# Find Companies by Registered Agent — State Registers

**Use case:** 

Start with a registered agent's name instead of a company name and get the companies on file with that agent in the states you choose, one normalized record per company. Filter by status or formation date, and continue long lists in another run. Reverse search covers fewer states than company-name search; the run's COVERAGE record lists them.

## Input

```json
{
  "companyName": "",
  "companyNames": [],
  "states": [
    "FL"
  ],
  "includeLiens": true,
  "matchMode": "contains",
  "maxRecordsPerCompany": 25,
  "reportType": "standard",
  "searchBy": "registeredAgent",
  "partyName": "Registered Agents Inc",
  "entityStatus": "any",
  "entityTypes": [],
  "maxResults": 25
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "state": {
    "label": "State",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "legal_name": {
    "label": "Legal name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "entity_id": {
    "label": "Entity ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "entity_status": {
    "label": "Entity status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "entity_type": {
    "label": "Entity type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "formation_date": {
    "label": "Formation / registration date",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "match_role": {
    "label": "Match role",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "matched_name": {
    "label": "Matched name / street",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "matched_title": {
    "label": "Matched officer title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "matched_address_kinds": {
    "label": "Matched address kinds",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "registered_agent_name": {
    "label": "Registered agent name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "principal_address": {
    "label": "Principal address",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "results_truncated": {
    "label": "Entity results truncated",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "resume_cursor": {
    "label": "Resume cursor",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Secretary of State Business Entity Search + UCC Liens — KYB Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Find Companies by Registered Agent — State Registers". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/3GlcxlTJcbXM1WZea) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Find Companies by Registered Agent — State Registers" task

The Secretary of State Business Entity Search + UCC Liens — KYB Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like company names (batch), states to search, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Find Companies by Registered Agent — State Registers" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as state, legal name, entity id, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Find Companies by Registered Agent — State Registers" task via API](https://apify.com/shelvick/business-entity-lien-search.md).

## FAQ

### Which states support registered agent search?

Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, DC, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Virginia and West Virginia. The run's COVERAGE record is the live list.

### What if the list is longer than my limit?

Set maxResults to cap the rows a run returns and bills. When the list is longer, the last row and the run's OUTPUT carry a resume_cursor to continue it in another run.

### How does name matching work?

Contains, the default, matches all words of the agent's name in any order; exact matches the whole name.

### How current is the data?

Records come from official state registries and the data files they publish, so they are as current as each state publishes. Registries can lag recent filings; verify anything with legal weight at the source.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Secretary of State Business Entity Search + UCC Liens — KYB](https://apify.com/shelvick/business-entity-lien-search.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/shelvick/business-entity-lien-search.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

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 full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/shelvick/business-entity-lien-search.md

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`).