# FINRA Broker Lookup by Name

**Use case:** 

Find brokers and financial advisers in FINRA BrokerCheck by full or partial name. Collect available professional records, CRD numbers, firm affiliations, locations, registrations, and regulatory details for research and verification.

## Input

```json
{
  "searchType": "Individual",
  "individualName": "Smith",
  "cityStateZip": "Washington",
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "name": {
    "label": "Name 👤",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "crd": {
    "label": "CRD# 🔑",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "firmName": {
    "label": "Employer Firm 🏢",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "address": {
    "label": "Location 📍",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "types": {
    "label": "Type 📋",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "disclosures": {
    "label": "Disclosures ⚠️",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "yearsExperience": {
    "label": "Years Exp. 📅",
    "format": "text"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [FINRA BrokerCheck Scraper - Low-cost💲🔥🔍📊](https://apify.com/delectable_incubator/finra-brokercheck-scraper-low-cost.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/delectable_incubator/finra-brokercheck-scraper-low-cost.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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