Use Florida Sunbiz Registry Lookup by Name, Agent & FEI with Python

Look up Florida business entities on the Sunbiz registry by entity name, officer, registered agent, FEI/EIN, document number, ZIP, or street address, and get status, addresses, officers, annual filings, and filed-document links for each match.

1. Choose the data you need

Review the published README for supported collection modes, examples, and limits. The recipe below uses the current published input definition.

2. Prepare a source-based input

This JSON contains published prefills and required-field defaults. Review every value for your task before running it; it is not a promise of successful collection.

{
  "entityStatus": "any",
  "entityType": "any",
  "includeEventHistory": false,
  "maxItems": 2,
  "mirrorFiledDocuments": "none",
  "searchTerms": [
    "publix super markets"
  ],
  "searchType": "entityName"
}

Download input.example.json and save your reviewed copy as input.json.

Field	Type	Required	Description
`searchType`	string	required	Which Sunbiz index to search. Applies to the values in `searchTerms`; pasted `startUrls` are fetched directly.
`searchTerms`	array	optional	One or more values for the selected `searchType` (entity names, officer/agent names, FEI/EIN digits, document numbers, ZIP codes, street addresses, or trademark terms). Sunbiz matches names/addresses from the start of its ordered index and returns the nearest entries when there is no exact match; `documentNumber` is the only exact lookup.
`startUrls`	array	optional	Optional Sunbiz detail or search-results URLs to fetch directly. You can mix URLs with `searchTerms` in one run.
`entityStatus`	string	optional	Only emit entities with this status. Determined from each entity's detail page.
`entityType`	string	optional	Keep only this kind of filing. Useful for hiding trademarks and nearest-name neighbours.
`includeEventHistory`	boolean	optional	Fetch each entity's full filing-event trail (amendments, mergers, reinstatements, dissolutions, old names). Adds one request per entity that has events.
`mirrorFiledDocuments`	string	optional	Save copies of filed documents to Apify storage and add a permanent `pdfUrl` to each `filedDocuments` entry. `all` mirrors up to the 20 newest documents per entity.
`maxItems`	integer	optional	Hard cap on emitted records across all search terms and URLs. Each record requires a detail-page fetch.

3. Start an Actor run

Set APIFY_TOKEN in your environment. Python 3.10 or newer is sufficient; this recipe uses no third-party packages.

Execution may incur charges. Review current pricing on Apify. The request asks for a 120-second timeout and a charge limit; these settings are subject to Apify’s pricing and do not guarantee an all-inclusive spending cap.

import json
import os
import urllib.request

# Save the schema-derived example as input.json; review and edit it first.
with open("input.json", encoding="utf-8") as stream:
    actor_input = json.load(stream)

token = os.environ["APIFY_TOKEN"]
request = urllib.request.Request(
    "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/JTEsf3n3srGWrLiKV/runs?timeout=120&maxTotalChargeUsd=0.50",
    data=json.dumps(actor_input).encode("utf-8"),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + token, "Content-Type": "application/json"},
    method="POST",
)
# This starts a potentially billable run. Do not automatically retry this POST.
with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=40) as response:
    run = json.load(response)["data"]
print("Run ID:", run["id"])
print("Status:", run["status"])
# Inspect and download results in Apify Console once the run succeeds.

4. Inspect the actual results

Open the run in Apify Console and wait for a successful completion. Use the published output schema to locate results and the dataset schema to understand declared views. Missing or optional record fields must not be treated as guaranteed values.

One record per matched Florida entity: identity, status, FEI/EIN, addresses, registered agent, officers/directors, LLC authorized persons, annual reports, event and name history, trademark data, protected series, and optional filed-document PDFs.

Questions before you run

Which inputs are required?

The published required fields are searchType

What does this guide verify?

The fields, prefills, and schema links are rendered from the published build. This is a usage recipe, not a paid live extraction test. Source availability and collection results can vary.

What if the run request times out?

Check Apify Console before retrying. The first request may already have created a run. Do not automatically repeat a run-creation POST.

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Generated from source build F4m9LT3xJs3dnKZtM and its README and schemas. Source changes regenerate this guide; no third-party editorial claims are inferred.