Texas Business Entity Search - LLC & Corporation Lookup

Texas Business Entity Search – LLC & Corporation Lookup API (SOS + Comptroller)

Search Texas LLCs and corporations by name, taxpayer number, EIN or Secretary of State file number. Get the official Comptroller franchise-tax record: right-to-transact status, SOS registration status and date, SOS file number, registered agent and office, mailing address, state of formation, and the officers and directors from the latest Public Information Report. $0.002 per record.

Why use this actor?

• Texas SOS status without SOSDirect fees. Uses the free official Comptroller franchise-tax search, which carries the SOS registration status and file number.
• Officers and directors included. Names, titles and addresses from the Public Information Report, with the report year.
• Every identifier works. Search by entity name, 11-digit taxpayer number, 9-digit EIN or SOS file number.
• Bulk. Pass lists of names or numbers in one run, up to 1,000 records by default.
• Source-linked. Each record links to its Comptroller page (sourceUrl).

Who uses it

Use case	What you get
KYB & onboarding	Confirm a Texas entity is active and has the right to transact business.
Vendor & subcontractor checks	Bulk-verify suppliers by EIN or taxpayer number.
Sales intelligence	Officer and director names and the registered office for Texas companies.
Legal & collections	Registered agent and registered office address for service of process.
Lending & underwriting	SOS registration date, formation state and franchise-tax status.

Quick start

1. Click Try for free.
2. Enter a company name in Quick search (for example Dell Inc), or paste taxpayer numbers, EINs or SOS file numbers.
3. Press Start, then export to CSV, Excel or JSON.

Copy to your AI assistant

Use the Apify actor pink_comic/texas-business-leads to look up the Texas entity with taxpayer number 17424878340 and tell me its right-to-transact status, SOS file number, registered agent and current officers.

Input examples

One company by name:

{ "query": "Dell Inc", "fetchDetails": true, "maxResults": 5 }

Bulk lookup by EIN, taxpayer number or SOS file number:

{
  "taxpayerNumbers": ["17424878340", "742487834"],
  "fileNumbers": ["0007444706"],
  "fetchDetails": true
}

Several names at once:

{ "searchTerms": ["Tesla", "H-E-B Grocery"], "maxResults": 50 }

Very broad keywords can be rejected by the Comptroller search, so use specific names.

What data you get

Field	Example
name / dbaName	DELL INC. / DELL COMPUTER INC.
taxpayerId / feiNumber	17424878340 / 742487834
rightToTransactTX	ACTIVE
sosRegistrationStatus	ACTIVE
effectiveSosRegistrationDate	10/27/1987
sosFileNumber	0007444706
stateOfFormation	DE
registeredAgentName	CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY
registeredOffice*	211 E. 7TH STREET SUITE 620, AUSTIN, TX 78701
mailingAddress*	1 DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK, TX 78682
reportYear	2026
officers	Name, title, year and address for each officer or director
sourceUrl	Official Comptroller record

Pricing

Event	Price
Run start	$0.0001
Each record	$0.002

1,000 Texas entities cost about $2. Set a maximum cost per run, and Apify won't charge more than that. Searches with no match, or that the source can't complete, return 0 items and are not charged; the details are in the run's OUTPUT record.

Scheduled price change: from November 26, 2026, the price becomes $0.002 per run start and $0.003 per record (lower on higher Apify plans) Apify notifies existing users and shows the new price in the pricing tab ahead of time.

Integrations

• API: use the Apify API or the Python and JavaScript clients.
• No-code: Zapier, Make, n8n, Google Sheets and webhooks.
• AI agents (MCP): connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor to https://mcp.apify.com and call this actor as a tool.
• Schedules: re-check vendors monthly with an Apify schedule.

FAQ

Is this the Texas Secretary of State? The data comes from the Texas Comptroller's public franchise-tax search, which shows SOS registration status and file number. It isn't a certificate of fact or account status.

Does it cover sole proprietors? No. Only entities registered for franchise tax are covered, such as LLCs, corporations and LPs.

Does "ACTIVE" mean good standing? It means the Comptroller reports the right to transact business as active. For legal good standing, get a certificate from the state.

How current is it? Each run queries the live Comptroller search. Officer lists come from the most recent report the entity filed.

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• US Business Entity Search – 16 states
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• TDLR Texas Professional License Search

Support

Open an issue on the Issues tab. Bug reports and feature requests are welcome.