# Multi-state vendor verification (KYB, 25 states)

**Use case:** 

Verify a vendor or customer across 28 official US Secretary of State registries in one run. Normalized KYB records with status and registered agent.

## Input

```json
{
  "companyName": "Acme Corp",
  "states": [
    "NY",
    "CO",
    "OR",
    "CT",
    "PA",
    "TX",
    "FL",
    "HI",
    "VA",
    "NM",
    "MS",
    "DC",
    "ID",
    "NJ",
    "IA",
    "AL",
    "WI",
    "WV",
    "KY",
    "RI",
    "ND",
    "AR",
    "MO",
    "MT",
    "VT",
    "GA",
    "IL",
    "UT"
  ],
  "exactMatch": false,
  "maxResultsPerState": 5
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "entityName": {
    "label": "Entity name"
  },
  "state": {
    "label": "State"
  },
  "entityType": {
    "label": "Type"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status"
  },
  "registrationDate": {
    "label": "Registered"
  },
  "registeredAgent": {
    "label": "Registered agent"
  },
  "jurisdiction": {
    "label": "Jurisdiction"
  },
  "filingId": {
    "label": "Filing ID"
  },
  "sourceUrl": {
    "label": "Source"
  },
  "retrievedAt": {
    "label": "Retrieved"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

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