Is there an API for UK Insolvency Register?

UK Insolvency Register does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 3 maintained endpoints for insolvencydirect.bis.gov.uk. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape UK Insolvency Register data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when insolvencydirect.bis.gov.uk changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a UK Insolvency Register account?

No. Every UK Insolvency Register action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the UK Insolvency Register API cost?

Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.

Government Legal

UK Insolvency Register API

insolvencydirect.bis.gov.uk

UK Individual Insolvency Register - case profiles, order dates, and discharge status.

Actions: 3
Category: Government Legal
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the UK Insolvency Register API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs act_insolvencydirect_bis_eiir_case_detail.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action_id": "act_insolvencydirect_bis_eiir_case_detail",
    "params": {
      "case_detail_path": "1/false/750038563/101990679/U21pdGg",
      "search_term_token": "U21pdGg"
    }
  }'

3 actions on insolvencydirect.bis.gov.uk

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Case Details
act_insolvencydirect_bis_eiir_case_detailread1 credit / call
Returns an individual insolvency case profile with name, procedure, order date, discharge, and contact.
case_detail_path
string · required
search_term_token
string · required
Search Results
act_insolvencydirect_bis_eiir_search_resultsread2 credits / call
Returns paginated insolvency search results with names, birth dates, postcodes, and case links.
search_term_token
string · required
page
string · required
Search Results First Page
act_insolvencydirect_bis_eiir_search_results_first_pageread2 credits / call
Returns the first page of insolvency search results with names and case links.
search_term_token
string · required

UK Insolvency Register API questions

Is there an API for UK Insolvency Register?: UK Insolvency Register does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 3 maintained endpoints for insolvencydirect.bis.gov.uk. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
How do I scrape UK Insolvency Register data?: POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when insolvencydirect.bis.gov.uk changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a UK Insolvency Register account?: No. Every UK Insolvency Register action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the UK Insolvency Register API cost?: Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.