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Data Sources

All entity data comes from the Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division via the INBiz portal (bsd.sos.in.gov). This is the official state register for all business entities formed or qualified to do business in Indiana, including domestic and foreign corporations, LLCs, limited partnerships, nonprofits, and other entity types. Every request hits the live register. There is no bulk data export or REST API. The response is always authoritative and up to date.
Indiana is a single-source country. Company profile, registered agent, governing persons, and search all come from the live Indiana SoS portal. The Trade Register Extract and Secretary-of-State-signed Certified Copies are included in the document catalogue.

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Company Identifiers

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Query Identifiers

Identifier TypeFormatExampleNotes
Indiana Business IDMultiple format eras (see below)183025-143Primary identifier assigned by the Indiana Secretary of State at registration
Indiana Business IDs span several format eras depending on when the entity was formed:
EraFormatExample
Modern (2000s–present)13–16 digit sequential2001111900027
Legacy numeric (1990s–2000s)8–12 digit numeric1997051343
Hyphenated legacy (pre-2000)NNNNNN-NNN183025-143
Limited partnershipsLPNNNNNNNNLP93120064
The Indiana Business ID is the only identifier supported for company retrieval. To find an ID from a name, use the search endpoint first. All four format eras are accepted for search and lookup.

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Identifiers in API Response

IdentifierFormatExampleFound In
idIndiana Business ID (as registered)183025-143All entities

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Search Capabilities

Search TypePatternExampleMatch TypeExpected Results
By Name2–250 chars"Eli Lilly and Company"ContainsMultiple results
By Business IDID format183025-143ExactExact match returned first (matchType: id); other results may follow
Name search supports contains-matching across all registered entity names. Business ID search locates a single entity by its exact identifier and is the recommended path when the ID is known.

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Quirks & Gotchas

QuirkDetails
No bulk dataIndiana does not offer bulk corporate data exports. Every lookup is resolved live against the register portal.
No shareholdersIndiana does not publish shareholder or ownership information at the state level.
No activity codesIndustry classification codes (NAICS / NACE) are not collected at the state level.
Governing persons paginatedThe portal renders governing persons across multiple pages. All pages are retrieved and returned.
Registered agent as OtherKeyPersonThe registered agent is returned under otherKeyPersons with role Registered Agent.
No formation jurisdiction for foreign entitiesThe jurisdiction of formation is not consistently shown for foreign entities on the public portal.

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Mappings

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Company Status

Status is read from the entity status field on the detail page.
Source ValueActive
Activetrue
Admin Dissolvedfalse
Cancelledfalse
Expiredfalse
Inactivefalse
Judicially Dissolvedfalse
Mergedfalse
Revokedfalse
Voluntarily Dissolvedfalse
Withdrawnfalse
Indiana entity types are published in plain English on the portal. The 35 distinct values cover domestic and foreign formations across all major entity classes. Domestic entities:
Indiana TypeStandardized
Domestic For-Profit CorporationCorporation
Domestic Benefit CorporationCorporation
Domestic Professional CorporationCorporation
Domestic Nonprofit CorporationNon-Profit
Domestic Limited Liability CompanyLimited Liability Company
Domestic Master LLCLimited Liability Company
Domestic Limited PartnershipLimited Partnership
Domestic Limited Liability PartnershipLimited Liability Partnership
Domestic Business TrustTrust
Domestic Agricultural CoopCooperative
Foreign entities follow the same pattern with a “Foreign” prefix.

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Other Key Persons

The registered agent is always returned as an OtherKeyPerson. Indiana identifies whether the agent is an individual or a corporate registered agent.
RoleStandardizedNotes
Registered AgentRegisteredAgentAlways present when declared on the portal

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Data Availability

DatapointAvailableNotes
Legal nameYes
Entity type / legal formYesAI-standardized
StatusYesAI-enriched with statusDetails
Formation dateYes
Principal addressYesGeocoded with fallback to structured address
Governing personsYesAll pages fetched
Registered agentYesIndividual or corporate
ShareholdersNoNot published by Indiana SoS
UBONoNo state-level register; federal BOI records are not public
Activity codesNoNot collected at state level

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Documents

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Trade Register Extract

A server-generated PDF of the entity’s detail page. Includes the entity’s legal name, entity number, type, status, formation date, principal address, registered agent, and governing persons.
PropertyValue
FormatPDF
SourceIndiana Secretary of State portal
TTL1 day

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Certified Copy

A Secretary-of-State-signed PDF containing the full filing history for the entity, with a certification date, entity name, and a validation URL. Valid for 30 days from issue. Certified copies are offered in filing-type-scoped variants. Only variants for which the entity has filings with content are advertised.
Filing Type VariantAvailable When
Certified Copy — Articles of IncorporationEntity has filings of this type
Certified Copy — Business Entity ReportEntity has filings of this type
Certified Copy — Articles of AmendmentEntity has filings of this type
PropertyValue
FormatPDF
SourceIndiana Secretary of State portal
TTL25 days

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Retrieval Modes

Indiana company data is available in two modes at the same price. Both return the same company details and the complete list of governing persons — they differ only in post-processing:
Onboarding (mode: onboarding)Verification (default)
Governing personsComplete listComplete list
Officer rolesReturned as filed (localName / englishTranslation)Standardized — adds a standardized role
Addresses (company + officers)As filed (street, city, ZIP)Geocoded — normalized, with latitude / longitude
Typical latencyFasterSlower
Use onboarding for fast lookups where as-filed values are enough; use verification when you need standardized officer roles and geocoded addresses.

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Example API Responses

The Company Profile, Legal Representative, and Other Key Person examples below are in verification mode (standardized roles, geocoded addresses). See Onboarding vs Verification for the same data in onboarding mode.

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Company Profile: Domestic For-Profit Corporation

{
  "company": {
    "id": "183025-143",
    "countryCode": "US-IN",
    "legalName": "ELI LILLY AND COMPANY",
    "registrationDate": "1901-01-17",
    "status": {
      "localName": "Active",
      "active": true,
      "statusDetails": { "status": "ACTIVE" }
    },
    "legalForm": {
      "localName": "Domestic For-Profit Corporation",
      "englishTranslation": "Domestic For-Profit Corporation",
      "standardized": "Corporation"
    },
    "legalAddress": {
      "addressLine1": "LILLY CORPORATE CENTER",
      "city": "Indianapolis",
      "region": "IN",
      "postalCode": "46285",
      "countryCode": "US",
      "latitude": 39.757,
      "longitude": -86.152
    }
  }
}

{
  "entityId": "person_001",
  "type": "individual",
  "role": {
    "localName": "Chair, President, and Chief Executive Officer",
    "englishTranslation": "Chair, President, and Chief Executive Officer",
    "standardized": "Chairman of the Board"
  },
  "individual": {
    "name": { "fullName": "David Ricks" }
  }
}

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Other Key Person: Registered Agent (Corporate)

{
  "type": "company",
  "role": {
    "localName": "Registered Agent",
    "standardized": "Registered Agent"
  },
  "company": {
    "legalName": "NATIONAL REGISTERED AGENTS, INC.",
    "legalAddress": {
      "addressLine1": "334 North Senate Avenue",
      "city": "Indianapolis",
      "region": "IN",
      "postalCode": "46204",
      "countryCode": "US"
    }
  }
}

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Onboarding vs Verification

The same governing person returned in each mode. Both modes return every governing person; onboarding keeps roles and addresses as filed, while verification adds a standardized role and a geocoded address. 
{
  "type": "individual",
  "role": {
    "localName": "Chair, President, and Chief Executive Officer",
    "englishTranslation": "Chair, President, and Chief Executive Officer"
  },
  "individual": {
    "name": { "fullName": "David Ricks" },
    "residenceAddress": {
      "addressLine1": "Lilly Corporate Center",
      "city": "INDIANAPOLIS",
      "region": "IN",
      "postalCode": "46285",
      "countryCode": "US"
    }
  }
}

{
  "type": "individual",
  "role": {
    "localName": "Chair, President, and Chief Executive Officer",
    "englishTranslation": "Chair, President, and Chief Executive Officer",
    "standardized": "Chairman of the Board"
  },
  "individual": {
    "name": { "fullName": "David Ricks" },
    "residenceAddress": {
      "city": "Indianapolis",
      "region": "Marion County",
      "state": "Indiana",
      "countryCode": "US",
      "latitude": 39.7576,
      "longitude": -86.1522
    }
  }
}
The countryCode is parsed from the registered address — it is not assumed to be US. An entity with a non-US address (e.g. a foreign parent) returns that country, or no countryCode when it cannot be determined.