Florida Sunbiz Officer Search

Search Florida Sunbiz by officer or registered-agent name and export every company that person is tied to - with the company's status, filing date, FEI/EIN, principal and mailing addresses, registered agent, full officer list and annual-report history. The Actor returns a structured default dataset suitable for CSV, JSON, spreadsheets, automations, and AI-agent workflows.

What data can I extract?

Every search result row:

• officer_name - Officer or registered-agent name shown in Sunbiz.
• entity_name - Florida business entity linked to the officer or agent.
• document_number - Florida Division of Corporations document number.
• detail_url - Direct link to the company's Sunbiz detail page, so any record can be audited against the state registry.

With include_details enabled, each record also carries the company's full Sunbiz record:

• entity_type - Registry classification, such as Florida Limited Liability Company or Foreign Profit Corporation.
• cross_reference_name - Earlier or alternate registered name, present only on entities the state has cross-referenced after a name change.
• status - Current Florida registration status, normally ACTIVE or INACTIVE.
• date_filed - Date the entity was first filed with the Florida Division of Corporations, as MM/DD/YYYY.
• state_of_formation - Two-letter state or country code the entity was formed in; FL for domestic entities.
• fei_ein_number - Federal Employer Identification Number on file, or N/A when the entity has not reported one.
• last_event - Most recent registry event recorded against the entity, such as an amendment or a dissolution.
• last_event_date - Date the most recent registry event was filed, as MM/DD/YYYY.
• event_effective_date - Effective date of that event when the filing sets one, otherwise NONE.
• principal_address - Principal place of business on file, street through ZIP as one line.
• mailing_address - Mailing address on file, street through ZIP as one line.
• registered_agent_name - Person or corporate service company accepting service of process for the entity.
• registered_agent_address - Street address of the registered agent, street through ZIP as one line.
• officers - Every officer, director or authorized person listed on the record, each as name (title), separated by semicolons.
• annual_report_years - Years for which an annual report has been filed, comma separated, oldest first.
• last_annual_report_date - Filing date of the most recent annual report, as MM/DD/YYYY - the freshest proof the company is still being maintained.

Data source: Florida Division of Corporations Sunbiz public search pages.

Input example

Use a bounded input to control output volume and cost:

{
  "start_urls": [
    "https://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/SearchResults?inquiryType=OfficerRegisteredAgentName&searchTerm=SMITH"
  ],
  "max_items": 10,
  "include_details": true
}

max_items is a hard ceiling on records returned and billed. The default returns at most 10 records so the Store test and first trial remain inexpensive.

Output example

Each dataset item is one normalized record. Text is normalized to lower case. This is a real record from a SMITH search with include_details enabled:

{
  "officer_name": "smith , nathan",
  "entity_name": "the e group alabama, l.l.c.",
  "document_number": "m16000000711",
  "detail_url": "https://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/SearchResultDetail?inquirytype=OfficerRegisteredAgentName&directionType=Initial&searchNameOrder=SMITH%09NATHAN%20M160000007113&aggregateId=forl-m16000000711-9e72a51e-6381-49c4-8faa-c591f95c507c&searchTerm=SMITH&listNameOrder=SMITH%20L030000468352",
  "entity_type": "foreign limited liability company",
  "cross_reference_name": "the e group,l.l.c.",
  "status": "active",
  "date_filed": "12/22/2015",
  "state_of_formation": "al",
  "fei_ein_number": "63-1240737",
  "last_event": "lc amendment",
  "last_event_date": "06/29/2016",
  "event_effective_date": "none",
  "principal_address": "31 inverness center parkway suite 415 brimingham, al 35242",
  "mailing_address": "31 inverness center parkway suite 415 brimingham, al 35242",
  "registered_agent_name": "corporation service company",
  "registered_agent_address": "1201 hays street tallahassee, fl 32301-2525",
  "officers": "ellis, scott (manager); ellis, holley (manager); smith , nathan (authorized representative)",
  "annual_report_years": "2024, 2025, 2026",
  "last_annual_report_date": "01/28/2026"
}

Without include_details the record carries the four search-result columns only, and the run makes one page request instead of one per company.

Download the default dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS, or retrieve it through the Apify API.

Pricing and cost control

This Actor uses Pay Per Event. The built-in apify-actor-start event is charged once at run start and apify-default-dataset-item is charged once for each dataset item. The live Store pricing panel is authoritative. Set max_items to establish a predictable output-charge ceiling; there is no duplicate explicit item charge in the runtime.

Use with AI agents and MCP

Apify's MCP server can discover this Actor, inspect its strict input and output schemas, call it with call-actor, and retrieve structured results with get-actor-output.

Find Florida companies associated with an officer named Smith

{
  "start_urls": [
    "https://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/SearchResults?inquiryType=OfficerRegisteredAgentName&searchTerm=SMITH"
  ],
  "max_items": 50
}

Common use cases

• Company verification and registry research
• Due-diligence and compliance workflows
• Business-directory enrichment
• Spreadsheet and CRM preparation
• Scheduled public-record monitoring

Limitations and responsible use

• Public registry data only; this is not an official certificate or legal opinion.
• Source sites can omit fields, change markup, throttle traffic, or be temporarily unavailable.
• Name searches can produce unrelated matches; verify critical records with the originating agency.
• Output coverage is limited to fields displayed by the public result pages.
• The Actor does not bypass authentication, CAPTCHAs, or access controls.

FAQ

Is the output structured?

Yes. Names, identifiers, status, location, and other supported values are separate dataset columns rather than concatenated table-cell blobs.

Can I cap cost?

Yes. max_items is the hard maximum number of result events and dataset records for a run.

Can an AI agent call it?

Yes. The input schema acts as a strict tool contract, and the dataset and Actor output schemas describe every returned field.

Is this an official government service?

No. It is an independent extraction tool that reads publicly available registry pages. Confirm consequential decisions at the original source.

Reliability

The Actor is protected by production canaries, typed output contracts, bounded defaults, and fleet monitoring. If a source-page change causes incomplete output, open an Actor issue with the run ID and a redacted input example.