API Documentation

Access daily German insolvency filings through our REST API and process them automatically in your own systems.

Authentication

Every request requires your personal API key in the X-API-Key header. Keys are issued once your API access is active.

X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY

Endpoint

A single GET endpoint returns the filings for a given day or date range.

GET https://germanyinsolvencies.com/api/v1/filings

Parameters

All parameters are optional. Without a date, the previous day is returned. Maximum range: 31 days per request.

Parameter Description
dateSingle day, format YYYY-MM-DD. Defaults to yesterday.
date_from / date_toDate range (max. 31 days per request).
typesComma-separated list of type aliases or codes. Omit for all types.
formatjson (default) or csv.

Filing types

Filter via the types parameter. Separate multiple values with commas; omit it to receive all types.

types= Code Bekanntmachungsart
sicherung0Sicherungsmaßnahmen / Protective measures
abweisung1Abweisungen mangels Masse / Dismissal for lack of assets
eroeffnung2Eröffnungen / Opening of proceedings
entscheidung3Entscheidungen im Verfahren / Decisions in proceedings
sonstiges4Sonstiges / Other
entscheidung_aufhebung5Entscheidungen nach Aufhebung / Decisions after termination
verteilungsverzeichnis6Verteilungsverzeichnisse (§ 188 InsO) / Distribution lists
restschuldbefreiung7Restschuldbefreiung / Discharge of residual debt
insolvenzplan8Überwachte Insolvenzpläne / Supervised insolvency plans

Example request

Example: all openings, protective measures and dismissals for one day as JSON.

curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  "https://germanyinsolvencies.com/api/v1/filings?date=2026-06-08&types=eroeffnung,sicherung,abweisung"

Response

The response contains the result count and an array of filings. Use format=csv to receive a CSV file instead.

{
  "date_from": "2026-06-08",
  "date_to": "2026-06-08",
  "types": ["0", "1", "2"],
  "count": 142,
  "filings": [
    {
      "date": "2026-06-08",
      "type": "Eröffnungen",
      "type_code": "2",
      "name": "Beispiel GmbH",
      "sitz": "Berlin",
      "court": "Charlottenburg (Berlin)",
      "aktenzeichen": "36a IN 1234/26",
      "bundesland": "Berlin",
      "register": "HRB 12345",
      "text": "Im Insolvenzverfahren ..."
    }
  ]
}

Errors

Errors are returned as JSON with an appropriate HTTP status code.

HTTP error
401missing_api_key
403invalid_api_key, subscription_expired
400bad_date, bad_type, range_too_large
500server_error

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API access is provisioned individually. Contact us with your use case and we will set up your key.

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