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How to get an API key from CEIDG?

A step-by-step guide that shows you how to get an API key from CEIDG and connect it to the Administy system. The whole process takes a few minutes — all you need is an account on Biznes.gov.pl and an electronic signature.

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14 steps with screenshotsA few minutes
Before you start
  • An account on Biznes.gov.plLog in e.g. via mObywatel, online banking, the e-Dowód ID card or Profil Zaufany (Trusted Profile).
  • Electronic signatureA trusted signature or a qualified signature.
  • AuthorisationIf you submit the application on behalf of a company, you must have the appropriate authority.
CEIDG API key••••••••••••••••••••••••Administy → Settings → Applications → CEIDG (business register)
Stage 1 of 3

Application on Biznes.gov.pl

You submit and sign the application for access to CEIDG reports.

Step 1

Go to the access application

Open the “Wniosek o dostęp do raportów CEIDG” (Application for access to CEIDG reports) service and click ROZPOCZNIJ (Start).

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Screenshot — step 1: Go to the access application
Step 2

Log in to Biznes.gov.pl

Log in, for example with mObywatel, online banking, e-Dowód (the electronic ID card) or Profil Zaufany (Trusted Profile).

Screenshot — step 2: Log in to Biznes.gov.pl
Step 3

Choose a profile

Choose an existing company profile or create a new one. Click DALEJ (Next).

Screenshot — step 3: Choose a profile
Step 4

Specify on whose behalf you are applying

If the access is to be used by a company, choose firma zarejestrowana w Polsce (company registered in Poland).

Screenshot — step 4: Specify on whose behalf you are applying
Step 5

Fill in the applicant’s details

Check or fill in your first name, surname, PESEL and email address. Click DALEJ (Next).

Screenshot — step 5: Fill in the applicant’s details
Step 6

Fill in the company details

Enter the full company name, legal form and NIP. Click DALEJ (Next).

Screenshot — step 6: Fill in the company details
Step 7

Read the statement and the data processing information

Read the text of the statement and the information on data processing. Then click DALEJ (Next).

Important: if you are applying on behalf of a company, you declare that you have the proper authorisation to submit the application and to download data from CEIDG on behalf of the named entity. Do not go further if you do not have such authority.

Screenshot — step 7 (1): Read the statement and the data processing informationScreenshot — step 7 (2): Read the statement and the data processing information
Step 8

Confirm the office that handles the application

The system will indicate: the Ministry of Development and Technology (Ministerstwo Rozwoju i Technologii), pl. Trzech Krzyży 3/5, 00-507 Warsaw. You do not need to choose anything. Click DALEJ (Next).

Screenshot — step 8: Confirm the office that handles the application
Step 9

Sign the application

Choose one of the available methods: PODPIS ZAUFANY (Trusted Signature) or PODPIS KWALIFIKOWANY (Qualified Signature) and go through the document signing process.

Screenshot — step 9: Sign the application
Step 10

Send the signed application

After signing, you will see a message that the document is ready to be sent. Click WYŚLIJ (Send).

Important: signing the document does not mean it has been sent yet.

Screenshot — step 10: Send the signed application
Step 11

Check the confirmation of sending

After the application is sent correctly, you will see the message “Dokument został wysłany” (The document has been sent) and a case number. At the email address given in the application, you will receive a confirmation that the application was submitted and further instructions.

Screenshot — step 11: Check the confirmation of sending
Stage 2 of 3

API access credentials

Once access is granted, you receive a key to the CEIDG Data Warehouse API.

Step 12

Collect your API access details

After access is granted, you will receive the information needed to use the CEIDG Data Warehouse API. Do not share your key or access token with unauthorised people. Copy the key.

Screenshot — step 12: Collect your API access details
Stage 3 of 3

Connecting to Administy

You paste the key into the Administy settings and save.

Step 13

Add the access details in Administy

Log in to Administy, go to ustawienia (Settings), and then to aplikacje (Apps). In the list on the right you will see applications and integrations. Press the Połącz (Connect) button next to CEIDG (rejestr działalności) (CEIDG, the business register).

Screenshot — step 13: Add the access details in Administy
Step 14

Paste the API key and save

A window will appear. Paste the API key you copied and press ZAPISZ (Save). Done.

Screenshot — step 14: Paste the API key and save

Done! CEIDG is connected to Administy.

After you save the key, the “CEIDG (business register)” integration is connected in the Administy settings, in the applications section. Remember not to share the key or the access token with unauthorised people.

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The screenshots are for illustration only. The appearance and course of the process on Biznes.gov.pl may change as the service is updated. In case of discrepancies, follow the current messages and instructions displayed on Biznes.gov.pl.

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