BIZAPEDIA PRO API SUBSCRIPTION

NATIONWIDE DUE DILIGENCE

If you are looking for something more than a web based search utility and need to automate company and officer searches from within your internal applications, then our B2B based Bizapedia Pro API™ might be the answer for you.

Our API will enable you to perform due diligence checks on the companies you do business with, or simply find out if a company you represent is in good standing with their filing state.

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The Bizapedia Pro API™ grants programmatic access to all the search forms and features you find on our site.

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ENTERPRISE ACCESS

The Bizapedia Pro API™ grants programmatic access to all the search forms and features you find on our site. (i.e., Company Search, People Search, Address Search, and Trademark Search)

Additionally, our subscribers are granted access to every company profile record on our site in its entirety, even if the company chooses to hide the private information on the record from the general public.

With this subscription plan you can make up to 180,000 API calls per year.

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COMPANY OBJECT

Field Name	Data Type
EntityName	String
FileNumber	String
FilingJurisdictionName	String
FilingJurisdictionPostalAbbreviation	String
DomesticJurisdictionName	String
DomesticJurisdictionPostalAbbreviation	String
FilingStatus	String
EntityType	String
FilingDate	DateTime
PrincipalAddressCountryCode	String
PrincipalAddressLine1	String
PrincipalAddressLine2	String
PrincipalAddressCity	String
PrincipalAddressState	String
PrincipalAddressPostalCode	String
MailingAddressCountryCode	String
MailingAddressLine1	String
MailingAddressLine2	String
MailingAddressCity	String
MailingAddressState	String
MailingAddressPostalCode	String
RegisteredAgentName	String
RegisteredAgentAddressCountryCode	String
RegisteredAgentAddressLine1	String
RegisteredAgentAddressLine2	String
RegisteredAgentCity	String
RegisteredAgentState	String
RegisteredAgentPostalCode	String
RegisteredAgentPhone	String
RegisteredAgentFax	String
RegisteredAgentEmail	String
LastUpdateDate	DateTime
RelevanceScore	Decimal
Principals	List(Of Principal)

PRINCIPAL OBJECT

Field Name	Data Type
PrincipalName	String
FirstName	String
LastName	String
Titles	String
CountryCode	String
AddressLine1	String
AddressLine2	String
City	String
StateProvince	String
PostalCode	String

COMPANY LIST OBJECT

Field Name	Data Type
Success	Boolean
ErrorMessage	String
Companies	List(Of Company)

COMPANY_PRINCIPAL OBJECT

Field Name	Data Type
Principal	Object
Company	Object
RelevanceScore	Decimal

COMPANY_PRINCIPAL LIST OBJECT

Field Name	Data Type
Success	Boolean
ErrorMessage	String
CompanyPrincipals	List(Of CompanyPrincipal)

ADDRESS LISTS OBJECT

Field Name	Data Type
Success	Boolean
ErrorMessage	String
Companies	List(Of Company)
CompanyPrincipals	List(Of CompanyPrincipal)
Trademarks	List(Of Trademark)

TRADEMARK OBJECT

Field Name	Data Type
SerialNumber	Integer
RegistrationNumber	Integer
FilingDate	DateTime
RegistrationDate	DateTime
StatusCode	String
StatusDescription	String
StatusDate	DateTime
OwnerName	String
OwnerNationalityState	String
OwnerNationalityStateName	String
OwnerNationalityCountry	String
OwnerAddressLine1	String
OwnerAddressLine2	String
OwnerAddressCity	String
OwnerAddressState	String
OwnerAddressPostalCode	String
OwnerPartyType	String
OwnerPartyTypeName	String
MarkIdentification	String
MarkDrawingCode	String
MarkDrawingDescription	String
PublishedForOppositionDate	DateTime
AttorneyDocketNumber	String
AttorneyName	String
LawOfficeAssignedLocationCode	String
LawOfficeAssignedLocationDescription	String
CurrentLocation	String
LocationDate	DateTime
EmployeeName	String
AbandonmentDate	DateTime
CancellationCode	String
CancellationDescription	String
CancellationDate	DateTime
Republished12cDate	DateTime
DomesticRepresentativeName	String
RenewalDate	DateTime
LastTransactionDate	DateTime
CaseFileHeaderFlagsXml	String
CaseFileOwnersXml	String
CaseFileStatementsXml	String
CaseFileEventStatementsXml	String
PriorRegistrationApplicationsXml	String
ClassificationsXml	String
CorrespondentXml	String
MadridInternationalFilingRequestsXml	String
ForeignApplicationsXml	String
DesignSearchesXml	String
InternationalRegistrationXml	String
LastUpdateDate	DateTime
RelevanceScore	Decimal

TRADEMARK LIST OBJECT

Field Name	Data Type
Success	Boolean
ErrorMessage	String
Trademarks	List(Of Trademark)

C# SAMPLE CODE

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;

public partial class ProApiClient
{

	public const string API_KEY = "PRODUCTION_OR_TEST_KEY_GOES_HERE";

	// LCSBN Endpoint - LookupCompanies() function looks up Companies.
	//
	// [companyName] is required and must be at least 5 characters in length. (Example = Investment)
	// [city] is optional, however if provided it should be a valid city name in the state or province you designate in postalAbbreviation. (Example = Los Angeles)
	// [postalAbbreviation] is optional, however if provided it must be a valid Postal Abbreviation (i.e., CA, DE, FL, TX, ON, QC) in either the United States or Canada.
	//
	// Example API Call: LookupCompanies("Invest", "Los Angeles", "CA")
	//
	// Returns CompanyList Object
	public static string LookupCompanies(string companyName, string city, string postalAbbreviation)
	{

		string result = "";
		try
		{

			string url = "https://www.bizapedia.com/bdmservice.asmx";
			string soapAction = "https://www.bizapedia.com/LCSBN";

			string soapEnvelope = 
			"<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>" + 
			"<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" " + 
			"xmlns:xsd=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema\" " + 
			"xmlns:soap=\"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/\">" + 
				"<soap:Body>" + 
					"<LCSBN xmlns=\"https://www.bizapedia.com/\">" + 
						$"<k>" + EncodeXml(API_KEY) + "</k>" + 
						$"<n>" + EncodeXml(companyName) + "</n>" + 
						$"<c>" + EncodeXml(city) + "</c>" + 
						$"<pa>" + EncodeXml(postalAbbreviation) + "</pa>" + 
					"</LCSBN>" + 
				"</soap:Body>" + 
			"</soap:Envelope>";

			var req = CreateWebRequest(url, soapAction);
			InsertSoapEnvelopeIntoWebRequest(soapEnvelope, req);

			Global.System.Net.HttpWebResponse response = req.GetResponse();
			using (var sr = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()))
			{

				result = sr.ReadToEnd();

			}
		}

		catch (Exception ex)
		{

			result = ex.Message;

		}

		return result;

	}

	// LP Endpoint - The LookupPeople() function looks up Companies and their Principals.
	//
	// [firstName] is required and must be at least 2 characters in length. (Example = Jane)
	// [lastName] is required and must be at least 2 characters in length. (Example = Doe)
	// [city] is optional, however if provided it should be a valid city name in the state or province you designate in postalAbbreviation.
	// [postalAbbreviation] is optional, however if provided it must be a valid Postal Abbreviation (i.e., CA, DE, FL, TX, ON, QC) in either the United States or Canada.
	//
	// Example API Call: LookupPeople("John", "Jones", "Los Angeles", "CA")
	//
	// Returns CompanyPrincipalList Object
	public static string LookupPeople(string firstName, string lastName, string city, string postalAbbreviation)
	{

		string result = "";
		try
		{

			string url = "https://www.bizapedia.com/bdmservice.asmx";
			string soapAction = "https://www.bizapedia.com/LP";

			string soapEnvelope = 
			"<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>" + 
			"<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" " + 
			"xmlns:xsd=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema\" " + 
			"xmlns:soap=\"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/\">" + 
				"<soap:Body>" + 
					"<LP xmlns=\"https://www.bizapedia.com/\">" + 
						$"<k>" + EncodeXml(API_KEY) + "</k>" + 
						$"<fnm>" + EncodeXml(firstName) + "</fnm>" + 
						$"<lnm>" + EncodeXml(lastName) + "</lnm>" + 
						$"<c>" + EncodeXml(city) + "</c>" + 
						$"<pa>" + EncodeXml(postalAbbreviation) + "</pa>" + 
					"</LP>" + 
				"</soap:Body>" + 
			"</soap:Envelope>";

			var req = CreateWebRequest(url, soapAction);
			InsertSoapEnvelopeIntoWebRequest(soapEnvelope, req);

			Global.System.Net.HttpWebResponse response = req.GetResponse();
			using (var sr = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()))
			{

				result = sr.ReadToEnd();

			}
		}

		catch (Exception ex)
		{

			result = ex.Message;

		}

		return result;

	}

	// LA Endpoint - The LookupAddresses() function looks up Addresses associated with Companies, Principals, and Trademarks.
	//
	// addressStreet is required and must be at least 3 characters in length. (example = 5750 Wilshire Blvd)
	// [city] is required and must be at least 3 characters in length. (example = Los Angeles) 
	// [postalAbbreviation] is optional, however if provided it must be a valid Postal Abbreviation (i.e., CA, DE, FL, TX, ON, QC) in either the United States or Canada. 
	// [postalCode] is optional, however if provided it must be a valid Postal Code (i.e., 10001, 43215, 90401, M2K 1W9, M4L 1V2) in either the United States or Canada. 
	//
	// Example API Call: LookupAddresses("5750 Wilshire Blvd", "Los Angeles", "CA", "90036")
	//
	// Returns AddressLists Object
	public static string LookupAddresses(string addressStreet, string city, string postalAbbreviation, string postalCode)
	{

		string result = "";
		try
		{

			string url = "https://www.bizapedia.com/bdmservice.asmx";
			string soapAction = "https://www.bizapedia.com/LA";

			string soapEnvelope = 
			"<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>" + 
			"<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" " + 
			"xmlns:xsd=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema\" " + 
			"xmlns:soap=\"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/\">" + 
				"<soap:Body>" + 
					"<LA xmlns=\"https://www.bizapedia.com/\">" + 
						$"<k>" + EncodeXml(API_KEY) + "</k>" + 
						$"<a>" + EncodeXml(addressStreet) + "</a>" + 
						$"<c>" + EncodeXml(city) + "</c>" + 
						$"<pa>" + EncodeXml(postalAbbreviation) + "</pa>" + 
						$"<pc>" + EncodeXml(postalCode) + "</pc>" + 
					"</LA>" + 
				"</soap:Body>" + 
			"</soap:Envelope>";

			var req = CreateWebRequest(url, soapAction);
			InsertSoapEnvelopeIntoWebRequest(soapEnvelope, req);

			Global.System.Net.HttpWebResponse response = req.GetResponse();
			using (var sr = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()))
			{

				result = sr.ReadToEnd();

			}
		}

		catch (Exception ex)
		{

			result = ex.Message;

		}

		return result;

	}

	// LT Endpoint - The LookupTrademarks() function looks up Trademarks registered with the USPTO by Mark Identification and/or Owner Name.
	//
	// Either [markIdentification] or [ownerName] is required and you may provide both.
	// [markIdentification] is optional, however if provided it must be at least 2 characters in length. (example = Widget) 
	// [ownerName] is optional, however if provided it must be at least 2 characters in length. (example = Acme, LLC) 
	//
	// Example API Call: LookupTrademarks("License", "Utah State Bar")
	//
	// Returns TrademarkList Object
	public static string LookupTrademarks(string markIdentification, string ownerName)
	{

		string result = "";
		try
		{

			string url = "https://www.bizapedia.com/bdmservice.asmx";
			string soapAction = "https://www.bizapedia.com/LT";

			string soapEnvelope = 
			"<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>" + 
			"<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" " + 
			"xmlns:xsd=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema\" " + 
			"xmlns:soap=\"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/\">" + 
				"<soap:Body>" + 
					"<LT xmlns=\"https://www.bizapedia.com/\">" + 
						$"<k>" + EncodeXml(API_KEY) + "</k>" + 
						$"<tm>" + EncodeXml(markIdentification) + "</tm>" + 
						$"<tmo>" + EncodeXml(ownerName) + "</tmo>" + 
					"</LT>" + 
				"</soap:Body>" + 
			"</soap:Envelope>";

			var req = CreateWebRequest(url, soapAction);
			InsertSoapEnvelopeIntoWebRequest(soapEnvelope, req);

			Global.System.Net.HttpWebResponse response = req.GetResponse();
			using (var sr = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()))
			{

				result = sr.ReadToEnd();

			}
		}

		catch (Exception ex)
		{

			result = ex.Message;

		}

		return result;

	} 
	
	// LCBFN Endpoint - The LookupCompanyByFileNumber() function looks up a single Company by its filing state and state issued file number.
	//
	// [postalAbbreviation] is required and must be a valid Postal Abbreviation (i.e., CA, DE, FL, TX, ON, QC) in either the United States or Canada.
	// [fileNumber] is required and must be a valid state issued file number. (Example = L22000999999)
	//
	// Example API Call: LookupCompanyByFileNumber("CA", "806592")
	//
	// Returns Company Object
	public static string LookupCompanyByFileNumber(string postalAbbreviation, string fileNumber)
	{

		string result = "";
		try
		{

			string url = "https://www.bizapedia.com/bdmservice.asmx";
			string soapAction = "https://www.bizapedia.com/LCBFN";

			string soapEnvelope = 
			"<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>" + 
			"<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" " + 
			"xmlns:xsd=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema\" " + 
			"xmlns:soap=\"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/\">" + 
				"<soap:Body>" + 
					"<LCBFN xmlns=\"https://www.bizapedia.com/\">" + 
						$"<k>" + EncodeXml(API_KEY) + "</k>" + 
						$"<pa>" + EncodeXml(postalAbbreviation) + "</pa>" + 
						$"<fn>" + EncodeXml(fileNumber) + "</fn>" + 
					"</LCBFN>" + 
				"</soap:Body>" + 
			"</soap:Envelope>";

			var req = CreateWebRequest(url, soapAction);
			InsertSoapEnvelopeIntoWebRequest(soapEnvelope, req);

			Global.System.Net.HttpWebResponse response = req.GetResponse();
			using (var sr = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()))
			{

				result = sr.ReadToEnd();

			}
		}

		catch (Exception ex)
		{

			result = ex.Message;

		}

		return result;

	}

	// GACC Endpoint - The GetApiCallCount() function returns the number of live API calls you've made since your last renewal.
	//
	// Example API Call: GetApiCallCount()
	//
	// Returns Integer
	public static string GetApiCallCount()
	{

		string result = "";
		try
		{

			string url = "https://www.bizapedia.com/bdmservice.asmx";
			string soapAction = "https://www.bizapedia.com/GACC";

			string soapEnvelope = 
			"<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>" + 
			"<soap:Envelope xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" " + 
			"xmlns:xsd=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema\" " + 
			"xmlns:soap=\"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/\">" + 
				"<soap:Body>" + 
					"<GACC xmlns=\"https://www.bizapedia.com/\">" + 
						$"<k>" + EncodeXml(API_KEY) + "</k>" + 
					"</GACC>" + 
				"</soap:Body>" + 
			"</soap:Envelope>";

			var req = CreateWebRequest(url, soapAction);
			InsertSoapEnvelopeIntoWebRequest(soapEnvelope, req);

			Global.System.Net.HttpWebResponse response = req.GetResponse();
			using (var sr = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()))
			{

				result = sr.ReadToEnd();

			}
		}

		catch (Exception ex)
		{

			result = ex.Message;

		}

		return result;

	}

	private static Global.System.Net.HttpWebRequest CreateWebRequest(string url, string soapAction)
	{

		Global.System.Net.HttpWebRequest req = (Global.System.Net.HttpWebRequest)System.Net.WebRequest.Create(url);
		req.Headers.Add("SOAPAction", soapAction);
		req.ContentType = "text/xml;charset=\"utf-8\"";
		req.Accept = "text/xml";
		req.Method = "POST";
		return req;

	}

	private static void InsertSoapEnvelopeIntoWebRequest(string soapEnvelope, Global.System.Net.HttpWebRequest webRequest)
	{

		using (Stream str = webRequest.GetRequestStream())
		{

			byte[] soapEnvelopeBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(soapEnvelope);
			str.Write(soapEnvelopeBytes, 0, soapEnvelopeBytes.Length);

		}

	}

	private static string EncodeXml(string text)
	{
		// NOTE: To XmlDecode something all you have to do is access the XmlNode.InnerText property 
		// and the InnerText property will be a XmlDecoded String.

		// This function uses the built in encoding features of the System.XML namespace:
		XmlDocument xml = new XmlDocument();
		string xmlText = "<xml></xml>";
		xml.LoadXml(xmlText);

		// Essentially, this will XmlEncode the string:
		xml.ChildNodes[0].InnerText = text;

		return xml.ChildNodes[0].InnerXml;
	}

}

WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE BIZAPEDIA PRO API™?

✓	LOOKUP COMPANIES BY NAME, CITY, AND STATE	✓	LOOKUP PEOPLE (COMPANY PRINCIPALS) BY NAME, CITY, AND STATE

✓	LOOKUP TRADEMARKS BY MARK IDENTIFICATION AND OWNER NAME	✓	LOOKUP COMPANIES, PEOPLE, AND TRADEMARKS BY ADDRESS

✓	THE API IS A SIMPLE XML WEBSERVICE CONSUMABLE BY EVERY TYPE OF APPLICATION	✓	WE UPDATE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF RECORDS WEEKLY

✓	OFFICIAL BUSINESS DATA AGGREGATED FROM THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT ENTITIES	✓	WITH THIS SUBSCRIPTION PLAN YOU CAN MAKE UP TO 180,000 API CALLS PER YEAR

If you are simply looking for enterprise search access, then our Bizapedia Pro Search™ service might be the answer for you.

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