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Build with US business data

One API for state business filings, SEC EDGAR, federal contracts, and lobbying disclosures. Structured JSON. Consistent format across all sources.

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Quick start

Authenticate with a Bearer token. Search entities in one call.

Entity Search1 credit

curl https://filed.dev/v1/search?name=Acme&state=NY \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer fd_live_aBcDeFgH"

Response

{
  "data": [{
    "name": "ACME HOLDINGS LLC",
    "state": "NY",
    "type": "LLC",
    "status": "Active",
    "formedDate": "2019-03-14",
    "registeredAgent": "CSC Global"
  }],
  "meta": { "total": 1, "state": "NY" }
}

Federal data enrichment

Add ?include=federal to pull SEC filings, government contracts, and lobbying disclosures alongside entity data.

Entity + Federal3 credits

curl https://filed.dev/v1/entity/NY:1393779?include=federal \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer fd_live_aBcDeFgH"

Response

{
  "entity": { "name": "PFIZER INC", "state": "NY", ... },
  "federal": {
    "sec": { "items": [...], "totalCount": 7 },
    "contracts": { "items": [...], "totalCount": 500 },
    "lobbying": { "items": [...], "totalCount": 1730 }
  },
  "meta": { "credits": 3 }
}

Endpoints

Six endpoints covering state filings, SEC, contracts, and lobbying.

GET/v1/searchSearch business entities by name, agent, or state

1 cr

GET/v1/entity/{id}Entity details with optional federal data enrichment

1-3 cr

POST/v1/batchBulk entity search with optional federal enrichment

Business+1+/query cr

GET/v1/sec/searchSearch SEC EDGAR filings by company, CIK, form type

2 cr

GET/v1/lobbying/searchSearch Senate lobbying disclosures

2 cr

GET/v1/contracts/searchSearch federal government contracts

2 cr

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Data sources

Secretary of State Offices

Business registrations from 9 states — entity details, officers, agents, filing history

AK, CO, CT, DC, FL, IA, NY, OR, PA

SEC EDGAR

10-K, 10-Q, 8-K filings. Full-text search by company, CIK, SIC code, date range

USASpending.gov

Federal contract awards over $100K. Filter by agency, NAICS, amount, date

Senate Office of Public Records

Lobbying registrations and quarterly disclosures. Client, registrant, income data

Pricing

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Developer

$49/mo

1,000 credits/mo

All 9 states
Entity search and details
SEC, lobbying, and contracts search
Email support

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Business

$199/mo

10,000 credits/mo

Everything in Developer
Batch search
Federal data enrichment
Priority support

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Scale

$499/mo

50,000 credits/mo

Everything in Business
Webhooks
Higher rate limits
Dedicated support

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Guides

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How to Look Up a Business in Any State

Learn how to search for business entity records in any US state. Compare Secretary of State websites with API-based lookup for verification, due diligence, and legal research.

How to Verify if a Business is Legitimate

Step-by-step guide to verifying whether a business is real, active, and in good standing using Secretary of State records, registered agent data, and filing status.

How to Find a Company's Registered Agent

Learn what a registered agent is, why they matter for service of process and legal compliance, and how to find registered agent information in state business records.