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Everything you need to integrate CompanyLens into your application or AI agent.

CompanyLens indexes 29M+ companies across 19 jurisdictions — officers, beneficial owners, filings, charges, and corporate networks. There are two ways to use it:

MCP Server

Connect your AI agent in 2 minutes

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard that lets AI tools call external data sources directly. Add CompanyLens once — no API keys in your code, no boilerplate. Your agent queries company data in plain English.

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Create a free account

50 MCP queries per month, no credit card required. Sign up →

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Add the MCP server to your AI tool

In your AI tool's settings, add a new MCP connector with this URL:

https://mcp.companylens.io/mcp

Step-by-step for Claude · Cursor · Windsurf · ChatGPT · GitHub Copilot

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Ask your first question

“Find all UK companies where John Smith is a director, and show me who else is on the board.”

More example prompts →

REST API

Make your first API call

JSON endpoints for any language or platform. Base URL: https://api.companylens.io. Authenticated with a bearer token.

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Get an API key

Create one in your dashboard →

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Search companies

curl "https://api.companylens.io/v1/companies/search?q=monzo" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Full quickstart → · API playground →

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Try it in Postman

Download the collection to explore every endpoint with pre-built requests.

Download Postman Collection

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