Verify Businesses In Real Time
Using Live Government Data
It pulls live Secretary of State data via API, returns current status and a timestamped certificate and approves or rejects applications instantly, even outside office hours.
"Cobalt Intelligence helped us solve ongoing data accuracy issues by providing reliable verification we can trust."
Uri Sittan, Co-Founder and CTO, Become
Search any business by name and state — get live Secretary of State data back in seconds.
What Our Customers Say
"Adding Cobalt has been a great addition to our onboarding process as it's reduced friction, increased the rate of completed applications, and improved customer satisfaction."
Rich McIver
CMO, AltruPay
"We were looking for a partner to provide entity status checks for US corporations and LLCs across the US states via an API. Cobalt Intelligence provided exactly what we needed. They are a pleasure to do business with!"
Gary J. Highland
Founder & CEO, EntityScanAI
"Working with the Cobalt team has been a consistently positive experience. They're extremely responsive and proactive about checking in. They're also open to feedback and suggestions, which makes problem-solving collaborative."
Theo Mills
CTO, Onramp Funds
Works In All 50 States
Use the same API to verify businesses in every US state using local Secretary of State data.
Live Source + 22 Data Points
Each lookup pulls live data from the Secretary of State and returns 22 verification fields plus a timestamped proof.
Full Verification Record
You get a full verification record, not just a status check. Enough data to approve, reject, or flag with confidence.
1-Day Setup
Create an account, get an API key, and integrate. Most teams are live in one day.
Turn Your Business Verification
Process Into An Always-On System
Applications are checked using live Secretary of State data, results go straight into your product, and decisions no longer wait for people or office hours.
No credit card.
see how teams use it in practice.
While You're Waiting To Verify A Business,
Someone Else Already Sold The Loan
When verification depends on manual checks or cached data, every application sits in a queue. While your team is reviewing forms and government websites, someone else is already sending the offer.
Manual checks
Every application is checked by hand.
More headcount
Hiring people increases volume, not speed.
Outdated records
Some tools use cached, months-old data.
Lost deals
The fastest lender usually wins.
Most applicants apply to several institutions at the same time.
The one that approves first usually wins.
Finally, Verify Applications As They
Arrive Or Process Entire Lists At Once
Approve Or Reject Applications Instantly
Verify each application as it arrives using live Secretary of State data. The result appears directly in your review flow, without manual checks.
Verify Entire Portfolios In One Run
Upload a CSV and verify entire lists of businesses in one run using the same live data and the same verification output.
See The Full Legal Profile Using 22+
Live Secretary Of State Data Points
Each lookup returns a complete, timestamped Secretary of State record. Your team gets the identity, legal status, and risk-related data needed to approve, reject, or flag a business, automatically,
DATA RETURNED PER LOOKUP:
Business Identity
- Entity Name — 50 states
- Entity ID — 50 states
- Entity Type — 45 states
- State of Formation — 35 states
- Filing Date — 50 states
- Industry — 6 states
Location & Contact
- Physical Address — 35 states
- Mailing Address — 16 states
- Agent Name — 49 states
- Agent Address — 48 states
- Phone Number — 4 states
- Email — 6 states
Legal Status & Records
- Status — 46 states
- Organization Documents — 18 states
- Secretary of State URL — 18 states
- Form 5500 Series Data — Coming soon
Search & Discovery
- Search by Address — 49 states
Risk & Financial Flags
- UCC Liens — 11 states
- TIN Verification — 49 states
Ownership & People
- Officer Information — 28 states
- Search by Person — 32 states
Cobalt always returns the maximum available data for each jurisdiction.
See How To Get It Running In 24h Without
Changing Your Verification Workflow
Create Free Account And Get Access
Create an account and generate your API key. This is all you need to start making requests to the live Secretary of State data sources.
- Immediate access to the API
- 20 free lookups to test in your system
- Access to documentation and examples
Fetch Live Verification Data
Use a simple request to pull live business data from the Secretary of State. The API returns structured fields plus a timestamped proof.
API Reference
Clear request and response examples for all endpoints.
Predictable output
Same fields and format for every state.
Get Results Into Your Existing Review Screen
(Directly In Your User Interface!)
Display the verification result inside your existing application review flow, so your team sees the data where they already work.
Map the fields
Choose which data points appear in your review screen and where.
Trigger decisions
Use the response to drive your existing rules or scorecards.
Start Processing Applications In 24h
Once connected, applications can be verified as they arrive or in bulk. Most teams are live the same day.
NO MORE QUEUES
Applications do not wait for someone to log in.
Verification happens as soon as they arrive.
Soon as the file's entered, the system's automatically pulling that information. It's not a manual process anymore. From the door, we know we're dealing with a verifiable business.
Craig Clark
CEO, General Merchant Funding
Get Support From The People
Who Built It
You get a dedicated support manager, and an engineer can jump in when you need help. No ticket queues, no waiting for escalations.
Ask implementation and data questions directly
Get help debugging or handling special cases
Talk directly to engineers, not a support desk
Get onboarding guidance for your specific use case
