Handelsregister – Gemeinsames Registerportal der Länder
German federal states (Landesjustizverwaltungen). API access, keys, rate limits and terms, each with its official source. Last checked 17 Oct 2026.
| Official site | https://www.handelsregister.de/ Source: https://www.bmjv.de/DE/themen/wirtschaft_finanzen/handels_gesellschaftsrecht/handelsregister/handelsregister_node.html · checked 17 Oct 2026 |
| Free API | Not documented No API is described on the portal's information and terms page; retrieval is through the portal. Source: https://www.handelsregister.de/rp_web/information/welcome.xhtml · checked 17 Oct 2026 |
| API docs | Not documented No API documentation on the portal. Source: https://www.handelsregister.de/rp_web/information/welcome.xhtml · checked 17 Oct 2026 |
| Key / account | Not documented The terms page does not say whether searching needs an account. Source: https://www.handelsregister.de/rp_web/information/welcome.xhtml · checked 17 Oct 2026 |
| Data available | Index data, documents, register printouts (current, chronological, historic) and structured register content (SI) as an XML file, for the commercial, cooperative, partnership and association registers; retrieval free since 1 Aug 2022. Source: https://www.handelsregister.de/rp_web/information/welcome.xhtml · checked 17 Oct 2026 |
| Rate limits | Max 60 searches or retrievals of legal entities per hour; higher volumes need a registered (whitelisted) IP via the portal's service office at the Hagen local court. IPs can be blocked on suspected misuse or overload. Source: https://www.handelsregister.de/rp_web/information/welcome.xhtml · checked 17 Oct 2026 |
| Licence / terms | Portal terms of use: individual retrievals for information purposes (§ 9(1) HGB); systematic retrieval to build parallel full or partial registers is not allowed; use only within GDPR and German data-protection law. Source: https://www.handelsregister.de/rp_web/information/welcome.xhtml · checked 17 Oct 2026 |
Up
HTTP 200 · 561 ms
Checked 06 Nov 2026, 12:17 UTC · 100.0% answering over 67 check(s)
Endpoint: https://www.handelsregister.de/rp_web/welcome.xhtml
- No changes recorded yet.