# New Business Registrations + Company Lookup (CO, NY, OR, CT) (`dennydevelops/business-entity-leads`) Actor

New LLCs and corporations registered in the last days, straight from official state registries, plus company lookup by name. Filter by state, type, city, ZIP. No personal data.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dennydevelops/business-entity-leads.md
- **Developed by:** [Musedenny](https://apify.com/dennydevelops) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per event + usage

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## New Business Registrations + Company Lookup (CO, NY, OR, CT)

Fresh **lead lists of newly registered businesses** (LLCs, corporations, nonprofits, partnerships, DBAs) straight from **official state business registries**, plus **company lookup by name** (status, type, formation date, address).

New businesses need insurance, accounting, banking, payroll, websites, signage, office space and equipment, so a daily feed of brand-new companies in your area is a proven B2B lead source.

- **Official open data** from each state's registry (Socrata APIs). No scraping, no logins.
- **States:** Colorado, New York, Oregon, Connecticut, with more being added. Colorado alone registers about 400 new businesses a day.
- **Filters:** state, entity type, city, ZIP prefix, name keywords (e.g. "roofing", "dental"), and formed within N days.
- **Only new since last run** for daily schedules.
- **No personal data:** owner, organiser and individual registered-agent names and emails are never output. Registered agents are shown only when they are a company.

### Input

```json
{
  "mode": "new-registrations",
  "states": ["CO", "CT"],
  "formedWithinDays": 7,
  "entityTypes": ["llc", "corporation"],
  "cities": ["Denver", "Aurora"],
  "nameKeywords": ["roofing", "construction"],
  "onlyNew": false
}
```

Lookup mode: `{"mode": "lookup", "names": ["Blue Bottle"], "states": ["CO", "NY"]}`.

| Field | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `mode` | new-registrations | or `lookup` |
| `states` | CO | CO, NY, OR, CT |
| `formedWithinDays` | 7 | 1–90. Oregon updates its file weekly; New York and Colorado daily. |
| `entityTypes` | all | llc, corporation, nonprofit, partnership, assumed_name, other |
| `cities` / `zipCodes` | – | Principal office (CO, OR, CT; New York publishes no office address). |
| `nameKeywords` | – | Match any word in the business name. |
| `onlyNew` | false | **Turn on for daily schedules.** |
| `maxResults` | 5000 | Per run. |

### Output

```json
{
  "state": "CO",
  "entityId": "20268346790",
  "name": "Semibold Industries Ltd.",
  "entityType": "llc",
  "entityTypeRaw": "DLLC",
  "status": "Good Standing",
  "formationDate": "2026-10-31",
  "principalAddress": {"street": "1500 N Grant St Ste R", "city": "Denver", "state": "CO", "zip": "80203"},
  "county": null,
  "jurisdiction": "CO",
  "naics": null,
  "registeredAgent": "Registered Agents Inc",
  "recordUrl": "https://www.coloradosos.gov/biz/BusinessEntityDetail.do?masterFileId=20268346790",
  "source": "data.colorado.gov/4ykn-tg5h"
}
```

Connecticut records also include the industry (`naics`). New York records include the county.

### Pricing (pay per event + usage)

| Event | Price | When |
|---|---|---|
| `apify-actor-start` | $0.001 | Once per run |
| `entity` | $0.0015 | One business returned |
| `records-scanned` | $0.0005 | Each started 1,000 registry rows read, and each name searched in a state |

Examples: a 7-day list of all new Colorado LLCs (~2,000) costs about $3. A daily "new roofing companies in Denver" watch costs about a cent a day. Plus Apify platform usage, typically under $0.001 per run.

### Local development

`pytest` (recorded registry responses with personal data scrubbed) · `python -m src`

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

New registrations: businesses formed in the last N days. Lookup: search company names.

## `states` (type: `array`):

Official state registries to search.

## `names` (type: `array`):

Names or parts of names to search for, e.g. 'Blue Bottle'.

## `formedWithinDays` (type: `integer`):

New-registrations mode: look back this many days.

## `entityTypes` (type: `array`):

Empty = all.

## `cities` (type: `array`):

Principal-office city (CO, OR, CT).

## `zipCodes` (type: `array`):

ZIPs or prefixes, e.g. 802 (CO, OR, CT).

## `nameKeywords` (type: `array`):

Keep businesses whose name contains any of these words, e.g. roofing, dental, coffee.

## `onlyNew` (type: `boolean`):

Turn ON for daily schedules: each business is returned once per filter set.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Cap per run.

## `maxMatchesPerName` (type: `integer`):

Lookup mode cap.

## `stateStoreName` (type: `string`):

Named store for only-new state.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "new-registrations",
  "states": [
    "CO"
  ],
  "formedWithinDays": 7,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "maxResults": 5000,
  "maxMatchesPerName": 25,
  "stateStoreName": "business-entity-leads-state"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

## `summary` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dennydevelops/business-entity-leads").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dennydevelops/business-entity-leads").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).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 dennydevelops/business-entity-leads --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,dennydevelops/business-entity-leads"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/xZFzi3njEBjV2ynSO/builds/rDiFJiNvAsQpyxqGY/openapi.json