# Find the right MCC for an online business

**Use case:** 

Suggest the correct merchant category code (MCC) for a business from its description, with risk flags and provider appetite.

## Input

```json
{
  "merchants": [
    {
      "description": "Online shop selling handmade candles and home fragrance"
    },
    {
      "description": "SaaS subscription software for small accounting firms"
    }
  ],
  "includeProviderAppetite": true
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "url": {
    "label": "Merchant website",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "assignedMcc": {
    "label": "Assigned MCC",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "verdict": {
    "label": "match / possible-match / mismatch / insufficient-evidence",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "suggestedMccs": {
    "label": "Likely MCCs with confidence and evidence",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "highRiskFlags": {
    "label": "High-risk MCC flags",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "miscodingNotes": {
    "label": "Known miscoding patterns",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "riskCategories": {
    "label": "Restricted-business categories detected",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "providerAppetite": {
    "label": "Per-PSP likely stance + source",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "fetchError": {
    "label": "Website fetch problem",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The MCC Checker - Merchant Category Code Lookup Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Find the right MCC for an online business". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/iF6IIlbYBgdeXiSQ9) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Find the right MCC for an online business" task

The MCC Checker - Merchant Category Code Lookup Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like merchants and include psp appetite, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Find the right MCC for an online business" 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 merchant website, assigned mcc, match / possible-match / mismatch / insufficient-evidence, 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 the right MCC for an online business" task via API](https://apify.com/sterlingverify/mcc-checker.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [MCC Checker - Merchant Category Code Lookup](https://apify.com/sterlingverify/mcc-checker.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/sterlingverify/mcc-checker.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/sterlingverify/mcc-checker.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`).