Tennessee (US)

Data Sources
Company Identifiers
Search Capabilities
Quirks & Gotchas
Mappings
Data Availability
Documents
Example API Responses

Data Sources

All entity data comes from the Tennessee Secretary of State — Business Services Division via the TN CAB portal (tncab.tnsos.gov). This is the official online search system for all for-profit corporations, LLCs, nonprofit corporations, limited partnerships, and their foreign equivalents registered in Tennessee. Every request hits the live register — there is no bulk data export or REST API. The response is always authoritative and up to date.

Tennessee is a single-source country. All data — company profile, registered agent, and search — comes from the live TN SoS portal. The Trade Register Extract is included at no extra charge with the company data block.

Company Identifiers

Query Identifiers

Identifier Type	Format	Example	Notes
Control Number	9-digit zero-padded integer	`000239194`	Primary identifier assigned by TN SoS at registration

The Control Number is the only identifier supported for company retrieval. Leading zeros may be omitted in queries — 239194 resolves the same entity as 000239194. To find a Control Number from a name, use the search endpoint first.

Identifiers in API Response

Identifier	Format	Example	Found In
`controlNumber`	`NNNNNNNNN`	`000239194`	All entities

Search Capabilities

Search Type	Pattern	Example	Match Type	Expected Results
By Name	2–200 chars	`"Tennessee Energy LLC"`	Starts with	Multiple results
By Control Number	1–9 digits	`000239194`	Exact	Exact match returned first (matchType: id); other results may follow

Name search matches from the beginning of the entity name (starts-with). For broader matches, use shorter prefixes.

Quirks & Gotchas

Quirk	Details
No officers published	The TN SoS public portal does not expose officer or director information for any entity type. Filing history records officer changes but they are not displayed publicly.
No bulk data / REST API	Tennessee does not offer bulk corporate data exports or a public REST API. Every lookup is resolved live against the SoS portal.
No activity codes	Industry classification codes are tracked internally by TN SoS but are not displayed on the public entity detail page.
Standing fields	The entity detail page shows three standing indicators: Annual Report, Registered Agent, and Department of Revenue. These appear in `statusDetails`.
Control Number zero-padding	Control Numbers are always 9 digits in API responses. The portal displays them without leading zeros; we normalize to 9-digit form in all identifiers.

Mappings

Company Status

Status comes from the TN SoS entity status field on the detail page.

Source Value	Active	Notes
`Active`	`true`	Entity is in good standing
`Active - Dissolved`	`true`	Entity is dissolving but still active
`Dissolved`	`false`	Voluntary or administrative dissolution
`Revoked`	`false`	Revocation by the Secretary of State
`Withdrawn`	`false`	Foreign entity withdrew its registration
`Cancelled`	`false`	Registration cancelled
`Merged`	`false`	Entity merged into another entity

Legal Forms

Legal form is derived from the Entity Type field on the TN SoS portal. Domestic types cover entities formed under Tennessee law; Foreign types cover entities formed elsewhere and registered to do business in Tennessee.

Full legal form mapping

Portal Type	Standardized	ELF Code
For-profit Corporation	Corporation	`C3JQ`
Foreign For-profit Corporation	Corporation	—
Limited Liability Company (LLC)	LimitedLiabilityCompany	`JY0X`
Foreign Limited Liability Company	LimitedLiabilityCompany	—
Nonprofit Corporation	NonprofitOrganization	`4RCO`
Foreign Nonprofit Corporation	NonprofitOrganization	—
Limited Partnership (LP)	Partnership	`T91T`
Foreign Limited Partnership (LP)	Partnership	—
Reserved Name	Other	—

Other Key Persons

Role	Standardized	Notes
Registered Agent	Registered Agent	Statutory service-of-process contact, required for all entities

Data Availability

Data Point	Available	Notes
Company name	Yes	Current legal name from the entity detail page
Company status	Yes	Active / inactive with standing indicators
Registration date	Yes	Initial filing date
Legal address	Yes	Principal office address
Mailing address	Yes	Separate mailing address if different from principal office
Legal form	Yes	Entity type with domestic/foreign distinction
Formation jurisdiction	Yes	State or country of formation for foreign entities
Registered agent	Yes	Name and address returned as Other Key Person
Standing information	Yes	Annual Report, Registered Agent, and Dept. of Revenue standing
Legal representatives	No	Officers are not published on the TN SoS public portal
Activity codes	No	Not displayed on the public entity detail page
Shareholders	No	Not collected by the Tennessee business register
UBOs	No	No state beneficial-ownership register

Documents

Available Documents

Document	Availability	Format
Trade Register Extract	Always available	PDF

The Trade Register Extract is a printed capture of the TN SoS entity detail page. It is included with the company data block at no extra charge.

Example API Responses

Search by Name

curl -X POST "https://api.topograph.co/v2/search?country=US-TN&query=FEDEX" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

[
  {
    "id": "000060129",
    "legalName": "FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION",
    "countryCode": "US-TN",
    "matchReason": { "matchType": "default" }
  }
]

Search by Control Number

curl -X POST "https://api.topograph.co/v2/search?country=US-TN&query=000239194" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

[
  {
    "id": "000239194",
    "legalName": "TOPOGRAPH TENNESSEE LLC",
    "countryCode": "US-TN",
    "matchReason": {
      "matchType": "id",
      "identifier": { "controlNumber": "000239194" }
    }
  }
]

Company Profile

curl -X POST "https://api.topograph.co/v2/company" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"countryCode": "US-TN", "id": "000239194", "dataPoints": ["company", "otherKeyPersons"]}'

Active LLC

{
  "company": {
    "id": "000239194",
    "countryCode": "US-TN",
    "identifiers": { "controlNumber": "000239194" },
    "legalName": "TOPOGRAPH TENNESSEE LLC",
    "registrationDate": "2021-03-15",
    "status": {
      "localName": "Active",
      "active": true,
      "statusDetails": { "status": "ACTIVE" }
    },
    "legalForm": {
      "localName": "Limited Liability Company (LLC)",
      "englishTranslation": "Limited Liability Company",
      "standardized": "LimitedLiabilityCompany"
    },
    "legalAddress": {
      "addressLine1": "123 Main Street",
      "city": "Nashville",
      "postalCode": "37201",
      "region": "Davidson County",
      "countryCode": "US",
      "state": "Tennessee"
    }
  },
  "otherKeyPersons": [
    {
      "type": "company",
      "role": {
        "localName": "Registered Agent",
        "standardized": "Registered Agent"
      },
      "company": {
        "countryCode": "US",
        "legalName": "CT Corporation System",
        "legalAddress": {
          "addressLine1": "300 Montvue Road",
          "city": "Knoxville",
          "postalCode": "37919",
          "region": "Knox County",
          "countryCode": "US",
          "state": "Tennessee"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Available Documents

curl -X POST "https://api.topograph.co/v2/company" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"countryCode": "US-TN", "id": "000239194", "dataPoints": ["availableDocuments"]}'

{
  "documents": {
    "tradeRegisterExtract": {
      "id": "doc_tre_abc123",
      "name": "Trade Register Extract",
      "format": "pdf"
    }
  }
}

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Table of Contents

Data Sources

Company Identifiers

Query Identifiers

Identifiers in API Response

Search Capabilities

Quirks & Gotchas

Mappings

Company Status

Legal Forms

Other Key Persons

Data Availability

Documents

Available Documents

Example API Responses

Search by Name

Search by Control Number

Company Profile

Available Documents

​Table of Contents

​Data Sources

​Company Identifiers

​Query Identifiers

​Identifiers in API Response

​Search Capabilities

​Quirks & Gotchas

​Mappings

​Company Status

​Legal Forms

​Other Key Persons

​Data Availability

​Documents

​Available Documents

​Example API Responses

​Search by Name

​Search by Control Number

​Company Profile

​Available Documents

Table of Contents

Data Sources

Company Identifiers

Query Identifiers

Identifiers in API Response

Search Capabilities

Quirks & Gotchas

Mappings

Company Status

Legal Forms

Other Key Persons

Data Availability

Documents

Available Documents

Example API Responses

Search by Name

Search by Control Number

Company Profile

Available Documents