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US Business Entity Search | Secretary of State Company Lookup

Search US business entities across multiple states' Secretary of State registries by company name or entity ID. Returns status, type, formation date, address, and registered agent as clean JSON.

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You can access the US Business Entity Search | Secretary of State Company Lookup programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.

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US Business Entity & Secretary of State Search OpenAPI definition

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