# List Companies

### Input

<table><thead><tr><th width="228">Attribute</th><th width="110">Type</th><th>Description</th><th>Required</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>registrationNumber</td><td>String</td><td>Registration number of the searched company</td><td>Only of these is requred.</td></tr><tr><td>name</td><td>String</td><td>The name of the searched company</td><td>Only of these is requred.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Input Example

```
{
    "registrationNumber": "12345"
}
```

### Output

### Company Details

| Attribute          | Type           | Description                                     |
| ------------------ | -------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| id                 | String         | Unique identifier of the company                |
| name               | String         | Name of the company                             |
| registrationNumber | String         | Registration number of the company              |
| registrationDate   | String         | Registration date of the company                |
| state              | String         | State of the company's registration             |
| suffix             | String         | Suffix of the company                           |
| address            | String         | Complete address of the company                 |
| street             | String         | Street address of the company                   |
| postcode           | String         | Postal code of the company                      |
| locality           | String         | Locality of the company                         |
| previousNames      | Array\<Object> | List of previous names used by the company      |
| lastModified       | String         | Last modified date of the company's information |

### Previous Names

| Attribute     | Type   | Description                                                |
| ------------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| uuid          | String | Unique identifier of the previous name record              |
| previousName  | String | Name previously used by the company                        |
| effectiveDate | String | Date when the previous name was effective                  |
| companyUuid   | String | Unique identifier of the company associated with this name |
| company       | String | Name of the company associated with this previous name     |

### Output Example

```
[
  {
    "id": "1a2b3c4d",
    "name": "Example Corp",
    "registration_number": "REG123456",
    "registration_date": "2020-01-01",
    "state": "Active",
    "suffix": "Ltd",
    "address": "123 Business Road",
    "street": "Business Avenue",
    "postcode": "BIZ123",
    "locality": "Business City",
    "previous_names": [
      {
        "uuid": "pre1a2b3c",
        "previous_name": "Old Corp",
        "effective_date": "2019-12-31",
        "company_uuid": "1a2b3c4d",
        "company": "Example Corp"
      }
    ],
    "last_modified": "2023-10-01"
  },
  {
    "id": "5e6f7g8h",
    "name": "Sample LLC",
    "registration_number": "REG654321",
    "registration_date": "2018-05-15",
    "state": "Active",
    "suffix": "LLC",
    "address": "456 Sample Street",
    "street": "Sample Boulevard",
    "postcode": "SMP456",
    "locality": "Sample Town",
    "previous_names": [
      {
        "uuid": "pre9w8x7y",
        "previous_name": "Test LLC",
        "effective_date": "2018-05-14",
        "company_uuid": "5e6f7g8h",
        "company": "Sample LLC"
      }
    ],
    "last_modified": "2023-09-20"
  }
]
```

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