Sunbiz Florida Business Registry Scraper

Scrape the Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) business registry — search by entity name, officer, registered agent, FEI/EIN, document number, ZIP, or address, and export full company records: status, officers, registered agent, addresses, annual reports and filing images.

Why use this scraper

• No API key, no login. Sunbiz is a public government registry; this actor reads it directly.
• Seven search modes. Entity name, officer/registered agent, registered agent only, FEI/EIN, document number, ZIP code, or street address.
• Full detail per company. Officers with titles and addresses, registered agent name + address, principal and mailing addresses, annual reports, document images (PDF links), name history and event history links.
• Cloudflare-bypassed without a proxy. Firefox TLS fingerprinting passes the Cloudflare challenge that blocks plain HTTP clients — a proxy is optional, not required.
• Cheaper than the alternative. $0.004 per result vs. the incumbent's $0.0078–$0.006.

Overview

The actor POSTs the chosen Sunbiz search form, parses the results table, paginates with the "Next On List" link, then optionally fetches each company's detail page in parallel. Output is one row per company with all filing, address, officer, agent and report fields.

Supported inputs

Search type	Field	Example
Entity Name	searchQuery	disney
Officer / Registered Agent	searchQuery	smith john
Registered Agent	searchQuery	corporation service company
FEI / EIN	searchQuery	59-2063888
Document Number	searchQuery	G12345
ZIP Code	searchQuery	33101
Street Address	searchQuery	100 Biscayne Blvd

You can also paste direct Sunbiz detail URLs or search-results URLs into startUrls to scrape those records directly, bypassing the search step.

Use cases

• Lead generation — pull officers and registered agents for Florida-registered businesses, with addresses and titles.
• Due diligence — check a company's status, filing history, annual reports and document images before a deal.
• Compliance monitoring — track status changes, last events, and annual report filings for a portfolio of Florida entities.
• Market research — count and profile businesses by ZIP, address, or agent.
• Registered agent discovery — find every entity a given registered agent represents.

How it works

1. You pick a searchType and enter a searchQuery (or paste direct startUrls).
2. The actor POSTs the search form to search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/By<X> using Firefox impit, which passes Cloudflare's challenge without a proxy.
3. Cheerio parses the results table — entity name, document number, status, and each detail-page link.
4. It follows the "Next On List" pagination link up to maxPages, collecting detail URLs.
5. If withDetails is on, each detail page is fetched in parallel and parsed for officers, registered agent, addresses, annual reports, document images, and name/event history links.
6. One row per company is pushed to the dataset — JSON or CSV export.

Input configuration

Field	Type	Default	Description
searchType	select	entityName	How to search: entity name, officer/agent, registered agent, FEI/EIN, document number, ZIP, or address
searchQuery	string	""	The term to search for
startUrls	string[]	[]	Direct Sunbiz detail or search-results URLs to scrape instead of searching
maxItems	integer	100	Max company records to return (0 = unlimited, capped by Sunbiz at ~500 per search)
maxPages	integer	25	Max search-result pages to paginate (Sunbiz returns ~20 per page)
withDetails	boolean	true	Fetch each detail page for officers, agent, addresses, reports, and filing images
proxy	proxy	off	Optional — usually not needed since Firefox impit passes Cloudflare directly

Minimal input

{
  "searchType": "entityName",
  "searchQuery": "disney",
  "maxItems": 10,
  "withDetails": true
}

Output overview

Each dataset row is one Florida company. With withDetails: true you get the full record; with withDetails: false you get the search-result overview (name, document number, status, detail URL).

Output sample

{
  "entityName": "THE DOLPHIN HOTEL, INC.",
  "status": "INACTIVE",
  "entityType": "Florida Profit Corporation",
  "documentNumber": "315937",
  "dateFiled": "04/18/1967",
  "feiEin": "95-2489141",
  "state": "FL",
  "registeredAgentName": "FRANK S. IOPPOLO",
  "registeredAgentAddress": "1375 BUENA VISTA DRIVE\n4TH FLOOR NORTH\nLAKE BUENA VISTA, FL 32830",
  "officers": [
    { "title": "P", "name": "WELLS, FRANK G.", "address": "500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA ST\nBURBANK, CA" },
    { "title": "S", "name": "IOPPOLO, FRANK S", "address": "1375 BUENA VISTA DR.\nLAKE BUENA VISTA, FL" }
  ],
  "principalAddress": "1375 BUENA VISTA DR\n4 FLR N\nLAKE BUENA VISTA, FL 32830",
  "mailingAddress": "500 S BUENA VISTA STREET\nBURBANK, CA 91521-0340",
  "annualReports": [
    { "year": "1993", "filedDate": "05/01/1993" },
    { "year": "1994", "filedDate": "05/01/1994" }
  ],
  "lastEvent": "VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION",
  "eventDateFiled": "04/15/1996",
  "eventEffectiveDate": "NONE",
  "documentImages": [
    "https://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/ConvertTiffToPDF?storagePath=COR%5C1807%5C0118%5CAR004682.tif&documentNumber=315937"
  ],
  "registeredAgentNameChanged": "07/09/1991",
  "registeredAgentAddressChanged": "07/01/1992",
  "principalAddressChanged": "05/01/1993",
  "mailingAddressChanged": "04/27/1995",
  "detailUrl": "https://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/SearchResultDetail?aggregateId=...",
  "nameHistoryUrl": "https://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/NameHistory?aggregateId=...",
  "eventHistoryUrl": "https://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/EventHistory?aggregateId=...",
  "officerCount": 6
}

Key output fields

Field	Description
documentNumber	Florida Division of Corporations document number
entityName	Registered entity name
entityType	e.g. Florida Profit Corporation, Florida Limited Liability Company, Trademark
status	ACTIVE, INACTIVE, PENDING REINSTATEMENT, etc.
feiEin	Federal Employer Identification Number
dateFiled	Date the entity was filed (MM/DD/YYYY)
state	State code, usually FL
lastEvent	Most recent filing event (e.g. VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION, ANNUAL REPORT)
eventDateFiled	Date of the last event
eventEffectiveDate	Effective date of the last event
principalAddress	Principal place of business
mailingAddress	Mailing address
registeredAgentName	Registered agent name
registeredAgentAddress	Registered agent address
officers	Array of officers/directors with title, name, and address
annualReports	Array of annual report years and filed dates
documentImages	PDF links to filed document images
nameHistoryUrl	Link to the entity's name history page
eventHistoryUrl	Link to the entity's event history page
officerCount	Number of officers/directors
detailUrl	Direct URL to the Sunbiz detail page

FAQ

Do I need a proxy? Usually no. Firefox TLS fingerprinting passes Sunbiz's Cloudflare challenge directly. If you hit blocks from your region, enable Apify residential proxy.

What's the difference between withDetails: true and false? With details on, each company's detail page is fetched for officers, agent, addresses, reports, and filing images. With details off, you get only the search-result overview (name, document number, status) — faster and cheaper for bulk counts.

How many results can I get? Sunbiz returns ~20 results per page and caps each search at roughly 500 results. Use a more specific search query to narrow results, or use maxPages to limit pagination.

Why are officers empty for some LLCs? Florida LLCs file managers/authorized members rather than officers; some LLCs don't list any on Sunbiz. The actor captures whatever the detail page exposes.

Are document images downloadable? The documentImages field contains PDF links to the filed document scans. You can fetch those URLs separately (they're public Sunbiz pages).

Support

For issues, feature requests, or questions, use the Issues tab on the actor's Apify Console page.

Additional services

Need a custom data feed, a scheduled run, or help wiring this into your pipeline? Reach out through the Apify actor's support channel.

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For AI Agents & LLM Apps

This actor is designed to be called by AI agents and LLM applications. Use the Apify MCP server or the standard actor run API with a JSON input containing searchType, searchQuery, and maxItems. The output is a clean JSON array of company records, ready for downstream processing, lead enrichment, or compliance checks.

{
  "searchType": "entityName",
  "searchQuery": "consulting",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "withDetails": true
}

Disclaimer

This scraper reads publicly available data from the Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) public search portal. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the State of Florida or the Florida Department of State. Users are responsible for complying with Sunbiz's terms of use and all applicable laws. The data is provided as-is for research, lead generation, and compliance purposes.

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