# APAC Licensed-Entity Lookup – Regulator Register Search

> APAC Licensed-Entity Lookup – Regulator Register Search is a paid API for AI agents from apac-license-lookup.regnotes.workers.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-30).

Search HKMA, Japan FSA, and Taiwan FSC official registers by company name, brand, or licence/registration/corporate number to check whether an entity is licensed or registered.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://apac-license-lookup.regnotes.workers.dev/v1/entities/search?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-30
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/apac-licensed-entity-lookup-regulator-register-search-c296ecfd
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_XwNCjhbDk7Bkq0_9A4dOQ

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability apac-licensed-entity-lookup-regulator-register-search-c296ecfd
```

Example prompt: Can you check whether Coincheck is registered as a crypto-asset exchange with the Japan FSA — look it up on the jp-fsa-cae register and tell me its status, registration number, and as-of date?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically verify whether a company is licensed or registered with HKMA (Hong Kong), Japan FSA, or Taiwan FSC across any of the 9 supported register types (including crypto-asset exchanges, stored value facilities, authorized money brokers, VASPs, and banks). Prefer this over manual regulator website lookups when you need structured, machine-readable results with source URLs and as-of dates for audit trails. Best suited for compliance screening workflows, onboarding due diligence, and AML/KYC checks within the covered APAC jurisdictions.

## Known failure modes

- No matches found if the query string does not closely match the official registered name
- Stale data if the underlying regulator register has been updated since the last crawl (as_of date indicates freshness)
- Register parameter typo returns a 400 or empty result set
- Query string shorter than 2 characters or longer than 100 characters rejected with validation error
- Entity may be licensed under a different register not covered by the 9 supported registers

## How this service works

Search APAC regulator registers (HKMA, Japan FSA, Taiwan FSC) by company name, brand or licence/registration/corporate number. Returns matches with status, source URL, as-of date and disclaimer.

## Output

A JSON object containing the total match count, the search query, an array of matched entities (each with entity ID, local and English name, jurisdiction, regulator, register, registration number, corporate number, authorisation status, match score, source URL, as-of date, and a detail endpoint path), a licensed_match boolean flag, and a legal disclaimer warning that results should be verified directly with the regulator.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "q"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "q": {
       "type": "string",
       "maxLength": 100,
       "minLength": 2,
       "description": "Company name, brand or identifier"
      },
      "limit": {
       "type": "integer",
       "maximum": 50,
       "minimum": 1
      },
      "register": {
       "enum": [
        "hk-hkma-ai",
        "hk-hkma-svf",
        "hk-hkma-amb",
        "jp-fsa-cae",
        "jp-fsa-epi",
        "jp-fsa-fts",
        "jp-fsa-bank",
        "jp-fsa-fibo",
        "tw-fsc-vasp"
       ],
       "type": "string"
      },
      "jurisdiction": {
       "enum": [
        "HK",
        "JP",
        "TW"
       ],
       "type": "string"
      }
     },
     "additionalProperties": false
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "count": 1,
  "query": "Coincheck",
  "matches": [
   {
    "id": "jp-fsa-cae-1010001148860",
    "name": "Coincheck, Inc.",
    "as_of": "2026-09-30",
    "detail": "/v1/entity/jp-fsa-cae-1010001148860",
    "status": "Registered crypto-asset exchange service provider",
    "register": "jp-fsa-cae",
    "regulator": "JFSA",
    "authorized": true,
    "name_local": "コインチェック株式会社",
    "source_url": "https://www.fsa.go.jp/menkyo/menkyoj/kasoutuka.xlsx",
    "match_score": 1,
    "jurisdiction": "JP",
    "registration_no": "関東財務局長第00014号",
    "corporate_number": "1010001148860"
   }
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Not legal advice; verify with the regulator. Reproduced from official public registers as of the stated as_of date; registers can change at any time. Absence from the covered registers does not prove an entity is unlicensed (other registers or exemptions may apply), and presence does not guarantee current status.",
  "licensed_match": true
 }
}
```

## More

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