# KYB Due Diligence Check — Status, Liens & Sanctions

**Use case:** 

Send a company name and state and get one due diligence record: registry status read at run time with a normalized standing, recent UCC financing and how many secured parties filed it, recorded liens from the county recorder and state sources, and a screen against the U.S. Treasury sanctions lists. Not a certificate of good standing; verify material decisions at the source.

## Input

```json
{
  "companyName": "",
  "companyNames": [
    "Publix Super Markets, Inc."
  ],
  "states": [
    "FL"
  ],
  "includeLiens": true,
  "matchMode": "exact",
  "maxRecordsPerCompany": 25,
  "reportType": "due_diligence",
  "searchBy": "company",
  "entityStatus": "any",
  "entityTypes": [],
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "legal_name": {
    "label": "Legal name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "state": {
    "label": "State",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "standing": {
    "label": "Normalized standing",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "status_as_of": {
    "label": "Status as of",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "ucc_stacking": {
    "label": "Recent financing summary",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "sanctions_screen": {
    "label": "Sanctions-list screen",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "lien_bundle": {
    "label": "Recorded liens",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "due_diligence": {
    "label": "Due diligence check",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "source_url": {
    "label": "Source URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "financing_positions": {
    "label": "Financing positions (90 days and 12 months)",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "time_in_business": {
    "label": "Time in business",
    "format": "object"
  }
}
```

## 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 "KYB Due Diligence Check — Status, Liens & Sanctions". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/JBydkxUlkLrTxcNsc) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "KYB Due Diligence Check — Status, Liens & Sanctions" 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 "KYB Due Diligence Check — Status, Liens & Sanctions" 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 legal name, state, normalized standing, 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 "KYB Due Diligence Check — Status, Liens & Sanctions" task via API](https://apify.com/shelvick/business-entity-lien-search.md).

## FAQ

### Is this a certificate of good standing?

No. It reads the registry status at run time and records when it did. Order a certificate of good standing from the state when you need one.

### Which sanctions lists are screened?

The U.S. Treasury SDN and consolidated non-SDN lists, each as of its own publication date. Similar names come back as potential matches with a score for you to review.

### What if the status can't be confirmed current?

You get the standard record at the standard rate, with the reason in due_diligence.reason. Lien coverage never decides the charge.

### Can I use it to screen individuals?

No. It covers business entities only and must not be used for decisions about individuals governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

## 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`).