🏛️ NY Business Registry Scraper

🚀 Pull New York business entity records in minutes. Entity names, DOS IDs, status, filing date, county, jurisdiction. Search by name, DOS ID, or assumed name. No login.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-05-09 · 📊 15+ fields per entity · 🔍 Name + DOS + assumed-name search · 🚫 No auth required

Pull structured records from NY Business Registry — clean fields ready as CSV, JSON, JSONL, Excel, or XML for downstream pipelines.

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parseforge/apps-scraper on Apify. Call: ApifyClient("TOKEN").actor("parseforge/apps-scraper").call(run_input={...}), then client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items for results. Key inputs: maxItems (integer, default 10), searchValue (string, default "APPLE"), searchByTypeIndicator (string, default "EntityName"), searchExpressionIndicator (string, default "Contains"), entityStatusIndicator (string, default "AllStatuses"), entityTypeIndicator (array, default ["Corporation", "LimitedLiabilityCompany", "LimitedPartnersh). Full actor spec: fetch build via GET https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/parseforge~apps-scraper (Bearer TOKEN). Get token: https://console.apify.com/account/integrations

Pull live business entity records from the New York Department of State (DOS) public registry. The actor accepts a search value (entity name, DOS ID, or assumed name) plus filters (status, county), walks the result pages, and returns one structured record per entity ready for compliance work, due-diligence, partner screening, or market research.

Every run fetches data live so you get the current state of the NY DOS registry at run time. Records include the entity name, DOS ID, entity type, status (active/inactive/suspended), filing date, county, jurisdiction, registered agent, and the canonical record URL.

👥 Built for	🎯 Primary use cases
Compliance teams	Validate NY business entity status
Legal and KYC	Run partner-screening before agreements
Sales teams	Source NY-registered businesses by industry
Lenders and finance	Validate counterparty registration
Research and investigation	Trace corporate structures
Lead-gen and CRM	Build prospect lists from NY registrations

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📋 What the NY Business Registry Scraper does

• 🔍 Four search modes. By Entity Name, DOS ID, Assumed Name, or Assumed Name ID.
• 🎯 Match modes. Contains, Begins With, or Base Word.
• 📊 Status filter. All, Active, Inactive, Suspended.
• 🆔 DOS ID. Unique New York Department of State identifier.
• 📅 Filing date. Initial registration date.
• 📍 County and jurisdiction. NY county and state of incorporation.

The scraper walks the NY DOS public search, applies your filters, and pushes structured records to the dataset.

💡 Why it matters: the NY DOS registry is the canonical source of NY corporate filings but its UI is slow and lacks bulk export. A live, structured pull beats manual lookup for compliance, KYC, and B2B sales.

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🎬 Full Demo

🚧 Coming soon: a 3-minute walkthrough showing setup, a live run, and how to pipe results into Salesforce or HubSpot via Apify integrations.

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⚙️ Input

Field	Type	Name	Description
searchValue	string	Search Value	Name, DOS ID, or assumed name to search.
searchByTypeIndicator	enum	Search By	EntityName, DosID, AssumedName, AssumedNameID.
searchExpressionIndicator	enum	Match Mode	Contains, BeginsWith, BaseWord.
entityStatusIndicator	enum	Entity Status	AllStatuses, Active, Inactive, Suspended.
maxItems	integer	Max Items	Free users: limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: optional, max 1,000,000.

Example 1. Active entities matching "Apple".

{
  "searchValue": "APPLE",
  "searchByTypeIndicator": "EntityName",
  "searchExpressionIndicator": "Contains",
  "entityStatusIndicator": "Active",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Example 2. Direct DOS ID lookup.

{
  "searchValue": "12345678",
  "searchByTypeIndicator": "DosID",
  "maxItems": 1
}

⚠️ Good to Know: match modes affect result count significantly. Contains returns the most matches, BeginsWith is more targeted, BaseWord matches root words.

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📊 Output

The dataset returns one structured record per entity. Each record carries identifiers, name, DOS ID, status, filing date, county, jurisdiction, registered agent, and a back-reference URL. Consume the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS via the Apify console or API.

🧾 Schema

Field	Type	Example
🆔 dosId	string	12345678
🏢 entityName	string	APPLE INC.
🏷️ entityType	string	Foreign Business Corporation
📊 status	string	Active
📅 filingDate	ISO date	1980-04-09
📍 county	string	New York
🌎 jurisdiction	string	California
👤 registeredAgent	string or null	CT Corporation System
🏠 agentAddress	string or null	28 Liberty St, New York, NY 10005
🏷️ dosCity	string	New York
📜 assumedNames	array	[]
🔗 entityUrl	string (url)	https://apps.dos.ny.gov/.../entity/12345678
📅 scrapedAt	ISO datetime	2026-05-09T12:00:00.000Z

📦 Sample records

1. Public foreign corporation

{
  "dosId": "12345678",
  "entityName": "APPLE INC.",
  "entityType": "Foreign Business Corporation",
  "status": "Active",
  "filingDate": "1980-04-09",
  "county": "New York",
  "jurisdiction": "California",
  "registeredAgent": "CT Corporation System",
  "agentAddress": "28 Liberty St, New York, NY 10005",
  "dosCity": "New York",
  "assumedNames": [],
  "entityUrl": "https://apps.dos.ny.gov/publicInquiry/entity/12345678",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-09T12:00:00.000Z"
}

2. Domestic LLC

{
  "dosId": "23456789",
  "entityName": "ACME VENTURES LLC",
  "entityType": "Domestic Limited Liability Company",
  "status": "Active",
  "filingDate": "2020-06-15",
  "county": "Kings",
  "jurisdiction": "New York",
  "registeredAgent": "John Smith",
  "agentAddress": "123 Main St, Brooklyn, NY 11201",
  "dosCity": "Brooklyn",
  "entityUrl": "https://apps.dos.ny.gov/publicInquiry/entity/23456789",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-09T12:00:00.000Z"
}

3. Sparse record (inactive entity)

{
  "dosId": "99887766",
  "entityName": "OLD COMPANY LTD",
  "entityType": "Domestic Business Corporation",
  "status": "Inactive",
  "filingDate": "1995-03-22",
  "county": "Bronx",
  "jurisdiction": "New York",
  "entityUrl": "https://apps.dos.ny.gov/publicInquiry/entity/99887766",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-09T12:00:00.000Z"
}

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✨ Why choose this Actor

	Capability
🎯	Built for the job. Scoped specifically to NY DOS registry so you skip the parser engineering entirely.
🔖	Structured output. Clean, typed fields ready for analysis, dashboards, or downstream pipelines.
⚡	Fast. Optimized request patterns return results in seconds, not minutes.
🔁	Always fresh. Every run pulls live data, so the dataset reflects the registry as of run time.
🌐	No infra to manage. Apify handles proxies, retries, scaling, scheduling, and storage.
🛡️	Reliable. Battle-tested across many runs and edge cases, with graceful error handling.
🚫	No code required. Configure in the UI, run from CLI, schedule via cron, or call from any language with the Apify SDK.

📊 Production-grade structured corporate-registry data without the engineering overhead of building and maintaining your own scraper.

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📈 How it compares to alternatives

Approach	Cost	Coverage	Refresh	Filters	Setup
⭐ NY Business Registry Scraper (this Actor)	$5 free credit, then pay-per-use	Full NY DOS registry	Live per run	Name, DOS ID, status	⚡ 2 min
Build your own scraper	Engineering hours	Full once built	Whenever you maintain it	Custom code	🐢 Days to weeks
Paid corporate-registry platforms	$$$ monthly	Vendor-defined	Periodic	Vendor-defined	⏳ Hours
Manual searches	Hours per check	One at a time	Stale	Manual	🕒 Variable

Pick this Actor when you want broad coverage, source-native filtering, and no pipeline maintenance.

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🚀 How to use

1. 📝 Sign up. Create a free account with $5 credit (takes 2 minutes).
2. 🌐 Open the Actor. Go to the NY Business Registry Scraper page on the Apify Store.
3. 🎯 Set search. Enter a search value, pick search type and match mode, then set maxItems.
4. 🚀 Run it. Click Start and let the Actor collect your data.
5. 📥 Download. Grab your results in the Dataset tab as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

⏱️ Total time from signup to downloaded dataset: 3-5 minutes. No coding required.

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💼 Business use cases

📊 Compliance and KYC Validate NY business entity status Run partner-screening before agreements Build watchlists for monitoring Power vendor-onboarding workflows	🏢 Legal and due diligence Trace corporate structures across NY Validate counterparty registration Build entity-relationship maps Power M&A due diligence
🎯 Sales and lead-gen Source NY-registered businesses Build prospect lists by entity type Filter by filing date for new businesses Power CRM enrichment with NY data	🛠️ Engineering and product Power corporate-registry products Replace fragile in-house DOS scrapers Wire datasets into your apps via the Apify API or webhooks Skip the proxy, retry, and parsing maintenance entirely

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🌟 Beyond business use cases

Data like this powers more than commercial workflows. The same structured records support research, education, civic projects, and personal initiatives.

🎓 Research and academia Empirical datasets for papers, thesis work, and coursework Longitudinal studies tracking changes across snapshots Reproducible research with cited, versioned data pulls Classroom exercises on data analysis and ethical scraping	🎨 Personal and creative Side projects, portfolio demos, and indie app launches Data visualizations, dashboards, and infographics Content research for bloggers, YouTubers, and podcasters Hobbyist collections and personal trackers
🤝 Non-profit and civic Transparency reporting and accountability projects Advocacy campaigns backed by public-interest data Community-run databases for local issues Investigative journalism on public records	🧪 Experimentation Prototype AI and machine-learning pipelines with real data Validate product-market hypotheses before engineering spend Train small domain-specific models on niche corpora Test dashboard concepts with live input

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🔌 Automating NY Business Registry Scraper

This Actor exposes a REST endpoint, so you can drive it from any language or workflow tool.

• Node.js - call it via the Apify JS SDK.
• Python - call it via the Apify Python SDK.
• REST - hit it directly through the Apify v2 API.

Schedules. Use Apify Scheduler to capture daily snapshots of new registrations. Combine with the Apify dataset diff tools to track new filings.

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

🔌 Integrate with any app

NY Business Registry Scraper connects to any cloud service via Apify integrations:

• Make - Automate multi-step workflows
• Zapier - Connect with 5,000+ apps
• Slack - Get run notifications in your channels
• Airbyte - Pipe results into your warehouse
• GitHub - Trigger runs from commits and releases
• Google Drive - Export datasets straight to Sheets

You can also use webhooks to trigger downstream actions when a run finishes.

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⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is an independent tool. The New York Department of State public registry is a public US state government data source. The Actor accesses only publicly available records and is intended for legitimate compliance, due-diligence, and research use. Users are responsible for compliance with the source site's Terms of Service and applicable law.