Company intelligence has always had a workflow problem. The data lives in one place, your work happens in another, and the gap between them is filled with logins, exports, and copy-paste.
That gap just closed.
Global Database is now live in Anthropic's connector directory. Install it once, and Claude can query official, government-sourced data on 600M+ companies across 200+ countries — in plain language, mid-conversation, while you work.
How to get company data in Claude
Once the connector is installed, Claude has direct access to Global Database's registry data — company financials, directors, shareholders, UBOs and corporate linkages. In practice, that means you can ask things like:
Revenue, EBITDA, balance sheet data — for private companies, not just listed ones. This is the data most providers either don't have or charge enterprise rates to see.
Current officers, shareholder registers, and appointment histories, drawn from official filings.
Parents, subsidiaries, and sister entities mapped into a group structure, down to ultimate beneficial owners — useful the moment a counterparty turns out to be one node in a much larger tree.
Verify identifiers against the registries that issued them — see our free VAT number checker and country format guide. A five-second answer to a question that routinely stalls onboarding for days.
Screen on real financial performance, not firmographic guesswork. Built for sourcing, market mapping, and target screening.
Cross-border ownership screening — or any other combination of jurisdiction and ownership you need to map.
Registry-sourced company data, direct from the source
Every answer the connector returns is built on primary, government-sourced data: 400 official registries worldwide, from Companies House to the SEC to national registries across Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and beyond — the same registry connections that power our KYB API.
That distinction matters more inside an AI workflow, not less. When Claude answers a compliance question, you need to know where the answer came from.
With this connector, the answer comes from the same filings a regulator would check — with the provenance to prove it.
If your job involves defending a decision to an auditor, a regulator, or a risk committee, that's the difference between usable and unusable.
Built for compliance, KYB and data teams
We built this for the people who spend their days answering questions about companies:
- Compliance and KYB teams verifying entities, officers, and ownership before onboarding
- Data and product teams validating and enriching company records
- Corporate development and sales teams mapping markets and screening targets
If any of that is your work, the connector turns a multi-tab research task into a single question.
How to install the Global Database connector in Claude
Open Claude and go to the connector directory
Find Global Database and click Connect
Start asking questions
That's the whole process — here's the full install, start to finish, in under a minute:
Frequently asked questions about the Global Database connector for Claude
What is the Global Database connector for Claude?
It's an official connector in Anthropic's directory that gives Claude direct access to Global Database's registry data on 600M+ companies. Once installed, you can ask Claude for company financials, directors, shareholders, ownership structures and identifier checks in plain language, inside a normal conversation.
Is the Global Database connector for Claude free?
Yes — it's free to install and start querying. There's no sales call or contract required to begin. Anyone with a Claude account can add it from the connector directory and ask their first company question in under a minute.
How do I connect company data to Claude?
Open the Global Database listing in Claude's connector directory, click Connect, and start asking questions. No API keys to manage and no integration work — the connector handles the registry queries behind the scenes.
What company data can Claude access with the connector?
Company profiles, financial statements, directors and officers, shareholders, ultimate beneficial owners, corporate hierarchies and group structures, plus registration number, VAT and EIN validation — covering 600M+ companies across 200+ countries.
Can Claude pull financials for private companies?
Yes. Because the data comes from official filings, the connector returns revenue, EBITDA and balance sheet data for private companies — not just listed ones. You can also screen for companies growing EBITDA year over year within a sector or country.
Can I verify a company registration number, VAT number or EIN in Claude?
Yes. Ask Claude to validate any registration number, VAT number or EIN and it checks the identifier against the registry that issued it. For format rules by country, see our free VAT number checker and formats guide.
How do I check a company's directors and shareholders in Claude?
Ask something like "Who are the directors and shareholders of [company]?" Claude returns current officers, shareholder registers and appointment histories drawn from official filings — with the source registry behind every answer.
Where does Global Database's company data come from?
From 400 official government registries across 200+ countries — Companies House, the SEC, and national registries across Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and beyond. It's primary, government-sourced data: the same filings a regulator would check.
Is the connector suitable for KYB, AML and compliance workflows?
Yes — it's built on the same registry connections as our KYB API used by compliance teams for entity verification, UBO discovery and onboarding checks. Because answers trace back to official filings, they carry the provenance compliance work requires.
What is an MCP connector in Claude?
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the open standard Claude uses to connect to external data sources. An MCP connector like Global Database's lets Claude query live systems during a conversation, so answers come from current registry data rather than the model's training data.
What this means for how company data gets used
The traditional model for company intelligence assumed a specialist sitting inside a dedicated platform. The emerging model is different: the data comes to wherever the decision is being made.
We think official registry data should be the default grounding layer for any AI that answers questions about companies. This connector is the first step — install it, and every company question you ask Claude is answered from the source. If you're evaluating how registry data fits into your wider stack, start with our buyer's guide to company data APIs.