Frequently asked questions
What is skanfirmy.pl?
skanfirmy.pl is a free set of tools to verify Polish companies by tax ID (NIP) or KRS number, and EU VAT numbers โ VAT status, registry data, bank accounts, PKD codes and late-payment interest, straight from official government registers.
Is skanfirmy.pl an official government site?
No. skanfirmy.pl is an independent, privately run tool โ it is not affiliated with, authorized, or endorsed by the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Justice, Statistics Poland (GUS), or the European Commission. It only uses their public, open APIs.
Is it free, and do I need to register?
Yes, all seven tools are free and require no account or login. Enter a number and see the result immediately.
Where does the data come from, and how current is it?
Data is fetched live, at the moment of the query, straight from the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Justice, GUS and the European Commission's VIES system APIs โ not from our own, potentially stale copy. See the privacy policy for details on data handling.
Can AI agents use skanfirmy.pl automatically?
Yes. Besides the human interface, skanfirmy.pl exposes an MCP server (skanfirmy.pl/mcp) with six tools an agent can call directly, plus fetchable endpoints /nip/{number} and /vies/{country}/{number} that return data without filling in a form. Details in llms.txt.