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This guide contains public integration notes for Washington. Use it for identifier formats, search behavior, and country-specific caveats. The live source of truth for coverage, pricing, data sources, documents, legal forms, roles, and status values is the pricing page.

Washington coverage, pricing, and sources

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Data Sources
Company Identifiers
Search Capabilities
Quirks & Gotchas
Mappings
Data Availability

API access: US-WA is not yet part of the public countryCode enum. Contact us to enable it on your workspace. Requests sent with countryCode: "US-WA" will otherwise return 400 until the enum is expanded.

Data Sources

Washington uses a single live integration against the Washington Secretary of State, Corporations and Charities Filing System (CCFS). The register covers every profit corporation, nonprofit corporation, social purpose corporation, LLC, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, cooperative association, and registered trust filed in Washington.

CCFS portal (live, authoritative). Every request is resolved live against the CCFS register. The Washington Secretary of State no longer distributes a bulk corporate data extract (retired 2024-08-30), so there is no open-data snapshot path.

Live-only reads. Because no bulk dataset is available for Washington, every request (including fast onboarding checks) resolves live against the CCFS register. Response times are typically 2–6 seconds when the authentication session is warm.

Annual report freshness. Officer data (governors, directors, LLC managers, LP general partners) is updated when each entity files its annual report, which is due once per year on the entity’s anniversary date. Officer data can therefore lag up to 12 months behind the current ground truth.

Company Identifiers

Query Identifiers

Identifier Type	Format	Example	Notes
UBI (Unified Business Identifier)	9 digits. Accepted as 9 consecutive digits or dash-formatted (`NNN-NNN-NNN`).	`600413485`	Issued by the Washington Business Licensing Service and shared across the Secretary of State, Department of Revenue, Labor & Industries, and Employment Security.

Both 600413485 and 600-413-485 resolve to the same entity. The register normalizes the UBI internally, but passing digits only (no dashes) is the safest format.

Identifiers in API Response

Identifier	Format	Example	Found in
`ubi`	9 digits, no dashes	`600413485`	All entities
`fein`	9 digits, no dashes	`912345678`	Returned when the entity profile carries a Federal Employer Identification Number. Not all entities have one.

Search Capabilities

Search Type	Pattern	Example	Match Type	Expected Results
By Name	2–100 chars	`"Starbucks"`	Starts-with (case-insensitive)	Multiple results, up to 25
By UBI	9 digits	`600413485`	Exact	Single exact match (`matchType: id`)

Starts-with search. Name search anchors on the beginning of the legal name (case-insensitive). The CCFS register indexes entities under their full legal name, including the leading article. For example, “The Boeing Company” is filed under “T” rather than “B”. Use the full name or a prefix that matches the filing name.

Quirks & Gotchas

Quirk	Details
”THE” prefix is load-bearing	Entities incorporated with “The” at the start of their name (e.g. “THE BOEING COMPANY”) are indexed under “T”, not “B”. A search for `"Boeing"` returns affiliate companies before the main entity. Use the full legal name or a prefix that matches the filing.
UBI spaces in the register	The CCFS register returns UBIs in space-separated format (`"600 413 485"`). Topograph normalizes these to digits-only before returning them in the API response.
No bulk / offline path	Washington retired its bulk Corporations Data Extract on 2024-08-30. A customer-supplied list of entities cannot be resolved in bulk ahead of time. Every lookup is resolved live.
Officer data freshness	Governors, directors, LLC managers, LP general partners, and nonprofit board members are updated when the entity files its annual report (once per year). The data can be up to 12 months behind the current state.
No shareholders or UBOs	Shareholder lists and beneficial-ownership data are not collected by the Washington business register. The federal beneficial-ownership database is restricted to authorized users.
No activity codes	Industry classification codes (NAICS, NACE, ISIC) are not collected by the Secretary of State register.
DBA names are not indexed	Doing-business-as (assumed) name filings are handled by the Washington Department of Revenue Business Licensing Service, not the Secretary of State. DBA names are not returned in the corporate register response and are not searchable through Topograph.
Legacy UBIs	Entities incorporated before the UBI system was unified carry identifiers in the `177xxxxxxx` / `178xxxxxxx` range. These resolve identically on the CCFS register.

Mappings

Legal Forms

Washington entity types are sourced from the Washington Secretary of State Corporations Division registration catalog. The entity type is returned directly from the CCFS register.

Washington entity types (domestic)

CCFS Business Type	Standardized
Washington Profit Corporation	Corporation
Washington Profit Professional Service Corporation	Corporation
Washington Social Purpose Corporation	Corporation
Washington Nonprofit Corporation	NonProfit
Washington Nonprofit Professional Service Corporation	NonProfit
Washington Nonprofit Miscellaneous and Mutual Corporation	NonProfit
Washington Limited Liability Company	LimitedLiabilityCompany
Washington Professional Limited Liability Company	LimitedLiabilityCompany
Washington Limited Partnership	Partnership
Washington Limited Liability Limited Partnership	Partnership
Washington Limited Liability Partnership	Partnership
Washington Professional Limited Liability Partnership	Partnership
Washington General Cooperative Association	Cooperative
Washington Limited Cooperative Association	Cooperative
Massachusetts Business Trust (registered in WA)	Trust

Washington entity types (foreign / non-WA)

CCFS Business Type	Standardized
Foreign Profit Corporation	Corporation
Foreign Profit Professional Service Corporation	Corporation
Foreign Nonprofit Corporation	NonProfit
Foreign Nonprofit Professional Service Corporation	NonProfit
Foreign Limited Liability Company	LimitedLiabilityCompany
Foreign Professional Limited Liability Company	LimitedLiabilityCompany
Foreign Limited Partnership	Partnership
Foreign Limited Liability Limited Partnership	Partnership
Foreign Limited Liability Partnership	Partnership
Foreign Professional Limited Liability Partnership	Partnership
Foreign Cooperative Association	Cooperative

ISO 20275 ELF codes are not mapped for Washington entity types. GLEIF does not consistently cover US sub-national entity structures such as the Social Purpose Corporation or professional-service LLCs. The full legal-form catalog with standardized mappings is on the pricing page.

Officer Roles

Washington uses the term Governor as an umbrella for every person with authority over the entity: corporate officers and directors, LLC members and managers, LP general partners, and nonprofit board members. The specific title is recorded alongside the Governor flag and is returned in the API response.

CCFS Role	Standardized	Classification
Governor (generic)	Director	Legal Representative
President	President	Legal Representative
Vice President	VicePresident	Legal Representative
Secretary	Secretary	Legal Representative
Treasurer	Treasurer	Legal Representative
Chair / Chairman	Chairman	Legal Representative
Director	Director	Legal Representative
Manager (LLC)	Director	Legal Representative
Member (LLC)	Director	Legal Representative
General Partner (LP / LLP)	Director	Legal Representative
Trustee	Director	Legal Representative
Registered Agent	RegisteredAgent	Other Key Person

The Registered Agent is a statutory service-of-process contact under RCW 23.95.410 and has no authority to bind the entity. It is returned under otherKeyPersons, not legalRepresentatives.

Company Statuses

Status	Description
Active	Entity is in good standing with the Secretary of State.
Inactive	Entity has missed an annual report filing. An administrative hold is placed; the entity has 60 days to cure before dissolution.
Administratively Dissolved	The entity was dissolved by the Secretary of State for failure to file annual reports or pay fees.
Dissolved	The entity was voluntarily dissolved by its owners.
Withdrawn	Foreign entity has withdrawn its registration from Washington.
Terminated	LP / LLP that has completed its wind-up period following dissolution.
Revoked	Registration has been revoked by the Secretary of State.

Data Availability

Data Point	Available	Notes
Company name	Yes	Current legal name from the CCFS register
Company status	Yes	One of: Active, Inactive, Administratively Dissolved, Dissolved, Withdrawn, Terminated, Revoked
Registration date	Yes	Date of initial filing with the Secretary of State
Legal address	Yes	Principal office street address and mailing address
Legal form	Yes	Entity type from the CCFS register, standardized to Topograph categories
Legal representatives	Yes	Governors (officers, directors, LLC managers/members, LP general partners, nonprofit board members); may lag up to 12 months
Registered agent	Yes	Name and address, returned under `otherKeyPersons`
Activity codes	No	Not collected by the Secretary of State register
Shareholders	No	Not published by the register
UBOs	No	No state beneficial-ownership register; the federal database is restricted
DBA / assumed names	No	Filed separately with the Department of Revenue, not returned in the corporate register
Trade Register Extract	Yes	Included at no extra charge with the company data block: a printed PDF of the CCFS Business Information detail page
Certified documents	No	Certified corporate documents and Certificates of Existence are paywalled behind the Secretary of State paid filing system and are not yet offered through Topograph
Financial data	No	Not collected by the Secretary of State

Example API Responses

Search by Name

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

[
  {
    "id": "600123456",
    "legalName": "RAINIER BREWING COMPANY, INC.",
    "countryCode": "US-WA",
    "matchReason": {
      "matchType": "default"
    },
    "address": {
      "region": "WA",
      "countryCode": "US"
    }
  }
]

Search by UBI

curl -X POST "https://api.topograph.co/v2/search?country=US-WA&query=600413485" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

[
  {
    "id": "600413485",
    "legalName": "PLACEHOLDER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION",
    "countryCode": "US-WA",
    "matchReason": {
      "matchType": "id"
    }
  }
]

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-WA", "id": "600413485", "dataPoints": ["company", "legalRepresentatives"], "mode": "verification"}'

{
  "company": {
    "id": "600413485",
    "countryCode": "US-WA",
    "identifiers": { "ubi": "600413485" },
    "legalName": "PLACEHOLDER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION",
    "registrationDate": "1993-09-15",
    "legalForm": {
      "localName": "Washington Profit Corporation",
      "standardized": "Corporation"
    },
    "status": {
      "localName": "Active",
      "standardized": "Active"
    },
    "legalAddress": {
      "street": "1 Placeholder Way",
      "city": "Redmond",
      "region": "WA",
      "postalCode": "98052",
      "countryCode": "US"
    }
  },
  "legalRepresentatives": [
    {
      "firstName": "Jane",
      "lastName": "Doe",
      "role": {
        "localName": "President",
        "standardized": "President"
      },
      "isLegalRepresentative": true
    }
  ]
}

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Washington coverage, pricing, and sources

​Table of Contents

​Data Sources

​Company Identifiers

​Query Identifiers

​Identifiers in API Response

​Search Capabilities

​Quirks & Gotchas

​Mappings

​Legal Forms

​Officer Roles

​Company Statuses

​Data Availability

​Example API Responses

​Search by Name

​Search by UBI

​Company Profile

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Table of Contents

Data Sources

Company Identifiers

Query Identifiers

Identifiers in API Response

Search Capabilities

Quirks & Gotchas

Mappings

Legal Forms

Officer Roles

Company Statuses

Data Availability

Example API Responses

Search by Name

Search by UBI

Company Profile