Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.topograph.co/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
Table of Contents
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.
Company Identifiers
Query Identifiers
| Identifier Type | Format | Example | Notes |
|---|
| Indiana Business ID | Multiple format eras (see below) | 183025-143 | Primary identifier assigned by the Indiana Secretary of State at registration |
| Era | Format | Example |
|---|
| Modern (2000s–present) | 13–16 digit sequential | 2001111900027 |
| Legacy numeric (1990s–2000s) | 8–12 digit numeric | 1997051343 |
| Hyphenated legacy (pre-2000) | NNNNNN-NNN | 183025-143 |
| Limited partnerships | LPNNNNNNNN | LP93120064 |
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.
Identifiers in API Response
| Identifier | Format | Example | Found In |
|---|
id | Indiana Business ID (as registered) | 183025-143 | All entities |
Search Capabilities
| Search Type | Pattern | Example | Match Type | Expected Results |
|---|
| By Name | 2–250 chars | "Eli Lilly and Company" | Contains | Multiple results |
| By Business ID | ID format | 183025-143 | Exact | Single company |
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.
Quirks & Gotchas
| Quirk | Details |
|---|
| No bulk data | Indiana does not offer bulk corporate data exports. Every lookup is resolved live against the register portal. |
| No shareholders | Indiana does not publish shareholder or ownership information at the state level. |
| No activity codes | Industry classification codes (NAICS / NACE) are not collected at the state level. |
| Governing persons paginated | The portal renders governing persons across multiple pages. All pages are retrieved and returned. |
| Registered agent as OtherKeyPerson | The registered agent is returned under otherKeyPersons with role Registered Agent. |
| No formation jurisdiction for foreign entities | The jurisdiction of formation is not consistently shown for foreign entities on the public portal. |
Mappings
Company Status
Status is read from the entity status field on the detail page.
| Source Value | Active |
|---|
| Active | true |
| Admin Dissolved | false |
| Cancelled | false |
| Expired | false |
| Inactive | false |
| Judicially Dissolved | false |
| Merged | false |
| Revoked | false |
| Voluntarily Dissolved | false |
| Withdrawn | false |
| Indiana Type | Standardized |
|---|
| Domestic For-Profit Corporation | Corporation |
| Domestic Benefit Corporation | Corporation |
| Domestic Professional Corporation | Corporation |
| Domestic Nonprofit Corporation | Non-Profit |
| Domestic Limited Liability Company | Limited Liability Company |
| Domestic Master LLC | Limited Liability Company |
| Domestic Limited Partnership | Limited Partnership |
| Domestic Limited Liability Partnership | Limited Liability Partnership |
| Domestic Business Trust | Trust |
| Domestic Agricultural Coop | Cooperative |
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.
| Role | Standardized | Notes |
|---|
| Registered Agent | RegisteredAgent | Always present when declared on the portal |
Data Availability
| Datapoint | Available | Notes |
|---|
| Legal name | Yes | |
| Entity type / legal form | Yes | AI-standardized |
| Status | Yes | AI-enriched with statusDetails |
| Formation date | Yes | |
| Principal address | Yes | Geocoded with fallback to structured address |
| Governing persons | Yes | All pages fetched |
| Registered agent | Yes | Individual or corporate |
| Shareholders | No | Not published by Indiana SoS |
| UBO | No | No state-level register; federal BOI records are not public |
| Activity codes | No | Not collected at state level |
Documents
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|
| Format | PDF |
| Source | Indiana Secretary of State portal |
| TTL | 1 day |
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 Variant | Available When |
|---|
| Certified Copy — Articles of Incorporation | Entity has filings of this type |
| Certified Copy — Business Entity Report | Entity has filings of this type |
| Certified Copy — Articles of Amendment | Entity has filings of this type |
| Property | Value |
|---|
| Format | PDF |
| Source | Indiana Secretary of State portal |
| TTL | 25 days |
Example API Responses
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
}
}
}
Legal Representative: Governing Person
{
"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" }
}
}
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"
}
}
}
