# Florida Sunbiz MCP Server (`rl1987/fl-sunbiz-mcp`) Actor MCP server for searching Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) records: corporations, LLCs, trademarks, cable franchises, fictitious names, partnerships, and liens. - **URL**: https://apify.com/rl1987/fl-sunbiz-mcp.md - **Developed by:** [R.L.](https://apify.com/rl1987) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, MCP servers - **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $10.00 / 1,000 mcp tool invocations This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README **Florida Sunbiz MCP Server** turns the State of Florida's official business registry into a fast, AI-ready API. Give Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, or any [MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io)-compatible agent the power to **search Florida companies, LLCs, registered agents, officers, trademarks, fictitious names (DBAs), partnerships, and liens** on [Sunbiz](https://dos.fl.gov/sunbiz/search/) — and get back clean, structured JSON in one call. No scraping code, no Cloudflare headaches, no PDF downloads. ### What does the Florida Sunbiz MCP Server do? It wraps **every public search system** of the [Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz)](https://dos.fl.gov/sunbiz/search/) behind a single Model Context Protocol endpoint. Your AI agent can look up a Florida business by **name, officer, registered agent, FEI/EIN, ZIP code, street address, or document number**, then pull the full entity record — status, filing date, principal and mailing addresses, registered agent, officers/managers, annual reports, and **links to every filed PDF** (articles of organization, annual reports, amendments). Because it runs on the **Apify platform**, you get an always-on hosted endpoint with proxy rotation, monitoring, usage-based billing, and zero infrastructure to maintain. Sunbiz pages are parsed server-side (no headless browser) using a real browser TLS fingerprint, so requests sail past the Cloudflare bot wall that blocks naive scrapers. ### Why use the Florida Sunbiz MCP Server? - **KYB & due diligence** — instantly verify a Florida company's status, age, FEI/EIN, and registered agent before you sign, lend, or onboard. - **Sales & lead generation** — find every entity tied to an officer, registered agent, or address; enrich CRM records with verified company data. - **Legal & compliance research** — search **judgment liens** and **federal lien registrations** by debtor name. - **Brand protection** — search registered Florida **trademarks** and their owners. - **Agent-native automation** — drop one URL into your MCP client and let the model do Florida company research conversationally, with citeable document links. ### How to use the Florida Sunbiz MCP Server 1. Click **Try for free** / run the Actor and enable **Standby mode** (already configured). 2. Copy your MCP endpoint: `https://--fl-sunbiz-mcp.apify.actor/mcp`. 3. Add it to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) using the **Streamable HTTP** transport, with your Apify API token as a Bearer header: ```` Authorization: Bearer \ ```` 4. Ask your agent things like *"Look up Publix Super Markets in Florida"* or *"Find every Florida company where John Smith is an officer."* The agent calls a `search_*` tool, then `get_record_detail` on a result for the full record. ### Tools | Tool | What it does | | --- | --- | | `search_corporations` | Search corporations, LLCs, LPs & trademarks by `name`, `officer`, `registered_agent`, `trademark`, `trademark_owner`, `fei_ein`, `zip`, or `address` (paginated). | | `get_corporation_detail` | Full company record by document number. | | `get_corporation_events` | Chronological event/filing history. | | `search_cable_franchises` / `get_cable_franchise` | Florida cable franchise search & detail. | | `search_fictitious_names` / `get_fictitious_name` | Fictitious (DBA) name search & detail. | | `search_partnerships` / `get_partnership` | General & LL partnership search & detail. | | `search_judgment_liens` | Judgment liens by debtor name. | | `search_federal_liens` / `get_federal_lien` | Federal lien registrations by debtor. | | `get_record_detail` | Resolve **any** search result into a full structured record. | ### Output Search tools return result rows; detail tools return a complete record. Example (abridged): ```json { "entity_type": "Florida Profit Corporation", "name": "PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.", "filing_information": { "Document Number": "112252", "FEI/EIN Number": "59-0324412", "Date Filed": "12/27/1921", "Status": "ACTIVE" }, "principal_address": { "lines": ["3300 PUBLIX CORPORATE PKWY", "LAKELAND, FL 33811-3311"] }, "registered_agent": { "name": "Corporate Creations Network Inc.", "address": ["801 US Highway 1", "North Palm Beach, FL 33408"] }, "officers": [{ "title": "CEO", "name": "Murphy, Kevin S." }, { "title": "President", "name": "Goff, John L., Jr." }], "annual_reports": [{ "year": "2026", "filed_date": "04/02/2026" }], "document_images": [ { "description": "04/02/2026 -- ANNUAL REPORT", "url": "https://search.sunbiz.org/.../GetDocument?...&formatType=PDF" } ] } ```` You can also consume results through the Apify API and export to JSON, CSV, or Excel. #### Data fields | Field | Description | | --- | --- | | `name`, `entity_type`, `document_number` | Entity name, type, and Sunbiz document number | | `filing_information` | FEI/EIN, date filed, state, status, last event | | `principal_address`, `mailing_address` | Business addresses with change dates | | `registered_agent` | Registered agent name & address | | `officers` / authorized persons | Title, name, address | | `annual_reports` | Year and filed date of each annual report | | `document_images` | Links to filed PDFs/TIFFs (never downloaded) | | `event_history_url` | Link to full event history | ### How much does it cost to use the Florida Sunbiz MCP Server? Pricing is **pay-per-event: $0.01 per tool call**. You only pay for the searches and lookups your agent actually makes — a typical "search then open a record" interaction costs about **$0.02**. No subscription, no minimums beyond Apify's free tier. ### Tips & advanced usage - **Drill into people:** use `search_corporations` with `search_by="officer"` or `"registered_agent"` to map every entity linked to a person, then `get_record_detail` on each. - **Browse from a point:** Sunbiz name search returns the nearest alphabetical matches, so a partial name returns neighbors — verify the exact name in results. - **Cite documents cheaply:** `document_images` returns PDF links without downloading, so responses stay small and you fetch a filing only when needed. ### FAQ, limitations & support - **Is this legal?** It accesses **public records** published by the Florida Department of State. Use the data in compliance with Florida law and Sunbiz's terms. Under Florida law many records (including email addresses) are public. - **Judgment-lien detail pages** are protected by a Cloudflare JavaScript challenge and can't be fetched without a browser; the judgment-lien *search* still returns filing number, debtor name, and address. - **Trademarks** have no document-number lookup on Sunbiz — reach them via name/owner search. - **Found an issue or need a custom data feed?** Open the **Issues** tab — feedback and custom solutions are welcome. # Actor input Schema ## Actor input object example ```json {} ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("rl1987/fl-sunbiz-mcp").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("rl1987/fl-sunbiz-mcp").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call rl1987/fl-sunbiz-mcp --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=rl1987/fl-sunbiz-mcp", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Florida Sunbiz MCP Server", "description": "MCP server for searching Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) records: corporations, LLCs, trademarks, cable franchises, fictitious names, partnerships, and liens.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "gnhEoP0CEZkX8e98T" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/rl1987~fl-sunbiz-mcp/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-rl1987-fl-sunbiz-mcp", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/rl1987~fl-sunbiz-mcp/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-rl1987-fl-sunbiz-mcp", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/rl1987~fl-sunbiz-mcp/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-rl1987-fl-sunbiz-mcp", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": {} }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```