🔎 Oregon New Businesses — Monthly Formation Feed

One structured registry_record per record from the official public source, logged-out. Public, robots-honoured.

Difference: one record per associated-name row on each Oregon business registered in the latest published month (registry number, business name, entity type, registry date, associated-name type + person name + address) from the Oregon Secretary of State's official monthly new-business file. This is a monthly FORMATION-EVENT feed — the rolling set of businesses registered last month — a distinct job from the full active-business roster. Associated-name rows carried VERBATIM as published; nulls preserved.

Output is one oregon_new_business_association row per result; billing is pay-per-event, the value event being one registry record (a $0.02 start fee per run, then $0.02 per registry record). Source: data.oregon.gov.

No login, no API key and no CAPTCHA solving are involved: the source is read logged-out with an identified contact User-Agent.

📊 Sample Output

Real rows from run Idx08GVzIZda3MBjD on build 0.1.8 (2026-09-17), the same input as the Quick start below — every value is as the source published it (emails masked, long text shortened):

registry_number	business_name	entity_type	registry_date	associated_name_type	address
261087598	#1 SIMPLE SOLUTIONS	ASSUMED BUSINESS NAME	2026-08-03	AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE	2220 SE BLUEBIRD ST
261087598	#1 SIMPLE SOLUTIONS	ASSUMED BUSINESS NAME	2026-08-03	PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS	2220 SE BLUEBIRD ST
261087598	#1 SIMPLE SOLUTIONS	ASSUMED BUSINESS NAME	2026-08-03	REGISTRANT	2220 SE BLUEBIRD ST
261087192	#1 SIMPLE SOLUTIONS LLC	DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY	2026-08-03	INDIVIDUAL WITH DIRECT KNOWLEDGE	2220 SE BLUEBIRD ST
261087192	#1 SIMPLE SOLUTIONS LLC	DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY	2026-08-03	MAILING ADDRESS	2220 SE BLUEBIRD ST
261087192	#1 SIMPLE SOLUTIONS LLC	DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY	2026-08-03	MEMBER	2220 SE BLUEBIRD ST
261087192	#1 SIMPLE SOLUTIONS LLC	DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY	2026-08-03	PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS	2220 SE BLUEBIRD ST
261087192	#1 SIMPLE SOLUTIONS LLC	DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY	2026-08-03	REGISTERED AGENT	2220 SE BLUEBIRD ST

The run finished with the status message: NORMAL: 10 unique rows (0 duplicates collapsed) from None. billable=10

✅ What you get

Each row is flat JSON with these fields (from the dataset schema and the sample run; a field the source does not publish for a given row is null):

• record_type (string) — e.g. oregon_new_business_association
• registry_number (string/null) — e.g. 261087598
• business_name (string/null) — e.g. #1 SIMPLE SOLUTIONS
• entity_type (string/null) — e.g. ASSUMED BUSINESS NAME
• registry_date (string/null) — e.g. 2026-08-03
• associated_name_type (string/null) — e.g. AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
• first_name (string/null) — e.g. BRIAN
• middle_name (string/null) — e.g. M
• last_name (string/null) — e.g. OTIS
• address (string/null) — e.g. 2220 SE BLUEBIRD ST
• city (string/null) — e.g. MILWAUKIE
• state (string/null) — e.g. OR
• zip_code (string/null) — e.g. 97222
• source (string/null) — e.g. oregon-new-businesses-monthly
• release_date (string/null) — null in every sample row
• source_url (string/null) — e.g. https://data.oregon.gov/resource/esjy-u4fc.json
• observed_at (string/null) — e.g. 2026-09-17T17:41:18Z
• terminal (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• reported_total (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• raw_seen (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• duplicates (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• unique_found (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• delivered (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• scope (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• note (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• license (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row
• attribution (string/integer/null) — null in every sample row

What you get

One registry_record per entity, deduplicated on the source-native id. Fields the source does not publish are honest null. A run_receipt row carries the source URL, scope, reconciliation counts, and delivered/duplicate totals.

Every run also writes a RUN_RECEIPT record to its key-value store with the source checks it made and the counts it charged — diagnostics never land in the paid dataset.

⚙️ Sample inputs

1. Quick start — the Store example (this is what the sample above came from)

{
  "maxRecords": 10
}

The sample run charged exactly: 1 × $0.02 apify-actor-start + 10 × $0.02 registry_record = $0.22 on the Free tier — every delivered row was billed.

2. A smaller, narrowed run

{
  "maxRecords": 5
}

Caps the run at 5 rows — about $0.12 on the Free tier ($0.02 start + 5 × $0.02).

3. A full-size run

{
  "maxRecords": 5000
}

Up to 5000 rows (the schema default for maxRecords) — about $100.02 on the Free tier ($0.02 start + 5000 × $0.02) if the source has that many.

🧾 JSON sample record

One real record from run Idx08GVzIZda3MBjD, exactly as it lands in the dataset (emails masked, long text shortened):

{
  "record_type": "oregon_new_business_association",
  "registry_number": "261087598",
  "business_name": "#1 SIMPLE SOLUTIONS",
  "entity_type": "ASSUMED BUSINESS NAME",
  "registry_date": "2026-08-03",
  "associated_name_type": "AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE",
  "first_name": "BRIAN",
  "middle_name": "M",
  "last_name": "OTIS",
  "address": "2220 SE BLUEBIRD ST",
  "city": "MILWAUKIE",
  "state": "OR",
  "zip_code": "97222",
  "source": "oregon-new-businesses-monthly",
  "release_date": null,
  "source_url": "https://data.oregon.gov/resource/esjy-u4fc.json",
  "observed_at": "2026-09-17T17:41:18Z"
}

🔧 How it works

Transport. Plain HTTPS from the Apify platform, no proxy. robots.txt is read first and a disallowed path is never fetched. Every request carries an identified contact User-Agent. Pacing: CRAWL_DELAY=0.0.

Charging. Each registry record is charged at the moment it is pushed (registry_record); a row that fails to charge is not delivered, so the dataset count always equals the charged count.

How it behaves

Rows are paged from the keyless Oregon Socrata resource (:id order, $limit/$offset) and count(*) reconciled. Each business carries one row per associated-name type (individual with direct knowledge, registered agent, mailing address, principal place of business, etc.), copied verbatim. The file rolls monthly to the latest published new-business set. Streaming, bounded to maxRecords; full-scope :id-ordered, memory bounded.

Source

https://data.oregon.gov/resource/esjy-u4fc.json

What is not done. No login, no cookie or CAPTCHA bypass, no private or personal-account data, no browser automation.

💰 Pricing example

Event	Free	Bronze	Silver	Gold
Actor Start (apify-actor-start)	$0.02	$0.02	$0.02	$0.02
Registry Record (registry_record)	$0.02	$0.02	$0.02	$0.01

Worked at the live Free-tier price:

• 8 registry records: $0.02 start + 8 × $0.02 = $0.18
• 25 registry records: $0.02 start + 25 × $0.02 = $0.52
• 5000 registry records: $0.02 start + 5000 × $0.02 = $100.02

A run that delivers zero rows charges the $0.02 start fee only. A BLOCKED run (source refused) fails loud and charges no value event. The start fee is charged once per GB of run memory; the default run memory is 1024 MB.

Yield on the sample run: NORMAL: 10 unique rows (0 duplicates collapsed) from None. billable=10. maxRecords is a hard ceiling on what is delivered and billed, never a target.

⚖️ Legal & ToS

This actor reads public, logged-out pages and feeds published by data.oregon.gov. It collects only what the source publishes to any visitor, keeps to the source's robots rules (checked on every run), identifies itself with a contact User-Agent, and does not access accounts, private data or anything behind authentication. Use the output in line with the source's terms and your local law; the intended use is B2B research and monitoring.

❓ FAQ

Q: Do I need an API key or a login?
A: No. The source (data.oregon.gov) is read logged-out; the input schema has no key field and the actor carries no secrets.

Q: Why did my run return 0 rows?
A: Read the run's status message. GENUINE_EMPTY means the source was read and had nothing in scope for your input; BLOCKED means the source refused and the run failed without billing a value event — retry later or narrow the input. A zero-row run bills the start fee only.

Q: How many rows can one run return?
A: Up to maxRecords (default 5000). Raise the cap for a bigger run; you pay per delivered row.

Q: How fresh is the data?
A: Every run reads the source live at run time; nothing is cached between runs. Put it on a schedule for a continuous feed.

Q: What formats can I export?
A: The dataset downloads as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or RSS from the run's Dataset tab or the Apify API, and any run can push to a webhook or integration.

Q: How is this different from the other company registry checks actors?
A: Same output shape and billing model; this one covers data.oregon.gov. The siblings under Related Actors cover the other sources or slices — run several on one schedule for a combined feed.

Q: Are there rate limits?
A: The actor paces itself against the source (CRAWL_DELAY=0.0) and honours its robots rules; there is no per-buyer limit beyond your Apify plan's concurrency.

🆘 Troubleshooting

• Run FAILED with BLOCKED → the source refused the request or changed its page shape → nothing was billed beyond the start fee; retry after a while, and if it persists open an Issue with the run id.
• Status says CAPPED → your cap (maxRecords) was reached → raise it for a bigger run.
• Input validation error on start → a field is outside the schema's allowed values → start from the Quick start block and change one field at a time.
• Run TIMED-OUT → a very wide request on a slow day → raise the run timeout in Run options or narrow the input; what was delivered before the timeout is still in the dataset.

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