Search business registries
Search business registries to find registered businesses before verifying them. Records are drawn from authoritative sources — state registries, the IRS, and licensing agencies. Returns each match with its Palm ID, registration details (legal name, entity type, registration number, formation date, jurisdictions, and current status), and principal address.
Authorizations
Enter your API key in the format: sk_test_xxxxx or sk_live_xxxxx
Body
Business name to search. Required when neither associate.name nor palm_id is provided.
"The Coca-Cola Company"
Search by an associated person or organization (officer, director, manager, member, or registered agent). Required when neither name nor palm_id is provided.
Palm ID of a specific registry business. When provided, returns that record directly without name-based matching.
"4604-3477-1850"
Registration jurisdiction in ISO 3166-2 format (e.g., US-CA, US-NY, US-TX)
"US-FL"
Formation jurisdiction in ISO 3166-2 format (e.g., US-DE, US-CA, US-WY)
"US-DE"
Street address where business is physically located
"One Coca-Cola Plaza NW"
City where business is physically located
"Atlanta"
Region/state/province where business is physically located (ISO 3166-2 format: XX-YY)
"US-GA"
Postal/ZIP code where business is physically located
"30313"
Entity type
corporation, llc, lp, llp, nonprofit "corporation"
Business status
active, inactive, dissolved, expired, merged, withdrawn, pending, canceled "active"
Filter by business formation date (inclusive range). Either bound is optional.
Response
Search results returned successfully
"list"
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