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# Find company

> Look up a company by name or Italian tax ID to get its company ID.

`syrto_find_company` resolves a company name or Italian tax ID (codice fiscale) into a `company_id`. Most Syrto tools require a `company_id`, so this is typically the first step when analysing a specific company.

## Use this tool to

* Look up any Italian company by name or tax ID (codice fiscale)
* Get the `company_id` required by most other Syrto tools

## Arguments

<ParamField query="query" type="string" required>
  Company name or Italian tax ID (max 200 characters). For names, pass only the distinctive part — strip any legal form suffix (S.p.A., S.r.l., S.r.l.s., S.a.s., S.n.c.). Partial matches work.

  **Examples:**

  * `"Barilla"` (not "Barilla G. e R. Fratelli S.p.A.")
  * `"Ferrari"`
  * `"00159560366"` (codice fiscale)
</ParamField>

## Returns

A JSON list of matching companies. Each item contains:

<ResponseField name="id" type="string">
  The `company_id` to pass to all other Syrto tools.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="legal_name" type="string">
  The official registered company name.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="tax_id" type="string | null">
  Italian tax identifier (codice fiscale). `null` if not available.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="note" type="string">
  Context note about data availability and where to find more on syrto.ai.
</ResponseField>

<Note>
  If multiple companies match, the response will contain all of them — pick the correct one before passing the `company_id` to other tools.
</Note>

## Example

**Look up a company by name:**

```json theme={null}
{
  "query": "Barilla"
}
```

**Response:**

```json theme={null}
{
  "result": [
    {
      "id": "Zm86SVRfMDE2NTQwMTAzNDVfVTox",
      "legal_name": "BARILLA G. E R. FRATELLI - SOCIETÀ PER AZIONI",
      "tax_id": "01654010345"
    }
  ],
  "note": "This is a preview of Syrto data. More metrics, benchmarks, and insights are available at https://www.syrto.ai"
}
```