Business Industry Code

The Business Industry Codes (BICs) were developed and are maintained by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to streamline reporting for businesses.

The Business Industry Codes (BICs) are five-digit codes based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) system, simplified for tax return purposes to represent a business’s primary activity.

Business Industry Codes on ATO website →

Model

Specific structure of the data that represents the entity within the API. It defines the attributes and their data types associated with the entity.

It's important to note that you'll need to retrieve the complete identifier for an entity each time you require its complete model. This can be achieved by utilizing the find endpoint to locate the entity and then using the retrieved identifier to call the retrieve endpoint for complete model.

  • Name
    id
    Type
    string
  • Name
    description
    Type
    string
  • Name
    division
    Type
    string
  • Name
    divisionDescription
    Type
    string
  • Name
    subDivision
    Type
    string
  • Name
    group
    Type
    string
  • Name
    class
    Type
    timestamp
GET/ato/business-industry-code/find/

Find

This API endpoint utilizes a full-text search functionality to help you locate entities that match with your search criteria. By providing a query, system will scan through all available data, pinpointing all entities that contain relevant keywords or phrases.

The find endpoint performs full-text search across the following fields: description, division, divisionDescription, subDivision, group, class.

This API endpoint prioritizes speed and efficiency by returning a partial model with a limited set of properties for each matching entity. To retrieve the complete entity details, you can leverage retrieve API endpoint designed for specific entity retrieval based on unique identifiers.

Mandatory headers

  • Name
    x-api-key
    Type
    string
    Description
    A valid API key obtained through active subscription must be included in the header in order for the endpoint to work.

Mandatory attributes

  • Name
    query
    Type
    string
    Description
    This mandatory attribute represents the search query you wish to execute. The query string must be at least three characters long for the search to function effectively.

Optional attributes

  • Name
    offset
    Type
    integer
    Description
    Pagination is implemented to manage potentially large result sets. This optional parameter allows you to specify the number of entities to skip before retrieving the desired page of results.

Request

GET
/ato/business-industry-code/find/
curl "https://api.vigil.sh/ato/business-industry-code/find/?query={query}" \
  -H 'x-api-key: {api-key}'

Response

{
  "results":
  [
    {
      "id": "wu3YiwBpc2ZWh13ryhHKxhGECiYg6Zyo0Q==",
      "description": "Computer games software design"
    },
    // ...
  ],
  "resultsTotal": 10
}
GET/ato/business-industry-code/

Retrieve

This API endpoint utilizes a data retrieval functionality to help you access the entity associated with a provided unique identifier. When you provide a unique identifier, the system scans through all available data in order to pinpoint the exact entity that matches that identifier.

This API endpoint prioritizes the integrity and comprehensiveness of your data by returning the complete data model with the entire set of properties for the matching entity. To find the different entity, you can leverage find API endpoint designed for full-text search based on your query.

Mandatory headers

  • Name
    x-api-key
    Type
    string
    Description
    A valid API key obtained through active subscription must be included in the header in order for the endpoint to work.

Mandatory attributes

  • Name
    id
    Type
    string
    Description
    This mandatory attribute represents the unique identifier associated with specific entity. The unique identifiers used within this API are not static values. Instead, they employ a rotation mechanism, meaning they change frequently, often with nearly every request.

Request

GET
/ato/business-industry-code/
curl "https://api.vigil.sh/ato/business-industry-code/?id={id}" \
  -H 'x-api-key: {api-key}'

Response

{
  "description": "Computer games software design",
  "division": "J",
  "divisionDescription": "INFORMATION MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS",
  "subDivision": "54 - Publishing (except internet and music publishing)",
  "group": "542 - Software publishing",
  "class": "5420 - Software publishing"
}