# Search NY DBA and Assumed Names on New York DOS

**Use case:** 

Uncover the legal business entities operating under trade names across New York. Designed for paralegals, investigators, and attorneys, this task searches the New York DOS registry by DBA and returns entityName, idNumber, status, entityType, and assumedName. Change assumedName to look up any trade name or brand.

## Input

```json
{
  "mode": "byAssumedName",
  "entityName": "AMAZON",
  "entityNameMatchType": "startsWith",
  "idNumbers": [
    "4087072"
  ],
  "assumedName": "AMAZON FRESH",
  "assumedNameMatchType": "contains",
  "agentMatchType": "contains",
  "county": "New York",
  "entityType": "DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY",
  "jurisdiction": "Delaware",
  "city": "BROOKLYN",
  "cityMatchType": "startsWith",
  "officerMatchType": "contains",
  "zipCode": "10001",
  "state": "NY",
  "entityStatus": "AllStatuses",
  "entityTypeCategories": [],
  "includeDetails": true,
  "includeHistory": false,
  "sortBy": "source",
  "maxItems": 25
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "entityName": {
    "label": "Entity name"
  },
  "idNumber": {
    "label": "Id number"
  },
  "entityType": {
    "label": "Entity type"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status"
  },
  "formationDate": {
    "label": "Formation date"
  },
  "county": {
    "label": "County"
  },
  "assumedName": {
    "label": "Assumed name"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The New York DOS Business Entity Registry Lookup Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Search NY DBA and Assumed Names on New York DOS". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/wjPNJoJ88VmFqQaP3) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Search NY DBA and Assumed Names on New York DOS" task

The New York DOS Business Entity Registry Lookup Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like search mode, entity name (mode=byentityname), and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Search NY DBA and Assumed Names on New York DOS" 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 entity name, id number, entity type, 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 "Search NY DBA and Assumed Names on New York DOS" task via API](https://apify.com/xyrelith-data/new-york-dos-business-entity-registry-lookup.md).

## FAQ

### How do I search New York business records by DBA?

Use the New York DBA search task to search the public registry by an assumed name such as AMAZON FRESH. Choose contains or starts with matching and select which entity statuses to include.

### What data does a New York DBA search return?

The New York DBA search task returns legal entity names, DOS ID numbers, entity types, statuses, formation dates, counties and assumed names. With details enabled, it can add registration and address information when available.

### How many New York DBA records can One run return?

The New York DBA search task is capped at 25 results in this setup, and the task input allows up to 5000. Each name search has a 300-row source cap, so broad searches may be partial.

### Can I export New York DBA search results to CSV or Excel?

Results from the New York DBA search task land in an Apify dataset that can be downloaded as CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, RSS or an HTML table, or read through the Apify API.

### How much does a New York DBA search cost?

For the New York DBA search task, the result charge is at most $0.025 on the Free plan for 25 results; the Actor Start event is $0.10 on Free. Apify compute usage is additional.

### Can I schedule a New York DBA search or run it through an API?

The New York DBA search task can run on an Apify Schedule, through the Apify API, or from integrations such as Zapier, Make and n8n.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [New York DOS Business Entity Registry Lookup](https://apify.com/xyrelith-data/new-york-dos-business-entity-registry-lookup.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/xyrelith-data/new-york-dos-business-entity-registry-lookup.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/xyrelith-data/new-york-dos-business-entity-registry-lookup.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`).