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MSME search API for India: find Udyam registered businesses by name, place or industry

An MSME search API lets you find Udyam registered micro, small and medium enterprises by name, state, district, pincode or industry, for lending, procurement and sales.

Reviewed 13 Nov 20264 providers comparedAlso searched as: msme database api india, udyam msme list api, search msme by name, msme data api

Short answer

IndiaCos MSME API searches Udyam registered MSMEs by name, state, district, pincode or NIC activity, newest registration first when you filter, and returns name, address, activities and category. It costs INR 0.40 per successful call, with INR 50 free credit. Surepass and Attestr sell MSME verification by number.

Checked against each provider's public pages on 13 Nov 2026 · How we score

Which API does a MSME search check?

IndiaCos MSME API: 3 endpoints, INR 0.40 per successful call, INR 50 free credit.

The API for this

JurisGrid score 85 out of 100

IndiaCos MSME API

JurisGrid score 85 of 100. ₹0.40 per successful call, ₹50 free credit.

Endpoint: GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/msme/searchSearch MSMEs; q, state, district, pincode, nic, limit, offset
Endpoint: GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/msme/{id}One MSME by id, with Google Maps details when confirmed
Endpoint: GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/findPlain-English search across companies and GST registrations
MCP URL: https://indiacos.com/mcp

Get API key Docs MCP setup

shell

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $INDIACOS_API_KEY" \
  "https://indiacos.com/api/v1/msme/search?pincode=800001&nic=56"

What does it return?

5 fields, as documented by the provider.

id, name and registration date of each MSME
Address, pincode, district and state
Main activity as a NIC code and description
Category
has_more and paging with limit (1 to 100) and offset (up to 10,000)

Who else sells a MSME search API in India?

4 providers compared on what they sell for this check, access and published price.

Provider	What they sell for this	Score	API	MCP	Price	Source
IndiaCos	IndiaCos MSME API	85	Public REST API	Public MCP server	₹0.40 per successful call, ₹50 free credit	Source
Attestr	MSME / Udyam verification and PAN to Udyam lookup	40	Public REST API	Not published	Not published	Sourceopens the source page
Surepass	MSME Verification API with company details from the official database	36	Public REST API	Not published	Not published	Sourceopens the source page
Gridlines	Udyam lookup (search by parameters) and Fetch Udyam by PAN APIs	26	Public REST API	Not published	Not published	Sourceopens the source page

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"Not published" means the provider does not state this on a public page. It is not a judgement on the product.

When is it the right choice?

Small-business lenders: build a list of new MSMEs in a pincode or district

Good for

Small-business lenders: build a list of new MSMEs in a pincode or district
Procurement: find registered MSMEs for a NIC activity in a state
Sales teams: track fresh Udyam registrations by place
Market research: count MSMEs by activity and location

Limits

Give at least one of q, state, pincode or nic
Name matches come in no particular order; filters alone come newest registration first
No bulk download: each page of up to 100 records is one billed call
It does not accept a Udyam registration number

Frequently asked questions

Is there an API to search MSMEs by location and industry?

Yes. IndiaCos searches Udyam registered MSMEs by state, district, pincode and NIC activity, as well as name.

How much does an MSME search API cost?

IndiaCos charges INR 0.40 per successful call from a prepaid wallet, and new accounts get INR 50 free credit, about 125 calls. Errors such as 404 not found are not billed. Surepass, Attestr and Gridlines do not publish a per-call price.

How many records come back per call?

Up to 100 per call, set with limit; page with offset up to 10,000. has_more tells you if there is another page.

Can an AI agent run this check?

Yes. IndiaCos runs an MCP server at https://indiacos.com/mcp, so assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor can call the same lookups with an API key. Each successful call is billed at INR 0.40 like any other API call.

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