# Colorado Business Entity Lookup — CO Secretary of State Data (`clawdeus/co-biz-lookup`) Actor Search Colorado business entities (LLCs, corporations, partnerships) using official Colorado Secretary of State database. Perfect for lead generation, compliance research, and due diligence. Updated daily from CO Open Data API. - **URL**: https://apify.com/clawdeus/co-biz-lookup.md - **Developed by:** [Odysseus Clawdeus](https://apify.com/clawdeus) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Colorado Business Entity Lookup 🏔️ Instantly search Colorado business entities (corporations, LLCs, partnerships) using the official Colorado Secretary of State database. Perfect for lead generation, compliance research, competitive analysis, and due diligence. ### Who It's For - **Sales & Marketing Teams**: Build prospect lists and verify business information - **Compliance & Legal**: Verify entity status, registered agents, and business addresses - **Investors & Analysts**: Research companies, check entity types and formation dates - **Entrepreneurs**: Check name availability and research competitors - **Real Estate Professionals**: Find property-related businesses and their contacts ### What Data You Get Queries the Colorado Secretary of State's [Business Entities dataset](https://data.colorado.gov/Business/Business-Entities-in-Colorado/4ykn-tg5h) (updated daily) and returns: - **Entity name**, type (LLC, Corp, LP, etc.), and status (Good Standing, Delinquent, etc.) - **Entity ID** (unique state identifier) - **Formation date** and jurisdiction - **Registered agent** name and address - **Principal** and **mailing** addresses ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `searchQuery` | string | Business name to search (e.g., "Chipotle") | | `entityNumber` | string | Entity ID for direct lookup | | `maxResults` | integer | Max results (1-100, default 10) | | `delayMs` | integer | Delay between requests in ms (default 500) | ### Example Input ```json { "searchQuery": "Chipotle", "maxResults": 5 } ```` ### Sample Output ```json [ { "entityName": "CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL OF COLORADO, INC.", "entityId": "19981130315", "entityType": "Corporation", "entityStatus": "Good Standing", "jurisdictionOfFormation": "CO", "formationDate": "1998-10-16", "principalAddress": "610 Newport Center Dr Ste 1300, Newport Beach, CA, 92660, US", "mailingAddress": "610 Newport Center Dr Ste 1300, Newport Beach, CA, 92660, US", "agentName": "CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY", "agentAddress": "1900 16th St Ste 200, Denver, CO, 80202, US", "sourceUrl": "https://www.sos.state.co.us/biz/BusinessEntityDetail.do?entityId=19981130315" } ] ``` ### Data Source - **Provider:** Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS) - **Dataset:** Business Entities in Colorado (since 1864) - **API:** Socrata Open Data (no API key required) - **Update Frequency:** Daily - **Coverage:** All business entities registered in Colorado ### V2 Note This is version 2.0, replacing the original CO actor that attempted to scrape the SOS website (blocked by Cloudflare). This version uses the free Socrata Open Data API instead — faster, more reliable, and includes both active and inactive entities. # Actor input Schema ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Business name to search for (e.g., 'Chipotle', 'Lockheed Martin') ## `entityNumber` (type: `string`): Colorado Secretary of State Entity ID for direct lookup ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of results to return ## `delayMs` (type: `integer`): Delay in milliseconds between API requests ## Actor input object example ```json { "maxResults": 10, "delayMs": 500 } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("clawdeus/co-biz-lookup").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("clawdeus/co-biz-lookup").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call clawdeus/co-biz-lookup --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=clawdeus/co-biz-lookup", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Colorado Business Entity Lookup — CO Secretary of State Data", "description": "Search Colorado business entities (LLCs, corporations, partnerships) using official Colorado Secretary of State database. Perfect for lead generation, compliance research, and due diligence. 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initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/clawdeus~co-biz-lookup/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-clawdeus-co-biz-lookup", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "searchQuery": { "title": "Business Name", "type": "string", "description": "Business name to search for (e.g., 'Chipotle', 'Lockheed Martin')" }, "entityNumber": { "title": "Entity ID", "type": "string", "description": "Colorado Secretary of State Entity ID for direct lookup" }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max Results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 100, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of results to return", "default": 10 }, "delayMs": { "title": "Delay Between Requests (ms)", "minimum": 200, "maximum": 5000, "type": "integer", "description": "Delay in milliseconds between API requests", "default": 500 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": 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