# Alabama UCC Debtor Search: Filings, Lenders & Status (`lienintel/alabama-ucc-debtor-search`) Actor

Search Alabama UCC filings by debtor name. Get filing number, debtor, secured party, filing and lapse dates, status and addresses. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lienintel/alabama-ucc-debtor-search.md
- **Developed by:** [LienIntel - UCC & Secured Lending Intelligence.](https://apify.com/lienintel) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $30.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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# README

## Alabama UCC Debtor Search: Filings, Lenders & Status

> Search Alabama UCC filings by debtor name and get a clean record with filing, lender and status details.

**📥 [Input](https://apify.com/lienintel/alabama-ucc-debtor-search/input-schema) · 📤 [Output](https://apify.com/lienintel/alabama-ucc-debtor-search/output-schema) · 💰 [Pricing](https://apify.com/lienintel/alabama-ucc-debtor-search/pricing) · ▶️ [Examples](https://apify.com/lienintel/alabama-ucc-debtor-search/examples)**

### What you get

- Filing number, filing type and current status.
- Original filing date, lapse date and total pages.
- Debtor name and full address.
- Secured party, lender or funder name and full address.
- Financing statement date and continuation date.
- Search name, source URL and collection timestamp.

### Who is it for

- MCA and ISO brokers screening a merchant's secured debt.
- Equipment finance, factoring and commercial lending teams.
- Credit and collections teams checking active liens.
- KYB, legal and due diligence teams.

### How to use it

1. Add one or more debtor names.
2. Choose a record type, or leave it on All records.
3. Optionally filter by status.
4. Set the maximum number of filings and run the actor.

### Coverage and freshness

This actor covers Alabama. The state publishes debtor, secured party, filing and lapse dates, status and page counts, but not collateral text, so `collateral` is returned as null. The index updates as filings are recorded.

### Pricing

$0.03 per result. Free users can preview up to 10 results per run. You are charged only for records that are delivered. If a run returns no data, there is no charge.

### FAQ

#### Can I search more than one debtor name?

Yes. Add multiple names to `debtorNames` and the actor searches each one.

#### Does it return the collateral?

Alabama does not publish collateral text in this search. The field is present and returns null.

#### Does it include Federal Tax Liens?

Yes. Set `recordType` to `I` for Federal Tax, or use `ALL` to include every type.

#### Is this a certified search?

No. It returns public records for research and workflow automation. It is not a certified UCC search.

### Related actors

- [Colorado UCC Filings](https://apify.com/lienintel/ucc-new-filings-co)
- [Connecticut UCC Filings](https://apify.com/lienintel/ucc-new-filings-ct)
- [Oregon UCC Filings](https://apify.com/lienintel/ucc-new-filings-or)

# Actor input Schema

## `debtorNames` (type: `array`):

One or more Alabama debtor names to search. Use the legal name, for example "SMITH" or "SMITH AND COMPANY, LLC".

## `recordType` (type: `string`):

Restrict the search to one Alabama UCC record type.

## `status` (type: `string`):

Restrict results by current filing status.

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch the detail page for each filing to add dates, status and party addresses. Turn off for a faster list-only run.

## `maxFilings` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of filings to return across all names. Free users are capped at 10.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "debtorNames": [
    "SMITH"
  ],
  "recordType": "ALL",
  "status": "any",
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxFilings": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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 = {
    "debtorNames": [
        "SMITH"
    ],
    "maxFilings": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lienintel/alabama-ucc-debtor-search").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 = {
    "debtorNames": ["SMITH"],
    "maxFilings": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lienintel/alabama-ucc-debtor-search").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 '{
  "debtorNames": [
    "SMITH"
  ],
  "maxFilings": 10
}' |
apify call lienintel/alabama-ucc-debtor-search --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lienintel/alabama-ucc-debtor-search"
        }
    }
}
```

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/VRICWfy7Elfc4h43y/builds/vKZDEzdQE84ACbC4i/openapi.json