private_search

Full-text search of 30.6M US private business entities by name across 56 state and territory registries, plus 21.2M officer records, 4.4M DOT motor carriers and 3.9M IRS nonprofits. Ranked by name similarity. If you need to identify ONE specific company rather than browse candidates, use private_resolve instead.

Parameters4

query	string	required	Business name or partial name to search
state	string	optional	Two-letter state code, e.g. FL, NY, CA, TX. 56 jurisdictions covered.
type	string	optional	Filter by entity type: domestic_profit, domestic_llc, domestic_lp, foreign_profit, domestic_nonprofit
limit	number	optional	Max results (default 25, max 200)

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Business name or partial name to search"
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Two-letter state code, e.g. FL, NY, CA, TX. 56 jurisdictions covered."
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Filter by entity type: domestic_profit, domestic_llc, domestic_lp, foreign_profit, domestic_nonprofit"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Max results (default 25, max 200)",
      "default": 25
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ]
}

private_entity

Get full detail for a specific business entity including all officers, registered agent, addresses, filing history, and status changes.

Parameters2

state	string	required	Two-letter state code, e.g. FL, NY, CA, TX
state_id	string	required	State entity ID (FL: Corporation Number, NY: DOS ID)

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Two-letter state code, e.g. FL, NY, CA, TX"
    },
    "state_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "State entity ID (FL: Corporation Number, NY: DOS ID)"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "state",
    "state_id"
  ]
}

private_officer_search

Search for officers, directors, CEOs, and presidents by name across all registered private companies. Returns their title, company, and business details.

Parameters4

name	string	required	Officer/CEO name or partial name
title	string	optional	Filter by title: ceo, president, director, secretary, treasurer, vp, chairman, manager
state	string	optional	Two-letter state code, e.g. FL, NY, CA, TX
limit	number	optional	Max results (default 25)

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Officer/CEO name or partial name"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Filter by title: ceo, president, director, secretary, treasurer, vp, chairman, manager"
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Two-letter state code, e.g. FL, NY, CA, TX"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Max results (default 25)",
      "default": 25
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "name"
  ]
}

private_browse

Browse private business entities with filters. Great for finding businesses by geography, age, and type. Example: all domestic profit corporations in Miami over 20 years old.

Parameters9

state	string	optional	Two-letter state code, e.g. FL, NY, CA, TX
type	string	optional	Entity type: domestic_profit, domestic_llc, domestic_lp, foreign_profit
min_age	number	optional	Minimum business age in years
max_age	number	optional	Maximum business age in years
city	string	optional	City name (partial match)
zip	string	optional	ZIP code prefix
county	string	optional	County (NY only)
limit	number	optional	Max results (default 25)
offset	number	optional	Pagination offset

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Two-letter state code, e.g. FL, NY, CA, TX"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Entity type: domestic_profit, domestic_llc, domestic_lp, foreign_profit"
    },
    "min_age": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Minimum business age in years"
    },
    "max_age": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Maximum business age in years"
    },
    "city": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "City name (partial match)"
    },
    "zip": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ZIP code prefix"
    },
    "county": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "County (NY only)"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Max results (default 25)",
      "default": 25
    },
    "offset": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Pagination offset",
      "default": 0
    }
  }
}

private_ceo_search

Search specifically for CEOs and presidents across all states. Cross-references officer records with entity data to show which companies a person leads and how long they have been in operation.

Parameters2

name	string	required	CEO/president name to search
limit	number	optional	Max results (default 25)

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "CEO/president name to search"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Max results (default 25)",
      "default": 25
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "name"
  ]
}

private_owner_operated

Find owner-operated businesses where the CEO/President is also the Registered Agent. This is a strong signal of a sole-owner business with no succession layer — the key target for acquisition.

Parameters6

state	string	optional	Two-letter state code, e.g. FL, NY, CA, TX
min_age	number	optional	Minimum business age (default 15)
type	string	optional	Entity type filter
city	string	optional	City filter
limit	number	optional	Max results (default 50)
offset	number	optional	Pagination offset

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Two-letter state code, e.g. FL, NY, CA, TX"
    },
    "min_age": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Minimum business age (default 15)",
      "default": 15
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Entity type filter"
    },
    "city": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "City filter"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Max results (default 50)",
      "default": 50
    },
    "offset": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Pagination offset",
      "default": 0
    }
  }
}

private_stats

Get database statistics: total entities, officers, states covered, entity type breakdown, and age distribution.

Parameters

No parameters.

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {}
}

private_age_distribution

Get business age distribution — how many entities are 0-4, 5-9, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40+ years old. Optionally filter by state.

Parameters1

state

string

optional

Filter by state: FL, NY

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Filter by state: FL, NY"
    }
  }
}

private_geography

Geographic distribution of private businesses. Group by city, zip, county, or state. Shows where businesses are concentrated.

Parameters3

state	string	optional	Filter by state
group_by	string	optional	Group by: city, zip, county, state
limit	number	optional	Top N locations (default 30)

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Filter by state"
    },
    "group_by": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Group by: city, zip, county, state",
      "default": "city"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Top N locations (default 30)",
      "default": 30
    }
  }
}

private_type_breakdown

Entity type breakdown — how many domestic profit corps, LLCs, LPs, nonprofits, foreign corps, etc. Optionally filter by state.

Parameters1

state

string

optional

Filter by state: FL, NY

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Filter by state: FL, NY"
    }
  }
}

private_resolve

Resolve a messy or partial business name to ONE canonical government record, with a computed confidence score (0-1), an ambiguity flag and ranked alternatives. Use this when you have a company name from a document, email or user message and need to identify the actual registered entity. Prefer this over private_search when the goal is identification rather than browsing. If confidence is below 0.6, show the user the alternatives instead of choosing one.

Parameters3

query	string	required	Business name as you have it, however messy
state	string	optional	Two-letter state code to narrow the search, e.g. FL
city	string	optional	City, used as a corroborating signal

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Business name as you have it, however messy"
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Two-letter state code to narrow the search, e.g. FL"
    },
    "city": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "City, used as a corroborating signal"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ]
}

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