# Connecticut UCC & Lien Search - CT SOS Debtor Filings API (`pink_comic/connecticut-ucc-lien-search`) Actor

Search the official Connecticut Secretary of the State UCC & lien index (~850k filings, updated daily) by debtor, secured party, or filing number. Export filing type, lien type, status, dates, and party addresses. $0.002/result.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/pink_comic/connecticut-ucc-lien-search.md
- **Developed by:** [Ava Torres](https://apify.com/pink_comic) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business, Agents
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 ucc or lien filings

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Connecticut UCC & Lien Search - CT Secretary of the State Filings

Search the official **Connecticut Secretary of the State UCC & lien index**. It has about 850k filings and is updated daily on data.ct.gov. You can search by:

- **Debtor**: is this company or person subject to UCC financing statements or tax liens?
- **Secured party / lender**: which businesses did Webster Bank (or the IRS, or a city tax collector) file against most recently?
- **Filing number**: look up a specific lien or UCC filing.

Each result includes the lien and UCC filing numbers, filing type, lien type (UCC, municipal, IRS, state tax…), status, filed date, lapse date, and the debtor and secured party with their addresses. Results are sorted newest first.

No API key, no CAPTCHA. Blank input runs **Stop & Shop**. Pricing: **$0.002 per filing + $0.0001 start**.

```json
{ "securedPartyNames": ["Webster Bank"], "filedAfter": "2026-10-01", "maxResults": 50 }
```

### Use cases

MCA and lender lead generation (fresh UCC filings), KYB and credit due diligence, tax-lien monitoring, and collections.

### Limits

This is a point-in-time index from the official open-data publication, not a certified UCC search report. Name matching is by prefix, so try name variants.

### Related

- [US Business Entity Search](https://apify.com/pink_comic/us-business-entity-search)
- [Connecticut Business Entity Search](https://apify.com/pink_comic/connecticut-business-leads)

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Quick single debtor-name search (prefix match). Leave blank for the Stop & Shop example.

## `debtorNames` (type: `array`):

Debtor business names or 'LAST, FIRST' individual names (prefix match, case-insensitive).

## `securedPartyNames` (type: `array`):

Secured parties or lienholders, e.g. 'Webster Bank' or 'Internal Revenue Service'. Useful for finding the lender's newest borrowers.

## `filingNumbers` (type: `array`):

Lien or UCC filing numbers (leading zeros optional).

## `activeOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Return only Active filings (excludes Released or Terminated).

## `filedAfter` (type: `string`):

Optional YYYY-MM-DD filter on accepted date.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum total paid dataset items, split across search terms and returned newest first. The default returns one item (up to $0.0021 including the start event).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "",
  "debtorNames": [],
  "securedPartyNames": [],
  "filingNumbers": [],
  "activeOnly": true,
  "filedAfter": "",
  "maxResults": 1
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Dataset items with filing numbers, type, status, filed and lapse dates, debtor and secured party names and addresses.

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "query": "",
    "debtorNames": [],
    "securedPartyNames": [],
    "filingNumbers": [],
    "activeOnly": true,
    "filedAfter": "",
    "maxResults": 1
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("pink_comic/connecticut-ucc-lien-search").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "query": "",
    "debtorNames": [],
    "securedPartyNames": [],
    "filingNumbers": [],
    "activeOnly": True,
    "filedAfter": "",
    "maxResults": 1,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("pink_comic/connecticut-ucc-lien-search").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "query": "",
  "debtorNames": [],
  "securedPartyNames": [],
  "filingNumbers": [],
  "activeOnly": true,
  "filedAfter": "",
  "maxResults": 1
}' |
apify call pink_comic/connecticut-ucc-lien-search --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,pink_comic/connecticut-ucc-lien-search"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/OrkLmiXlodxYUATWv/builds/dqCktyKual9CFndvW/openapi.json