US New Business Filings & New LLC Leads Scraper

Pain points

• Each state publishes its new companies its own way: a daily file in Florida, an open-data table in New York, Colorado and Connecticut, a live search in Mississippi and West Virginia, each with its own entity types, status words and column names.
• A date filter on a file that is weeks behind returns a short list that looks complete: Texas lists a new company only once it has a franchise-tax account, and Pennsylvania refreshes monthly.
• A weekly prospect list means re-typing the date range every week, then removing the companies you already have.

What we solve

• One table of newly formed companies across the states: entity ID, name, type, status, formation date, principal and mailing address, registered agent.
• A rolling window (formed in the last N days, counted from the day of the run), so a scheduled run never needs a date edited.
• The default states are the ones whose registry is searched live or refreshed daily; a state that runs behind answers its rows plus a free note saying how far behind.
• Lookup mode in the same actor: confirm a company was filed, and when, by name or entity ID.
• State add-ons where a state publishes them: NAICS industry (CT, MS, WV), ownership survey (CT; woman, minority and veteran-owned in WV), officers (FL, CT, WV with includeOfficers), county (MS, NY), annual report due date (CT, DC).

Summary

Newly formed companies from the states' own business registries, read on every run: Florida (the Division of Corporations' daily filing files, about 2,300 new filings a business day), New York, Colorado and Connecticut (the states' open data, refreshed daily), the District of Columbia (refreshed daily), and Mississippi and West Virginia (the live search, filtered by formation date at the source). Measured 2026-11-07, entities formed in the 8 days from 2026-10-31: New York 4,879, Colorado 3,514, Connecticut 1,115, the District of Columbia 334; in the 7 days from 2026-10-31, Mississippi 1,739 and West Virginia 193. Set Formed in the last N days (7 by default) and the states, or leave the states empty for all of them, and schedule it: every run returns the companies formed in its own window. Filter by entity type (LLC, Corporation...), status, city, name keywords, NAICS code (CT, MS, WV) or ownership (CT, WV). Every row has the same columns whatever the state: entity ID, name, type, status, formation date, principal and mailing address, and the registered agent with a business address. Lookup a company by name or entity ID in the same actor. Other states can be picked too; when a state's source runs behind its filings (Texas, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Oregon, or a state answered from a copy of its register) the rows come with a free note saying how far behind it is. Pay per company returned; notes are free.

Who it's for

• Insurance agents (business owner's, general liability, workers' comp) prospecting new companies in their city
• Banks, credit unions, payroll and merchant-services sellers reaching companies in their first weeks
• Bookkeepers, CPAs and tax preparers looking for first clients
• Web, branding and marketing agencies finding new businesses in a niche
• KYB and compliance teams confirming a company was filed, and when

How to use

This actor does two jobs. Run it, then collect results from the run's dataset (export to JSON/CSV/Excel, or pull via the Apify API).

Get a list (export): no names, just filters; returns the whole matching list.

{
  "mode": "export",
  "formedWithinDays": 7,
  "states": [
    "CO",
    "CT",
    "DC",
    "FL",
    "MS",
    "NY",
    "WV"
  ],
  "entityTypes": [
    "LLC",
    "Corporation"
  ],
  "statuses": [
    "Active"
  ],
  "maxResults": 100
}

Check specific firms (lookup): put company names or licence numbers in mode, queries, states; Inputs below says how each is matched.

{
  "mode": "lookup",
  "queries": [
    "Serve & Sip Cafe",
    "3545215"
  ],
  "states": [
    "CT"
  ],
  "maxResults": 10
}

See Inputs below for every available field.

What you get

One row per record:

Field	Description
state	State whose registry the row comes from
entity_id	The state's entity / business number (FL document number, NY DOS ID, CO entity ID, CT 7-digit business ID, DC file number, MS business ID, WV organization ID)
entity_name	Registered name, as the state publishes it
entity_type / entity_type_code	The state's entity type label and code (Limited Liability Company / DLLC)
status	The state's status word (Good Standing, Active...)
formation_date	Formation date for entities formed in that state
registered_in_state_since	For an entity formed elsewhere: when it registered in this state
jurisdiction	State or country of formation
principal_street / city / state / zip	Principal office address
mailing_street / city / state / zip	Mailing address, where the state publishes one
agent_name / agent_street / city / state / zip	Registered agent with a business address (never a home address)
officers	Officers or principals by name and title where the state publishes them (FL; CT with includeOfficers, with a business address). Never a home address
naics_code, naics, *_owned	NAICS industry (CT, MS, WV) and ownership survey flags (CT; WV woman / minority / veteran)
fein	Florida: federal employer ID where filed
county, process_name, address_is_mailing	New York: county, who receives service of process; address_is_mailing when the only address is the service-of-process address
annual_report_due	First annual report due date (CT, DC)
source_url	The state's own record for the entity

Sample:

{
  "source_url": "https://data.ct.gov/resource/n7gp-d28j.json?id=001eq00001hDPvNAAW",
  "state": "CT",
  "entity_id": "3545105",
  "entity_name": "Serve & Sip Cafe L.L.C.",
  "entity_type": "Limited Liability Company",
  "entity_type_code": "LLC",
  "status": "Active",
  "formation_date": "2026-11-04",
  "registered_in_state_since": null,
  "years_in_business": 0,
  "jurisdiction": "Connecticut",
  "principal_street": "61 E Industrial Rd",
  "principal_city": "Branford",
  "principal_state": "CT",
  "principal_zip": "06405-6509",
  "mailing_street": "61 E Industrial Rd",
  "mailing_city": "Branford",
  "mailing_state": "CT",
  "mailing_zip": "06405-6509",
  "agent_name": "Brian Gallagher",
  "agent_street": "61 E Industrial Rd",
  "agent_city": "Branford",
  "agent_state": "CT",
  "agent_zip": "06405-6509",
  "annual_report_due": "2027-03-31",
  "naics_code": null,
  "naics": null,
  "officers": null,
  "woman_owned": false,
  "minority_owned": false,
  "veteran_owned": false,
  "lgbtqi_owned": false,
  "disability_owned": false,
  "agent_type": "Individual"
}

Inputs

Field	Required	Type	Default	Description
mode	no	string	"export"	Export: every company formed in the window below in the picked states (the new-filings feed). Lookup: find the companies you name in Business names or entity IDs (KYB: was it really filed, and when?). Auto: lookup when you give names, export otherwise.
formedWithinDays	no	integer	7	The rolling window: companies formed (or registered in the state) in the last N days, counted from the day of the run, so a scheduled run never needs a date edited. 7 = the last week. Formed on or after wins when you fill it.
states	no	array	["CO", "CT", "DC", "FL", "MS", "NY", "WV"]	Leave empty for the new-filings states (their registry is searched live or refreshed daily): CO, CT, DC, FL, MS, NY, WV. Also available: AK, AL, CA, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, OH, OR, PA, RI, TX, UT, VA, WI, WY. A state whose source runs behind its filings (TX, PA, IA, OR, or a state answered from a copy) returns its rows plus a free note saying how far behind it is.
queries	no	array	[]	Lookup mode: one company name or state entity ID per line. A name matches anywhere in the registered name. Filters below still apply (e.g. only Active).
query	no	string	—	Same as the list above, one value; both are combined if you fill both.
entityTypes	no	array	["LLC", "Corporation"]	Keep only these types: LLC, Corporation, Nonprofit, Limited Partnership, LLP, General Partnership, Cooperative, Trust. Each state's own types are mapped onto this one list; a state's own type code or label also works. A type a state does not register gives a free note for that state.
statuses	no	array	["Active"]	Keep only these statuses. "Active" means in business in every state. Other words match the state's own statuses; an unknown word gives a free note listing that state's statuses.
formedAfter	no	string	—	A fixed start date instead of the rolling window, YYYY-MM-DD.
formedBefore	no	string	—	Only entities formed on or before this date, YYYY-MM-DD.
cities	no	array	—	Keep only companies whose principal office is in one of these cities (where a state has no principal office for an entity, its mailing / service-of-process city). A state whose search returns no address gives a free note instead.
nameKeywords	no	array	—	Keep only companies whose name contains one of these words, e.g. dental, roofing, salon, construction.
naicsCodes	no	array	—	2 to 6 digit NAICS prefixes, e.g. 2381 (foundation and structure contractors), 7225 (restaurants). Only states that publish NAICS (CT, MS, TX, WV; Mississippi matches the primary code); others give a free note.
ownedBy	no	array	—	Companies that told the state they are owned by these groups (all of them): woman, minority, veteran, lgbtqi, disability. Only Connecticut (all five) and West Virginia (woman, minority, veteran) publish this; others give a free note.
includeOfficers	no	boolean	false	Add officers / principals / authorized representatives where the state publishes them (CT, OR with their business address; FL, HI, WV and others by name and title). Never home addresses.
minYearsInBusiness	no	integer	—	Active companies formed in this state at least this many years ago.
maxYearsInBusiness	no	integer	—	Active companies formed in this state at most this many years ago (0 = formed within the last year).
annualReportDueAfter	no	string	—	Only states that publish an annual report due date (CT, DC, NM). Other states give a free note.
annualReportDueBefore	no	string	—	Companies about to owe their first annual report (CT, DC, NM). Other states give a free note.
maxResults	no	integer	100	Cap on rows returned per state (bounds cost; the run's total can be this times the number of states). Up to 100,000.
proxyConfiguration	no	object	{"useApifyProxy": false}	Optional. Most state registries answer directly. If a state answers with a free 'blocked' note, run again with a US proxy.

Pricing (Pay Per Event)

You pay per result (new-business-filing) — no charge for empty runs. Example: 1000 new business filings at $0.003/result ≈ $3.00.

Notices (unknown state or filter, no match, a source that runs behind, source unavailable) are free.

Use cases

• Weekly new-business leads: every active LLC and corporation formed in the last 7 days in Florida, New York, Colorado, Connecticut, DC, Mississippi or West Virginia, with the principal address and registered agent.
• Local prospecting: new companies in one city (cities: Tampa) or with a word in the name (dental, roofing, salon).
• Industry lists: new companies by NAICS code in Connecticut, Mississippi and West Virginia.
• Diversity procurement: new woman-, minority- or veteran-owned companies in Connecticut and West Virginia.
• KYB: look up a company by name or entity ID and read its formation date, status and registered agent.

Why this actor

• A rolling window: formed in the last N days, counted from the day of the run, so a scheduled run needs no date edits.
• Default states searched live or refreshed daily; a state that runs behind its filings says so in a free note instead of returning a short list.
• One table across states, plus each state's extras where it publishes them: NAICS, ownership flags, officers, county.
• Lookup by name or entity ID in the same actor. Pay per company; notes are free.

Limitations & updates

Default states: Colorado, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Florida, Mississippi, New York and West Virginia. Florida comes from the Division of Corporations' daily filing files, one business day behind; Florida lookup by name is not available yet. New York, Iowa and Oregon publish active registrations only; New York has a principal office only for corporations that filed a biennial statement, otherwise the row carries the address the state mails legal papers to, flagged address_is_mailing. Mississippi publishes no registered agent. West Virginia's search returns no city, so the city filter gives a free note there; its export reads each company's detail page (one request each), so a large West Virginia export is slow. Texas, Pennsylvania, Iowa and Oregon can be picked, but their sources run days to weeks behind the state's filings: their rows come with a free note. No Delaware. No business phone numbers. Officers are returned with a business address or by name only (home addresses are never returned). One run returns at most 100,000 rows per state.

FAQ

Which states are covered?

By default the seven states whose new filings are searched live or refreshed daily: Colorado, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Florida, Mississippi, New York and West Virginia. Any other state the actor knows can be picked in States; when its source runs behind its filings (Texas lists a company only once it has a franchise-tax account, Pennsylvania and Iowa refresh monthly, Oregon weekly, other states are answered from a copy of their register) the rows come with a free note saying how far behind it is. Delaware is not covered.

How do I get a weekly list of new companies?

Mode export, Formed in the last N days 7, and optionally Entity types, Statuses (Active) and Cities. Schedule it weekly: each run covers the 7 days before it. Florida's files arrive one business day after the filing, so overlap the window by a day or two and remove duplicates on state + entity_id.

Is there a phone number or email?

Mostly no: the states publish addresses and the registered agent, not phone numbers. Connecticut publishes a business email for many companies. A brand-new company rarely has a website yet.

How do I look up one company?

Mode lookup and the company name or the state's entity ID in Business names or entity IDs, with its state. A lookup that finds nothing returns a free no-match notice.

How am I charged?

One event per company returned. Notices are free. Max results per state caps each state, so a run's total can be that number times the number of states.

Guides & use cases

Written up on scrapebench.dev — the bench that runs and verifies this actor against the live source every night:

• How-to: How to run US New Business Filings & New LLC Leads Scraper
• Use case: A weekly list of new Connecticut companies for insurance agents

More actors, coverage and nightly verification results: scrapebench.dev

Works with AI assistants (MCP)

Callable as an MCP tool, so Claude, Cursor, VS Code Copilot and other MCP clients can run it directly. Grab the config from the MCP tab on this page — Apify hosts the server and keeps that snippet current, and OAuth signs you in on first connect, so no API token goes in your config file.

Then just ask:

"List LLCs and corporations formed in Connecticut and New York in the last 7 days that are active, with their registered agent."

That is mode export, states CT and NY, formed in the last 7 days, entity types LLC and Corporation, statuses Active. Keep maxResults small on a first call. Runs started this way bill exactly like any other run.

Data & lawful use

This actor collects publicly available information that the Secretary of State offices of Colorado, Connecticut, Mississippi and West Virginia, the New York Department of State, the Florida Department of State (Division of Corporations) and the District of Columbia Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP) publishes for public lookup — licence records, business listings and the contact details professionals list there. Some of it identifies individuals (sole proprietors, licence holders, agents), so treat any names, phone numbers and emails in your results as personal data.

When you run this actor, you decide what is collected and what it is used for, so you are the controller of that data and we act only as your processor (Apify Standard Actor Contract). You need a lawful basis for your use, must honour opt-out and deletion requests, and must follow the marketing rules that apply to you (CAN-SPAM, TCPA, GDPR, CCPA and similar). Don't use the output for unsolicited bulk messaging, for screening covered by the FCRA, or for anything the source's own terms forbid.

Your results are stored in your own Apify account. We don't keep a copy of your results and don't sell or share them.

Disclaimer

This is an independent tool. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the Secretary of State offices of Colorado, Connecticut, Mississippi and West Virginia, the New York Department of State, the Florida Department of State (Division of Corporations) and the District of Columbia Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP). Names and marks are used only to describe the data source. Records are provided as published by the source and may be out of date or incomplete. For anything consequential (hiring, a permit, a legal decision), confirm the record with the issuing agency. You are responsible for making sure your use complies with applicable law and the source's terms.

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