# Eckari UK Company Status Lookup

> Eckari UK Company Status Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from api.eckari.com, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-08).

Returns the live registration status of a UK company by company number from Companies House

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.eckari.com/v1/companies/uk/%7Bcompany_number%7D/status?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-08
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/eckari-uk-company-status-lookup-b53f1490
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_1U3obFq8Y6exSq7wot9_g

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 eckari-uk-company-status-lookup-b53f1490
```

Example prompt: Can you check whether UK company number 00445790 is currently active and registered at Companies House — I want to know if it's been dissolved or struck off?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a fast, live, single-field status check on a UK company by its Companies House number — ideal for KYB/due diligence flows, contract pre-checks, or onboarding automation. Prefer this over scraping Companies House directly or using a broader company profile endpoint when you only need active/dissolved status.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or non-existent company number returns an error or empty data
- Company number for a non-UK entity will not be found
- Rate limiting or payment failure (x402) if account funds are insufficient
- Temporary Companies House API unavailability causing upstream errors

## How this service works

Eckari is the machine-native utility layer for capabilities agents do not already have. Every route is a provider-neutral capability with channel pricing for Eckari account keys and accountless x402 payment.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with the company's current registration status (e.g. 'active', 'dissolved'), a boolean is_active flag, the official company name, company number, whether it is in the process of being struck off, date of cessation if applicable, and any status detail — sourced live from Companies House.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "data": {
   "status": "active",
   "is_active": true,
   "company_name": "TESCO PLC",
   "status_detail": null,
   "company_number": "00445790",
   "is_striking_off": false,
   "date_of_cessation": null
  },
  "meta": {
   "source": "companies_house",
   "version": "3.0.0",
   "freshness": "live",
   "capability": "company.uk.status"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/eckari-uk-company-status-lookup-b53f1490/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.eckari.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.eckari.com/llms.txt)