FINRA BrokerCheck, SEC adviser database

Financial advisor verification
in one API call

Verify investment advisors and brokers through FINRA BrokerCheck and SEC databases. Check registration status, employment history, and disciplinary records.

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

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

Sources we verify against

FINRA BrokerCheck|SEC IAPD|State Securities Regulators

API Parameters & Response

Use type=financial-advisor with the unified verify endpoint.

Parameters for type=financial-advisor
name
required

Full professional name

state
required

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

city
optional

City for disambiguation

force
optional

Set to 1 to bypass cache

license_number
optional

Central Registration Depository number

Cache Hit Response200 OK
{
  "source": "cache",
  "type": "financial-advisor",
  "data": {
    "verified": true,
    "match_confidence": 0.94,
    "full_name": "Patricia L. Nguyen",
    "profession": "financial-advisor",
    "license_number": "CRD-4567890",
    "license_status": "Active",
    "issuing_authority": "FINRA",
    "disciplinary_actions": [],
    "organization": "Morgan Stanley",
    "city": "San Francisco",
    "state": "CA",
    "sources": [
      "https://brokercheck.finra.org",
      "https://adviserinfo.sec.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

630K+

Registered reps

50

States covered

95%

Registration accuracy

Built for financial advisors verification

Industry-specific use cases powered by one API.

Wealth Platforms

Verify advisor credentials before onboarding to your platform. Display verified status to build client trust.

Compliance Teams

Screen financial advisors for disclosures, complaints, and regulatory actions during due diligence.

FinTech Apps

Verify advisors are properly registered before enabling advisory services or robo-advice features.

Frequently asked questions

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