (Gewerbeinformationssystem Austria). Austria’s trade information system, operated by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy (BMAW). GISA is the primary source for sole proprietorships (Einzelunternehmen), covering trade rights (Gewerbe), business locations, and trade managers. Each trade licence has a unique GISA-Zahl identifier.

GISA provides sole proprietorship data including the owner, trade rights with classification codes, business locations, and appointed trade managers. It does not provide financial statements or historical documents - only a digitally signed trade licence excerpt.

Associations (non-profits)

Vereinsregister (ZVR - Zentrales Vereinsregister). The Central Association Register, operated by the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI). The Vereinsregister is the primary source for registered associations (Vereine), which are a common legal form in Austria for non-profits, clubs, and civic organizations. It provides the association name, officers with their roles, mailing address, and supervising authority.

The Vereinsregister provides association profiles and a digitally signed register extract (Vereinsregisterauszug). It does not provide financial statements or other documents.

Supplementary sources

VIES (VAT Information Exchange System). The EU-wide VAT validation service resolves a VAT number to a company name during VAT number searches. When a company is requested by its VAT number, VIES also verifies that number, and the result appears in taxId.verification on the company (status, verified name and address, consultation number).

Company Identifiers

Query Identifiers

Company Type	Source	Format	Example	Notes
Commercial companies	Firmenbuch	Up to 7 digits + check letter (FNR)	`184018s`	Firmenbuchnummer (FN), spaces are stripped
Sole proprietorships	GISA	5–10 digits	`10118573`	GISA-Zahl (trade licence number)
Associations	Vereinsregister	1–10 digits	`432857691`	ZVR number (Vereinsregisternummer)

Firmenbuchnummer Format: The FNR consists of up to 7 digits followed by a check letter (e.g., 184018s). The registry format may include a space (e.g., 184018 s) but all whitespace is automatically stripped.

Identifiers in API Response

Identifier Type	Format	Example	Found In
`firmenbuchnummer`	Up to 7 digits + check letter	`184018s`	Firmenbuch companies
`gisaZahl`	5–10 digits	`10118573`	GISA trade licences
`zvrNumber`	1–10 digits	`432857691`	Vereinsregister associations
`VAT`	U + 8 digits (AT prefix removed)	`U63496924`	VAT-registered companies (when available)
`euid`	AT + register code + entity number	`ATFB.12345a`	Firmenbuch companies (when the register provides one)

Search Capabilities

Search Type	Pattern	Example	Source	Match Type	Expected Results
By Firmenbuchnummer	Up to 7 digits + check letter	`184018s`	Firmenbuch	Exact	Exact match returned first (matchType: id); other results may follow
By GISA-Zahl	5–10 digits	`10118573`	GISA	Exact	Exact match returned first (matchType: id); other results may follow
By ZVR Number	1–10 digits	`432857691`	Vereinsregister	Exact	Exact match returned first (matchType: id); other results may follow
By VAT Number	ATU + 8 digits	`ATU63496924`	VIES → Firmenbuch	Exact	Exact match returned first (matchType: id); other results may follow
By VAT (no prefix)	U + 8 digits	`U63496924`	VIES → Firmenbuch	Exact	Exact match returned first (matchType: id); other results may follow
By Name	Text string	`"Staatsoper GmbH"`	All three	Fuzzy	Up to 10 Firmenbuch companies, plus matching GISA sole traders and at most one association

Name searches fan out to all three sources in parallel, returning aggregated results from the Firmenbuch, GISA, and Vereinsregister.

Search Performance: Use identifier-based searches (FNR, GISA-Zahl, ZVR, VAT) for best performance and exact matching. Name searches query all three sources: up to 10 Firmenbuch companies, every GISA sole trader whose name matches, and a Vereinsregister association only when the name matches exactly one association.

VAT Search Flow: VAT searches first validate the number via VIES to retrieve the official company name, then search the Firmenbuch by that name. This two-step process means VAT search results depend on the company name registered with VIES matching the Firmenbuch entry.

Active companies only

Search can return companies that are no longer active. activeOnly=true removes those whose status is known at search time; the others are kept. Company-register results are filtered when the register marks them deleted, and trade-licence number lookups are filtered on the licence status. Association results and trade-licence name searches carry no status and are returned whatever their status.

Quirks & Gotchas

Quirk	Details
Three distinct sources	Identifier format determines which source is queried. A Firmenbuchnummer (digits + check letter) goes to the Firmenbuch. An all-digit id is looked up in both GISA and the Vereinsregister, and resolves in whichever register holds it.
GISA indexes by person	GISA data is organised around the trade holder (natural person). A search returns trade licences associated with a person. The “company name” for a sole proprietor is the person’s full name.
Vereinsregister name search limitation	Name searches against the Vereinsregister only return a result when there is exactly one matching association. Ambiguous queries return no results. Use the ZVR number for reliable lookups.
AI-enriched company data	For Firmenbuch companies, legal form standardization and activity codes are AI-enriched from register data. Status and legal representatives come directly from the register. The `isAIInferred` flag is set on activity codes.
FNR formatting	Firmenbuchnummer may contain spaces in the registry format (e.g., `184018 s`). These are always stripped to `184018s` in API responses.
AI-extracted shareholders	Shareholders of Firmenbuch companies are extracted with AI from the official register extract (Firmenbuchauszug), in verification mode only, where the extract discloses them. They are not part of the base company profile. Check them against the source before relying on them for compliance. For sole traders (GISA) and associations (ZVR) the datapoint is not applicable and returns `datapoint_not_applicable` at no charge.
No UBO data	Ultimate beneficial owner information is not available through any of the three sources. Austria maintains a separate UBO register (Wirtschaftliche Eigentumer Register) not currently integrated.
No official activity codes	The Firmenbuch does not store NACE or national activity codes. Activity information is AI-inferred from the business purpose text. GISA provides trade classification codes (Gewerbe-Schluessel) but these are not NACE codes.
Document format variety	Firmenbuch documents can be in various formats: PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, TXT, XML, HTML. XML financial statements (XBRL) are common for recent filings.
No share capital	Share capital is not returned for any Austrian entity, including Firmenbuch companies.
Financial statements	Only available from the Firmenbuch. GISA and Vereinsregister do not provide financial documents. Period dates use the reporting date as the end date.
Register extract	The Firmenbuchauszug is retrieved from the official register and may take longer (up to 10 minutes). The GISA-Auszug and Vereinsregisterauszug are generally faster.
FlexKapG (new since 2024)	Austria introduced the Flexible Kapitalgesellschaft (FlexKapG/FlexCo) as a new legal form on January 1, 2024. It may appear in the Firmenbuch. Its ISO 20275 ELF code is `BCSV`.
Deleted companies in search	The Firmenbuch search filters out deleted companies. Only active/current companies appear in search results.

Mappings

Company Status

Firmenbuch

Company status is set by a fixed rule on the Firmenbuch record.

Local Status	English	`active`	Notes
Aktiv	Active	`true`	No liquidator is registered
In Liquidation	In Liquidation	`false`	A liquidator is registered on the company

GISA

Status is determined from the trade licence data (trade right dates and dormancy flag).

Local Status	English	Standardized Status	Notes
Aktiv	Active	Active	Trade licence is active
Ruhend	Dormant	Inactive	Trade licence is temporarily dormant
Beendet	Ended	Closed	Trade licence has been terminated

Vereinsregister

Local Status	English	Standardized Status	Notes
Aktiv	Active	Active	Only active associations appear in the register

Legal Forms

Austria uses a variety of legal forms. Legal form mapping for Firmenbuch entities is AI-enriched - the legal form is AI-inferred from registry data and mapped to standardized categories and ISO 20275 codes. GISA entities are mapped deterministically based on the owner type. Vereinsregister entities are always mapped to “Verein”.

Because legal form standardization and ISO 20275 assignment are AI-enriched for Firmenbuch entities, exact mappings may evolve. The local Austrian legal form name is always preserved verbatim.

Key Business Forms

Local Name	Abbr.	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275
Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung	GmbH	Limited Liability Company	Limited Liability Company	`AXSB`
Aktiengesellschaft	AG	Joint-Stock Company	Corporation	`EQOV`
Kommanditgesellschaft	KG	Limited Partnership	Partnership	`ONF1`
Offene Gesellschaft	OG	General Partnership	Partnership	`JTAV`

Sole Proprietorships

Local Name	Abbr.	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275	Source
Einzelunternehmer	e.U.	Sole Proprietor	Sole Proprietorship	`ECWU`	Firmenbuch
Einzelkaufmann	-	Sole Trader	Sole Proprietorship	`G3R6`	Firmenbuch
Einzelunternehmen	-	Sole Proprietorship	Sole Proprietorship	-	GISA

GISA licences held by a natural person are mapped to “Einzelunternehmen” (Sole Proprietorship), with the holder’s personal name as the legal name. Licences held by a legal entity return that entity’s name, legal form and register number (firmenbuchnummer or zvrNumber).

Cooperatives

Local Name	Abbr.	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275
Erwerbs- und Wirtschaftsgenossenschaft	-	Trade and Commercial Cooperative	Cooperative	`NIJH`
Genossenschaft	Gen	Cooperative	Cooperative	`8XDW`

Foundations & Non-Profits

Local Name	Abbr.	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275	Source
Privatstiftung	PSt	Private Foundation	Other	`5WWO`	Firmenbuch
Gemeinnutzige Stiftung	-	Charitable Foundation	Nonprofit Organization	`E9OX`	Firmenbuch
Verein	-	Registered Association	Nonprofit Organization	`DX6Z`	Vereinsregister

Public Law & Financial Institutions

Local Name	Abbr.	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275
Korperschaft offentlichen Rechts	-	Public Law Corporation	Government-Owned Entity	`JJYT`
Sparkasse	-	Savings Bank	Other	`JQOI`
Versicherungsverein auf Gegenseitigkeit	-	Mutual Insurance Association	Other	`CAQ1`

European Forms

Local Name	Abbr.	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275
Europaische Gesellschaft (SE)	SE	European Company (SE)	Corporation	`O65B`
Europaische Genossenschaft (SCE)	SCE	European Cooperative Society	Cooperative	`69H1`
Europaische wirtschaftliche Interessenvereinigung	EWIV	European Economic Interest Grouping	Other	`DM88`

Historical & Special Forms

Local Name	Abbr.	English Translation	Standardized	ISO 20275
Offene Handelsgesellschaft	OHG	General Commercial Partnership	Partnership	`GVPD`
Offene Erwerbsgesellschaft	OEG	General Trade Partnership	Partnership	`JUHG`
Kommandit-Erwerbsgesellschaft	KEG	Limited Trade Partnership	Partnership	`AAL7`
Gesellschaft des burgerlichen Rechts	GesbR	Civil Law Partnership	Partnership	`UI81`
stille Gesellschaft	stG	Silent Partnership	Partnership	`NNLI`
Sonstiger Rechtstrager	-	Other Legal Entity	Other	`1NOX`

The OHG (Offene Handelsgesellschaft) and OEG (Offene Erwerbsgesellschaft) are historical legal forms that were replaced by the OG (Offene Gesellschaft) under the 2007 Austrian company law reform (UGB). Existing OHG/OEG entities may still appear in the Firmenbuch. The GmbH & Co KG is not a separate legal form in the ELF code list - it is a Kommanditgesellschaft (KG) where the general partner is a GmbH.

The FlexKapG (Flexible Kapitalgesellschaft), introduced on January 1, 2024, has the ISO 20275 ELF code BCSV. It may appear in the Firmenbuch as “Flexible Kapitalgesellschaft” or “FlexCo”.

Legal Representatives

Legal representatives are extracted from three sources, each with its own role vocabulary.

Firmenbuch Roles

Legal representatives are extracted from the Firmenbuch register data. Every officer function registered in the Firmenbuch, including supervisory board roles, is returned under legalRepresentatives.

Executive & Management Roles

German Role	English Translation
Geschaftsfuhrer/in	Managing Director
Geschaftsfuhrer/in (handelsrechtlich)	Managing Director (commercial law)
Vorstandsmitglied	Board Member
Vorstandsvorsitzender	Chairman of the Board
Einzelvertretungsbefugtes Vorstandsmitglied	Board Member with Sole Representation
Selbstandiger Vertreter	Independent Representative

Prokura (Authorized Signatory) Roles

German Role	English Translation
Prokurist/in	Authorized Signatory (Prokura)
Einzelprokurist	Sole Authorized Signatory
Gesamtprokurist	Joint Authorized Signatory

Partner Roles

German Role	English Translation
Personlich haftender Gesellschafter	Personally Liable Partner (General Partner)
Komplementar	General Partner
Kommanditist	Limited Partner
Gesellschafter	Partner / Shareholder

Special & Administrative Roles

German Role	English Translation
Liquidator	Liquidator
Masseverwalter	Insolvency Administrator
Stiftungsvorstand	Foundation Board Member
Obmann / Obfrau	Chairman / Chairwoman (Association)
Stellvertretender Obmann	Deputy Chairman (Association)

The local German role name is always preserved from the Firmenbuch. Managing directors, authorized signatories (Prokura), general partners, board members, owners and liquidators also get a standardized role. Both individuals and corporate entities can hold roles.

GISA Roles

German Role	English Translation	Standardized
Inhaber	Owner	Owner
Gewerberechtlicher Geschäftsführer	Trade Law Manager	Managing Director

When a natural person holds the licence, the holder (Inhaber) is returned first as a legal representative, with a birth date when the register publishes one. Appointed trade managers (Gewerberechtlicher Geschäftsführer) follow.

Vereinsregister Roles

German Role	English Translation	Standardized
Präsident	President	President
Vizepräsident	Vice President	Vice President
Obmann	Chairman	Chairman
Obfrau	Chairwoman	Chairman
Obmann-Stellvertreter	Deputy Chairman	Vice President
Obfrau-Stellvertreterin	Deputy Chairwoman	Vice President
Schriftführer	Secretary	Secretary
Kassier	Treasurer	Treasurer
Generalsekretär	Secretary General	Secretary
Generalsekretär-Stv.	Deputy Secretary General	Secretary

Both individuals and corporate entities (juridical persons) can serve as association officers in the Vereinsregister.

Supervisory & Control Roles (Firmenbuch)

When registered in the Firmenbuch, these roles are returned under legalRepresentatives like any other officer function.

Supervisory & Control Roles (Firmenbuch)

German Role	English Translation
Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender	Chairman of Supervisory Board
Stellvertreter des Vorsitzenden	Deputy Chairman of Supervisory Board
Aufsichtsratsmitglied	Supervisory Board Member
Abschlussprufer	Auditor

Shareholders

Shareholders are available for Firmenbuch companies. They are extracted with AI from the official register extract (Firmenbuchauszug), in verification mode only, so check them against the source before relying on them for compliance.

Shareholder coverage depends on what the Firmenbuch extract discloses. For sole traders (GISA) and associations (ZVR), the shareholders datapoint is not applicable and returns datapoint_not_applicable at no charge. The owner of a sole trader and the officers of an association appear under legalRepresentatives. When a trade licence is held by a company rather than a person, request shareholders with that company’s Firmenbuch identifier. Shareholders are distinct from ultimate beneficial owners: Austria maintains a separate Economic Owners Register (Wirtschaftliche Eigentumer Register / WiEReG) that is not currently integrated.

Activity Code Mapping

Austria does not use a formal national industry classification code in the Firmenbuch. Instead, activity information is derived from the business purpose text stored in the registry.

Business Purpose Text (German) --> ISIC Rev. 5 (AI-inferred) --> NACE Rev. 2.1 (derived from ISIC)

Classification	Source	Example	AI Inferred?
ISIC	Matched to the business purpose by AI	`9000`	Yes
NACE	Derived from ISIC through the official correspondence table	`9004`	Yes (inherited from ISIC)

AI Enrichment: Both NACE and ISIC codes are AI-inferred from the business purpose text in the Firmenbuch. Every activity item includes an isAIInferred flag set to true. There is no official Austrian activity code in the Firmenbuch data. GISA provides trade classification codes (Gewerbe-Schluessel) but these are used as trade descriptions, not mapped to NACE.Main activity: The best-match code in each classification is flagged with isMainActivity: true. Because it always carries isAIInferred: true, it cannot be mistaken for a main activity declared by the register. When the flag is absent, the source did not designate a main activity.

Data Availability

Data Availability Matrix

Data Type	Firmenbuch	GISA	Vereinsregister
Company Profile	✅ Async	✅ Async	✅ Async
Legal Representatives	✅	✅	✅
Shareholders	⚠️ AI-extracted, Async, when disclosed in the extract	Not applicable for sole traders (for a company holding the licence, use its Firmenbuch identifier)	Not applicable
Ultimate Beneficial Owners	❌	❌	❌
Establishments	❌	❌	❌
Activity Codes	⚠️ AI-inferred	❌	❌

Legend: ✅ Available | ❌ Not Available | ⚠️ Conditionally Available | Async = Asynchronous processing

Documents by Source

Firmenbuch

Document Type	API Category	Format	Availability	Notes
Firmenbuchauszug	`tradeRegisterExtract`	PDF	✅ Always available	Official trade register extract
Jahresabschluss	`financialStatements[]`	PDF/XML	✅ When filed	Annual financial statements
Konzernabschluss	`financialStatements[]`	PDF/XML	✅ When filed	Consolidated financial statements
Bestatigungsvermerk	`financialStatements[]`	PDF/XML	✅ When filed	Auditor’s confirmation report
Lagebericht	`otherDocuments[]`	PDF/XML	✅ When filed	Management report
Sonstiges Dokument	`otherDocuments[]`	PDF/various	✅ When filed	Articles of association, decisions, etc.

GISA

Document Type	API Category	Format	Availability	Notes
GISA-Auszug	`tradeRegisterExtract`	PDF	✅ Always available	Digitally signed trade licence excerpt

Vereinsregister

Document Type	API Category	Format	Availability	Notes
Vereinsregisterauszug	`tradeRegisterExtract`	PDF	✅ Always available	Official register extract with digital signature (Amtssignatur)

Document Formats: Most Firmenbuch documents are available in PDF format. Recent financial filings (from approximately 2023 onward) are often available in both PDF and XML (XBRL) format. GISA and Vereinsregister documents are always PDF.

Example API Responses

All examples use placeholder data. Query: POST /v2/company with { "id": "<id>", "countryCode": "AT", "dataPoints": ["company", "legalRepresentatives"] }

Active GmbH (Source: Firmenbuch)

{
  "company": {
    "id": "123456a",
    "countryCode": "AT",
    "identifiers": { "firmenbuchnummer": "123456a" },
    "taxId": { "type": "eu_vat", "value": "", "country": "AT", "verification": { "status": "unavailable" } },
    "legalName": "Beispiel Technologie GmbH",
    "registrationDate": "2005-03-15",
    "activityDescription": "Entwicklung und Vertrieb von Softwareloesungen.",
    "status": { "localName": "Aktiv", "active": true },
    "legalForm": { "localName": "Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung", "standardized": "Limited Liability Company", "iso20275Code": "AXSB", "englishTranslation": "Limited Liability Company" },
    "legalAddress": { "addressLine1": "Mariahilfer Strasse 45", "city": "Wien", "postalCode": "1060", "countryCode": "AT" }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    {
      "type": "individual",
      "entityId": "person_001",
      "role": { "localName": "Geschaeftsfuehrer/in (handelsrechtlich)", "standardized": "Managing Director", "englishTranslation": "Managing Director" },
      "startDate": "2020-09-01",
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Hans Mueller", "firstName": "Hans", "lastName": "Mueller" }, "birthDate": { "day": 15, "month": 3, "year": 1975 } }
    },
    {
      "type": "individual",
      "entityId": "person_002",
      "role": { "localName": "Prokurist/in", "standardized": "Authorized Signatory", "englishTranslation": "Authorized Signatory (Procurist)" },
      "startDate": "2020-07-01",
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Anna Schmidt", "firstName": "Anna", "lastName": "Schmidt" }, "birthDate": { "day": 22, "month": 8, "year": 1982 } }
    }
  ]
}

Active Aktiengesellschaft (AG)

{
  "company": {
    "id": "654321b",
    "countryCode": "AT",
    "identifiers": { "firmenbuchnummer": "654321b" },
    "taxId": { "type": "eu_vat", "value": "", "country": "AT", "verification": { "status": "unavailable" } },
    "legalName": "Oesterreichische Industrie AG",
    "registrationDate": "1995-01-10",
    "activityDescription": "Herstellung und Vertrieb von industriellen Anlagen und Maschinen.",
    "status": { "localName": "Aktiv", "active": true },
    "legalForm": { "localName": "Aktiengesellschaft", "standardized": "Corporation", "iso20275Code": "EQOV", "englishTranslation": "Joint-Stock Company" },
    "legalAddress": { "addressLine1": "Ringstrasse 1", "city": "Wien", "postalCode": "1010", "countryCode": "AT" }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    {
      "type": "individual",
      "entityId": "person_001",
      "role": { "localName": "Vorstandsvorsitzender", "standardized": "Chairman of the Board", "englishTranslation": "Chairman of the Board" },
      "startDate": "2018-01-01",
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Friedrich Weber", "firstName": "Friedrich", "lastName": "Weber" }, "birthDate": { "day": 10, "month": 5, "year": 1968 } }
    },
    {
      "type": "individual",
      "entityId": "person_002",
      "role": { "localName": "Vorstandsmitglied", "standardized": "Board Member", "englishTranslation": "Board Member" },
      "startDate": "2020-06-01",
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Elisabeth Gruber", "firstName": "Elisabeth", "lastName": "Gruber" }, "birthDate": { "day": 3, "month": 11, "year": 1975 } }
    }
  ]
}

Sole Proprietorship (Source: GISA)

{
  "company": {
    "id": "10118573",
    "countryCode": "AT",
    "identifiers": { "gisaZahl": "10118573" },
    "legalName": "Maria Huber",
    "registrationDate": "2018-06-01",
    "activityDescription": "Gastgewerbe",
    "status": { "localName": "Aktiv", "active": true },
    "legalForm": { "localName": "Einzelunternehmen", "standardized": "Sole Proprietorship", "englishTranslation": "Sole Proprietorship" },
    "legalAddress": { "addressLine1": "Hauptstrasse 12", "city": "Salzburg", "postalCode": "5020", "countryCode": "AT" }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    {
      "type": "individual",
      "entityId": "person_001",
      "role": { "localName": "Inhaber", "standardized": "Owner", "englishTranslation": "Owner" },
      "startDate": "2018-06-01",
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Maria Huber", "firstName": "Maria", "lastName": "Huber" }, "birthDate": { "day": 12, "month": 3, "year": 1985 } }
    },
    {
      "type": "individual",
      "entityId": "person_002",
      "role": { "localName": "Gewerberechtlicher Geschäftsführer", "standardized": "Managing Director", "englishTranslation": "Trade Law Manager" },
      "startDate": "2018-06-01",
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Josef Berger", "firstName": "Josef", "lastName": "Berger" } }
    }
  ]
}

Note: For GISA sole proprietorships, the legalName is the trade holder’s personal name, and the holder is also returned as a legal representative with the role Inhaber. The activityDescription contains the trade right description (Wortlaut). No capital information is provided.

Association (Source: Vereinsregister)

{
  "company": {
    "id": "432857691",
    "countryCode": "AT",
    "identifiers": { "zvrNumber": "432857691" },
    "legalName": "Wiener Kulturverein Harmonie",
    "registrationDate": "2010-04-15",
    "status": { "localName": "Aktiv", "active": true, "statusDetails": { "status": "ACTIVE" } },
    "legalForm": { "localName": "Verein", "standardized": "Nonprofit Organization", "englishTranslation": "Registered Association" },
    "legalAddress": { "addressLine1": "Neubaugasse 8", "city": "Wien", "postalCode": "1070", "countryCode": "AT" }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    {
      "type": "individual",
      "entityId": "person_001",
      "role": { "localName": "Obmann", "standardized": "Chairman", "englishTranslation": "Chairman" },
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Thomas Steiner", "firstName": "Thomas", "lastName": "Steiner" } }
    },
    {
      "type": "individual",
      "entityId": "person_002",
      "role": { "localName": "Schriftführer", "standardized": "Secretary", "englishTranslation": "Secretary" },
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Katharina Moser", "firstName": "Katharina", "lastName": "Moser" } }
    },
    {
      "type": "individual",
      "entityId": "person_003",
      "role": { "localName": "Kassier", "standardized": "Treasurer", "englishTranslation": "Treasurer" },
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Peter Wimmer", "firstName": "Peter", "lastName": "Wimmer" } }
    }
  ]
}

Note: Vereinsregister associations have no capital, no activity description, and no birth dates. Officers are always returned with their association-specific roles (Obmann, Schriftführer, Kassier, etc.).

GmbH in Liquidation

{
  "company": {
    "id": "789012c",
    "countryCode": "AT",
    "identifiers": { "firmenbuchnummer": "789012c" },
    "taxId": { "type": "eu_vat", "value": "", "country": "AT", "verification": { "status": "unavailable" } },
    "legalName": "Alte Handels GmbH",
    "registrationDate": "2010-06-01",
    "activityDescription": "Handel mit Waren aller Art.",
    "status": { "localName": "In Liquidation", "active": false },
    "legalForm": { "localName": "Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung", "standardized": "Limited Liability Company", "iso20275Code": "AXSB", "englishTranslation": "Limited Liability Company" },
    "legalAddress": { "addressLine1": "Landstrasse 12", "city": "Graz", "postalCode": "8010", "countryCode": "AT" }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    {
      "type": "individual",
      "entityId": "person_001",
      "role": { "localName": "Liquidator", "standardized": "Liquidator", "englishTranslation": "Liquidator" },
      "startDate": "2023-01-15",
      "individual": { "name": { "fullName": "Karl Berger", "firstName": "Karl", "lastName": "Berger" }, "birthDate": { "day": 7, "month": 2, "year": 1970 } }
    }
  ]
}

Note: A Firmenbuch company with a registered liquidator has active: false and the local status In Liquidation.

Available Documents (company example)

Documents are returned when "dataPoints": ["availableDocuments"] is requested.

API Category	Document	Format	Source	Notes
`tradeRegisterExtract`	Firmenbuchauszug	PDF	Firmenbuch	Always available (FNR entities)
`tradeRegisterExtract`	GISA-Auszug	PDF	GISA	Always available (GISA-Zahl entities)
`tradeRegisterExtract`	Vereinsregisterauszug	PDF	Vereinsregister	Always available (ZVR entities)
`financialStatements[]`	Jahresabschluss	PDF/XML	Firmenbuch	When filed, with `period.endDate`
`financialStatements[]`	Konzernabschluss	PDF/XML	Firmenbuch	When filed, consolidated accounts
`financialStatements[]`	Bestatigungsvermerk	PDF/XML	Firmenbuch	When filed
`otherDocuments[]`	Lagebericht	PDF/XML	Firmenbuch	When filed
`otherDocuments[]`	Sonstiges Dokument	PDF/various	Firmenbuch	Articles, decisions, etc.

{
  "documents": {
    "tradeRegisterExtract": {
      "id": "doc-extract-001",
      "name": "Register Extract (Firmenbuchauszug)",
      "subType": "firmenbuchauszug",
      "format": "pdf",
      "description": "Official trade register extract"
    },
    "financialStatements": [
      {
        "id": "doc-fs-001",
        "name": "Jahresabschluss",
        "subType": "jahresabschluss",
        "format": "pdf",
        "date": "2024-08-31",
        "period": { "endDate": { "day": 31, "month": 8, "year": 2024 } }
      },
      {
        "id": "doc-fs-002",
        "name": "Bestatigungsvermerk zum Jahresabschluss",
        "subType": "bestaetigungsvermerk",
        "format": "pdf",
        "date": "2024-08-31",
        "period": { "endDate": { "day": 31, "month": 8, "year": 2024 } }
      }
    ],
    "otherDocuments": [
      {
        "id": "doc-other-001",
        "name": "Lagebericht",
        "format": "pdf",
        "date": "2024-08-31",
        "period": { "endDate": { "day": 31, "month": 8, "year": 2024 } }
      }
    ]
  }
}

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Austria coverage, pricing, and sources

​Table of Contents

​Data Sources

​Commercial companies

​Sole proprietorships

​Associations (non-profits)

​Supplementary sources

​Company Identifiers

​Query Identifiers

​Identifiers in API Response

​Search Capabilities

​Active companies only

​Quirks & Gotchas

​Mappings

​Company Status

​Firmenbuch

​GISA

​Vereinsregister

​Legal Forms

​Key Business Forms

​Sole Proprietorships

​Cooperatives

​Foundations & Non-Profits

​Public Law & Financial Institutions

​European Forms

​Historical & Special Forms

​Legal Representatives

​Firmenbuch Roles

​GISA Roles

​Vereinsregister Roles

​Supervisory & Control Roles (Firmenbuch)

​Shareholders

​Activity Code Mapping

​Data Availability

​Data Availability Matrix

​Documents by Source

​Firmenbuch

​GISA

​Vereinsregister

​Example API Responses

Start here

Table of Contents

Data Sources

Commercial companies

Sole proprietorships

Associations (non-profits)

Supplementary sources

Company Identifiers

Query Identifiers

Identifiers in API Response

Search Capabilities

Active companies only

Quirks & Gotchas

Mappings

Company Status

Firmenbuch

GISA

Vereinsregister

Legal Forms

Key Business Forms

Sole Proprietorships

Cooperatives

Foundations & Non-Profits

Public Law & Financial Institutions

European Forms

Historical & Special Forms

Legal Representatives

Firmenbuch Roles

GISA Roles

Vereinsregister Roles

Supervisory & Control Roles (Firmenbuch)

Shareholders

Activity Code Mapping

Data Availability

Data Availability Matrix

Documents by Source

Firmenbuch

GISA

Vereinsregister

Example API Responses