Secretary of state, corporate registration

Business entity verification
in one API call

Verify corporate registrations, LLC formations, check good standing status, and confirm registered agent details. Powered by Secretary of State registries across all 50 states.

Terminal
$ curl -H "Authorization: Bearer rk_..." \
  "https://api.verified.fast/v1/verify?type=company&name=John+Smith&state=IL"

# Returns 200 (cached) or 202 (async job_id → poll for result)

Sources we verify against

Secretary of State Registries|Corporate Filing Databases|50 State Registries

API Parameters & Response

Use type=company with the unified verify endpoint.

Parameters for type=company
name
required

Full entity or facility name

state
required

2-letter state code (e.g. IL, TX)

license_number
optional

Known license or registration number

force
optional

Set to 1 to bypass cache

Cache Hit Response200 OK
{
  "source": "cache",
  "type": "company",
  "data": {
    "verified": true,
    "match_confidence": 0.95,
    "full_name": "Acme Technologies LLC",
    "profession": "company",
    "license_number": "LLC-2018-456789",
    "license_status": "Active - Good Standing",
    "issuing_authority": "Delaware Secretary of State",
    "disciplinary_actions": [],
    "organization": "Acme Technologies LLC",
    "city": "Wilmington",
    "state": "DE",
    "sources": [
      "https://icis.corp.delaware.gov"
    ]
  }
}
New Verification Response202 Accepted
{
  "status": "processing",
  "job_id": "cm4x7abc123def456",
  "poll_url": "/v1/verify/status/cm4x7abc123def456",
  "message": "Verification in progress. Poll the poll_url for results."
}

Poll poll_url every 15-20s until status is "complete"

<20ms

Cached response

50

States covered

94%

Registration accuracy

90 days

Cache duration

Built for business entities verification

Industry-specific use cases powered by one API.

KYB Compliance

Verify business entity registrations during Know Your Business checks. Confirm good standing status for compliance.

Vendor Onboarding

Validate vendor corporate registrations before signing contracts. Check entity status and registered agent details.

Due Diligence

Verify entity registrations during M&A due diligence, funding rounds, or partnership evaluations.

Frequently asked questions

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