Texas Business Entity Scraper - SOS Registry API

Scrape Texas business registry records from the official Comptroller/SOS data path. Look up LLCs, corporations, and LPs by name and return franchise-tax status, SOS registration status, officers, registered agents, addresses, file numbers, and EIN evidence for KYB checks, due diligence, and B2B lead generation.

No browser automation. No proxies. Uses the official Texas Comptroller public API. Start with a specific company name like Tesla; very broad terms can be rejected by the source API.

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What You Get

Each result is one business entity record with full details when fetchDetails is enabled (default).

Field	Type	Description
taxpayerId	string	11-digit Comptroller taxpayer number
feiNumber	string	9-digit Federal Employer ID (EIN)
name	string	Registered entity name
dbaName	string	Doing business as name
mailingAddressStreet	string	Mailing street address
mailingAddressCity	string	Mailing city
mailingAddressState	string	Mailing state
mailingAddressZip	string	Mailing ZIP code
rightToTransactTX	string	Whether the entity has the right to transact business in Texas
stateOfFormation	string	State or country of formation
sosRegistrationStatus	string	TX Secretary of State registration status
effectiveSosRegistrationDate	string	Effective SOS registration date
sosFileNumber	string	TX Secretary of State file number
registeredAgentName	string	Registered agent name
registeredOfficeStreet	string	Registered office street address
registeredOfficeCity	string	Registered office city
registeredOfficeState	string	Registered office state
registeredOfficeZip	string	Registered office ZIP code
reportYear	string	Most recent annual report year
officers	array	Officers and directors with name, title, report year, and address
searchTerm	string	Search term used to find this entity

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Sample Output

{
  "taxpayerId": "32012345678",
  "feiNumber": "320123456",
  "name": "LONE STAR CONSULTING LLC",
  "mailingAddressStreet": "3225 TURTLE CREEK BLVD",
  "mailingAddressCity": "DALLAS",
  "mailingAddressState": "TX",
  "mailingAddressZip": "75219",
  "rightToTransactTX": "ACTIVE",
  "sosRegistrationStatus": "IN EXISTENCE",
  "effectiveSosRegistrationDate": "01/15/2024",
  "sosFileNumber": "0804567890",
  "registeredAgentName": "CT CORPORATION SYSTEM",
  "officers": [
    {
      "name": "JOHN DOE",
      "title": "Manager",
      "reportYear": "2025",
      "address": "3225 TURTLE CREEK BLVD, DALLAS, TX 75219"
    }
  ]
}

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Who Uses This

Business bankers targeting newly registered LLCs and corps for business checking accounts, credit lines, and merchant services. Search by formation date to find entities registered this week.

Insurance agents selling general liability, E&O, and workers' comp to new businesses. Officer names and mailing addresses are ready for outreach.

Accountants and CPAs prospecting new business clients at tax season. New LLC filings mean new businesses that need bookkeeping, payroll, and tax prep.

Web agencies and SaaS sales teams building targeted prospect lists of Texas businesses. Filter by entity type and franchise tax status to focus on active companies.

Compliance and legal teams verifying that a counterparty is franchise-tax compliant and properly registered before executing contracts, extending credit, or onboarding a vendor.

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How to Use

Step 1: Configure your input

Search by entity name (most common):

{
  "query": "Tesla",
  "fetchDetails": true,
  "maxResults": 20
}

Batch search by multiple entity names:

{
  "searchTerms": ["Acme Manufacturing", "Pacific Energy"],
  "fetchDetails": true
}

Look up by Comptroller taxpayer number or EIN:

{
  "taxpayerNumbers": ["12345678901", "987654321"],
  "fetchDetails": true
}

Look up by TX SOS file number:

{
  "fileNumbers": ["0801163717"],
  "fetchDetails": true
}

Input reference

Parameter	Type	Description
query	string	Single entity name search. Used if searchTerms is empty.
searchTerms	string[]	Batch entity name searches. Overrides query if non-empty.
taxpayerNumbers	string[]	11-digit Comptroller taxpayer numbers or 9-digit EINs.
fileNumbers	string[]	6–10 digit TX SOS file numbers.
fetchDetails	boolean	When true (default), fetches full details including officers and registered agent. When false, returns only name, taxpayer ID, and ZIP.

Multiple input types can be combined in a single run. Results are deduplicated by taxpayer ID.

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Cost Estimate

Pricing is $0.002 per result.

Run size	Estimated cost
10 results	~$0.02
100 results	~$0.20
500 results	~$1.00
1,000 results	~$2.00

With fetchDetails: true, the actor makes one additional API call per result to retrieve officer and address data. This is the default and recommended setting.

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Output Formats

Results are available in JSON, CSV, and Excel from the Apify dataset viewer. Connect to downstream tools via the Apify API or webhooks.

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FAQ

Does this require a paid API key or credentials? No. The Texas Comptroller public API is free and requires no authentication. This actor uses it directly with no API keys needed.

What does "right to transact business in Texas" mean? It indicates whether the entity is authorized by the state to conduct business in Texas. Foreign entities (formed outside Texas) must obtain this authorization separately from SOS registration.

What is in the officers array? Each entry includes the officer's name, title (e.g. President, Secretary, Director), the report year the record comes from, and their address if provided. Data comes from the entity's most recent annual franchise tax report.

Can I search by EIN? Yes. Pass 9-digit EINs in the taxpayerNumbers field. The Comptroller API accepts both 11-digit taxpayer numbers and 9-digit federal EINs.

How specific do name searches need to be? The Comptroller API rejects very broad or single-character searches. Use specific entity names or partial names with at least 3–4 characters. Overly generic terms may return no results or an API error.

Is the data real-time? Yes. The actor queries the live Comptroller API on each run. Results reflect the current state of the database at the time of the run.