# US Business Entity Search & New-Business Monitor (KYB API) (`malonestar/sos-registry-monitor`) Actor Business entity search & KYB API across official US Secretary of State registries. Search companies by name and monitor newly formed LLCs and corporations for lead generation. Bulk and date-range capable, sourced from state open-data portals — no anti-bot. Keyless. - **URL**: https://apify.com/malonestar/sos-registry-monitor.md - **Developed by:** [Kyle Maloney](https://apify.com/malonestar) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Developer tools, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $5.00 / 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## 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 ## US Business Entity Search & New-Business Monitor — Secretary of State (KYB API) A **business entity search and KYB API** across official **US Secretary of State** business registries. Search registered companies by name, or **monitor for newly formed LLCs and corporations** on a schedule for fresh **B2B leads**. Bulk and date-range capable, sourced from state open-data portals — **no anti-bot**. ### Who it's for - **Lead-gen & RevOps** teams sourcing newly registered businesses to sell to. - **KYB / KYC / compliance** teams verifying that an entity is registered. - **Sales intelligence & data providers** enriching company records. - **AI agents** needing a "look up / monitor US companies" tool. ### What it does Two modes. **Search** returns registered entities matching a name/query across the selected states. **Monitor** returns only entities newly formed since your last run (or since a date), so a scheduled run becomes a recurring new-business alert. Records normalize entity name, ID, type, status, formation date, and jurisdiction across states. ### Example input ```json { "mode": "monitor", "states": ["CO", "NY", "PA"], "daysBack": 7, "maxPerState": 500 } ```` ### Output (per entity) `entity_name`, `entity_id`, `entity_type`, `status`, `formation_date`, `jurisdiction`/`state`, `agent`/`address` (where available), and `source_url`. ### Use as an MCP tool Exposed to AI agents via `mcp.apify.com` as a "search US business registries" tool — clean inputs (states, query, date window) and structured entity output. ### FAQ **Which states are covered?** State open-data portals including CO, CT, NY, OR, PA, and DE. **Is this a KYB API?** Yes — it verifies existence and status of a registered entity from the official source. **Can I get only new companies?** Yes — use `mode: monitor` with `daysBack` or `sinceDate` on a schedule. **Any anti-bot / captchas?** No — data comes from open-data APIs. ### Source State **Secretary of State** open-data portals (Socrata). Official, no anti-bot. An optional `socrataAppToken` raises rate limits. ### Pricing (Pay Per Result) Billed per entity record returned. Empty searches cost nothing. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): search = look up companies by name. new\_businesses = pull recently formed entities (great for fresh B2B leads / monitoring). ## `states` (type: `array`): State codes to query. Supported: CO, CT, NY, OR, PA, DE (open-data business registries). More added over time. ## `query` (type: `string`): Company name or fragment to search for. Required in search mode. ## `daysBack` (type: `integer`): How many days of newly formed entities to pull (used when no explicit since date is given). ## `sinceDate` (type: `string`): Explicit start date (YYYY-MM-DD). Overrides 'days back'. ## `maxPerState` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of entity records to return per state. ## `monitor` (type: `boolean`): When scheduled, emit only entities not seen in previous runs — turns this into a recurring new-business alert. ## `socrataAppToken` (type: `string`): Optional free Socrata app token to raise rate limits. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search", "states": [ "CO", "CT", "NY" ], "daysBack": 7, "maxPerState": 200, "monitor": false } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): Normalized business-entity records from state registries, in the default dataset. # 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("malonestar/sos-registry-monitor").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("malonestar/sos-registry-monitor").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 malonestar/sos-registry-monitor --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=malonestar/sos-registry-monitor", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "US Business Entity Search & New-Business Monitor (KYB API)", "description": "Business entity search & KYB API across official US Secretary of State registries. Search companies by name and monitor newly formed LLCs and corporations for lead generation. Bulk and date-range capable, sourced from state open-data portals — no anti-bot. Keyless.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "tDz78Wq8Ix47gx3s3" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/malonestar~sos-registry-monitor/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-malonestar-sos-registry-monitor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/malonestar~sos-registry-monitor/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-malonestar-sos-registry-monitor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/malonestar~sos-registry-monitor/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-malonestar-sos-registry-monitor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "search", "new_businesses" ], "type": "string", "description": "search = look up companies by name. new_businesses = pull recently formed entities (great for fresh B2B leads / monitoring).", "default": "search" }, "states": { "title": "States", "type": "array", "description": "State codes to query. Supported: CO, CT, NY, OR, PA, DE (open-data business registries). More added over time.", "default": [ "CO", "CT", "NY" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "query": { "title": "Company name (search mode)", "type": "string", "description": "Company name or fragment to search for. Required in search mode." }, "daysBack": { "title": "Days back (new_businesses mode)", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 365, "type": "integer", "description": "How many days of newly formed entities to pull (used when no explicit since date is given).", "default": 7 }, "sinceDate": { "title": "Since date (optional ISO)", "type": "string", "description": "Explicit start date (YYYY-MM-DD). Overrides 'days back'." }, "maxPerState": { "title": "Max records per state", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 50000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of entity records to return per state.", "default": 200 }, "monitor": { "title": "Delta mode (only new since last run)", "type": "boolean", "description": "When scheduled, emit only entities not seen in previous runs — turns this into a recurring new-business alert.", "default": false }, "socrataAppToken": { "title": "Socrata app token (optional)", "type": "string", "description": "Optional free Socrata app token to raise rate limits." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```