Definition
Qichacha is a platform for Chinese company registration searches and related business information services. Its site describes itself as a national company credit information system under the slogan “查企业 上企查查” (“to look up companies, use Qichacha”), operated by Qichacha Technology Co., Ltd. See the official site.
How it works
It aggregates public records around a company entity: the main entry points cover company lookup, executives, risk information, tenders, and relationship mapping. The site states that its data comes from sources including the National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System, China Judgements Online, the China Enforcement Information Disclosure system, and the National Intellectual Property Administration, with applications for batch queries, risk screening, dishonest-person checks, trademark and patent searches, and global company lookups.
Usage
Typical use is verifying information before business decisions — registration and risk checks on partners, tender searches, intellectual property lookups, and due diligence. For developers and enterprises, the site lists an open business-registration API and a Qichacha MCP interface.
Related and confusable terms
Qichacha and Tianyancha are similar company-information platforms run by different companies and are often compared; Qichacha is operated by Qichacha Technology Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Suzhou Industrial Park). Differences in coverage and features should be checked against each platform’s own materials.
Episode discussion
In Weekly #007, in the chapter “搜索 API：给个人 Agent 补上中文信息” (Chinese transcript), Orange, evaluating DeepSeek’s newly released search API, says it can retrieve Bilibili videos, Ctrip listings, and “Qichacha’s information”. That discussion is about third-party search coverage of Chinese sites, not about Qichacha’s own open interfaces. See the chapter.
Frequently asked questions
What information does Qichacha provide?
Company lookup, executives, risk information, tenders, relationship mapping, and more; the specific data items and access scope are described on the official site.
What is the relationship between Qichacha and Tianyancha?
They are competing platforms run by different companies; Qichacha is operated by Qichacha Technology Co., Ltd., and differences should be compared using each platform’s official materials.
Does Qichacha have an open API?
The site lists an open business-registration API and a Qichacha MCP interface; see the official site.