All requests must first be Authorized and must use the HTTP GET method over HTTPS.

This call allows you to see how many companies will be returned if you perform a search. This can be useful to verify a company number is valid, or if you plan to implement pagination in some search results.

https://services.vision-net.ie/cws/1.6/companycount?company_bus_ind={COMPANY_BUS_IND}&company_num={COMPANY_NUM}&company_name={COMPANY_NAME}&searchType={SEARCHTYPE}&address={ADDRESS}

Parameter	Type	Description
company_bus_ind	C, B or E	C) Company (default) B) Registered Business Name E) Search both companies and Registered Business Names.
company_num	Positive Integer	The Company Number Or Registered Business Number as defined by the CRO. If the company_num is supplied then all other fields are ignored.
company_name	String	A partial or full Company or Registered Business Name to search for.
address	String	A partial or full Registered Address to search for.
searchType	1, 2 or 3	1) Exact match 2) Starts with this phrase (default). 3) Contains this phrase
coStatus, coStatusNot, coType, coTypeNot, busStatus, busStatusNot, busType, busTypeNot	Lookup Table ID	Optionally include or exclude companies/businesses with specified status or type. These parameters can be used multiple times to specify multiple values (coStatus=1&coStatus=2)

We reserve the right to require minimum field lengths, or to limit the maximum number of results which are returned.