Business objects allow you to perform verification and due diligence of companies.
There are many pieces of information that Middesk surfaces about each business including the following:
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| object | string | A definition of the type of object returned |
| id | string | |
| external_id | string | Identifier from non-Middesk system |
| unique_external_id | string | Unique identifier from non-Middesk system. If a new business is created using the same unique_external_id, Middesk will not create that business. This can be used to prevent duplicate businesses |
| name | string | The given name for the company |
| created_at | timestamp | |
| updated_at | timestamp | |
| status | string | The current status of the business lifecycle. |
| tin | object | Information about the employer identification number |
| formation | object[] | Information about the formation of the business |
| registrations | object[] | List and details of all known registrations |
| names | object[] | Details about the business names |
| addresses | object[] | All known addresses tied to a business entity. |
| review | object | The business Review. |
| orders | object[] | The Orders determine what information is fetched on the Business. The orders field contains a business's most recently updated orders per package. A full list of a business's orders can be fetched using the business orders list endpoint. |
| people | object[] | Information about people |
| policy_results | policy_result[] | Information about policy results |
| profiles | object[] | Information about profile |
| documents | object[] | Information about Document |
| supported_document_types | string[] | Only present if Document Retrieval is enabled for the account. This will specify the document types available for retrieval for this particular Business. The valid values are Articles of Incorporation and Certificate of Good Standing. |
| monitor | object | The Monitor on this Business, if present |
| adverse_media_screening | object | Information about Adverse Media |
| bankruptcies | object[] | Information about Bankruptcy |
| phone_numbers | object[] | Information about Phone Number |
| industry_classification | object | Information about Industry Classification |
| liens | object[] | Information about Liens |
| tags | string[] | Custom tags that can be added to a Business at creation for analytics, tracking, and various other use cases. |
| watchlist | object | Information about the watchlist screenings |
| website | object | Website information |
{
"object": "business",
"id": "32e7fb2c-60ca-4ddc-add2-694475b73f2b",
"name": "Middesk Inc. ",
"created_at": "2023-01-21T06:43:23.313Z",
"updated_at": "2023-01-21T06:44:07.184Z",
"status": "approved",
"addresses": [
{
"object": "address",
"address_line1": "2180 Bryant St Ste 210",
"address_line2": null,
"city": "San Francisco",
"state": "CA",
"postal_code": "94110-2141",
"full_address": "2180 Bryant St Ste 210, San Francisco, CA 94110-2141",
"latitude": 37.75938,
"longitude": -122.40994,
"created_at": "2019-01-30T23:49:01.100Z",
"updated_at": "2019-01-30T23:49:01.100Z"
}
],
"orders": [
{
"object": "order",
"id": "12e97a44-e4ca-498f-912a-e6c72f632807",
"completed_at": "2023-07-18T19:47:12.392Z",
"created_at": "2023-07-18T19:47:09.886Z",
"package": "business_verification_verify",
"requester": {
"name": "Jane Doe"
},
"status": "completed",
"subproducts": [],
"updated_at": "2023-07-18T19:47:12.396Z"
},
{
"object": "order",
"id": "1db81bfc-f204-5e4d-8238-fea683bd071c",
"completed_at": "2023-07-18T19:47:11.765Z",
"created_at": "2023-07-18T19:47:09.850Z",
"package": "website",
"requester": {
"name": "Jane Doe"
},
"status": "completed",
"subproducts": [],
"updated_at": "2023-07-18T19:47:11.769Z"
}
],
"people": [
{
"object": "person",
"name": "John Doe",
"titles": [
{
"object": "person_title",
"title": "president"
},
{
"object": "person_titles",
"title": "registered agent"
}
],
"sources": [
{
"id": "5d1308ad-0d33-472d-8e61-ed223649d074",
"type": "registration",
"metadata": {
"state": "CA",
"status": "active",
"file_number": "C4221590"
}
}
]
}
],
"policy_results": [
{
"object": "policy_result",
"id": "0af5caf6-a8e4-431c-8d0a-4618ae8a2054",
"result": "approved",
"business_id": "32e7fb2c-60ca-4ddc-add2-694475b73f2b",
"created_at": "2023-01-21T22:23:35.432Z",
"matched": true,
"name": "Approval Policy",
"details": {
"insight_state": {
"name": {
"match": true,
"status": "verified"
},
"address_verification": {
"match": true,
"status": "verified"
}
},
"mismatched_rules": []
},
"policy_action_results": [
{
"object": "policy_action_result",
"id": "936d73d6-aa5c-44bc-86b9-d98b255b16fa",
"details": null,
"executed": true,
"policy_action": {
"id": "c232ad85-9a70-4292-baea-575fcb6e4a1d",
"action_type": "auto_decision",
"options": {
"decision": "approve"
},
"policy_version_id": "7b1e539f-b622-4615-ba1b-5fd4c1436e0c"
}
]
},
],
"tin": {
"object": "tin",
"updated_at": "2023-01-21T06:43:31.201Z",
"name": "Middesk Inc. ",
"tin": "37-1883180",
"mismatch": false,
"unknown": false,
"verified": true
},
"formation": {
"object": "formation",
"entity_type": "CORPORATION",
"formation_date": "2018-03-05",
"formation_state": "DE",
"created_at": "2023-01-30T23:49:01.164Z",
"updated_at": "2023-01-30T23:49:01.217Z"
},
"website": {
"object": "website",
"domain": {
"domain": "middesk.com",
"creation_date": "2018-11-20T07:02:53.000Z",
"expiration_date": "2019-11-20T07:02:53.000Z",
"registrar": {}
},
"pages": [
{
"category": "home",
"url": "https://www.middesk.com/"
}
],
"entities": [
{
"text": "Middesk"
}
],
"parked": false
},
"watchlist": {
"object": "watchlist",
"lists": [
{
"title": "Denied Persons List (DPL) - Bureau of Industry and Security",
"results": [
],
"source_last_updated": "2019-01-03T18:03:07.761+00:00"
}
]
},
"review": {
"object": "review",
"id": "0eb9094c-33fc-49eb-b5a5-18101d948857",
"created_at": "2020-03-06 19:20:29 UTC",
"updated_at": "2020-03-06 19:23:24 UTC",
"completed_at": "2020-03-06 19:23:24 UTC",
"tasks": [
{
"category": "tin",
"key": "tin",
"label": "TIN Match",
"message": "The IRS does not have a record for the submitted TIN and Business Name combination",
"status": "failure",
"sub_label": "Not Found"
},
{
"category": "name",
"key": "name",
"label": "Business Name",
"message": "Match identified to the submitted Business Name",
"status": "success",
"sub_label": "Verified"
},
{
"category": "watchlist",
"key": "watchlist",
"label": "Watchlist",
"message": "No Watchlist hits were identified",
"status": "success",
"sub_label": "No Hits"
}
]
},
"registrations": [
{
"object": "registration",
"id": "53a101f2-d671-4c0a-89b6-6c069e5a3857",
"name": "MIDDESK, INC.",
"status": "active",
"status_details": null,
"sub_status": null,
"jurisdiction": "FOREIGN",
"entity_type": "CORPORATION",
"file_number": "C4221590",
"addresses": [
"2180 BRYANT ST UNIT 210 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110"
],
"registration_date": "2018-12-21",
"state": "CA",
"source": "https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/CBS"
},
{
"object": "registration",
"id": "53a101f2-d671-4c0a-89b6-6c069e5a3864",
"name": "MIDDESK, INC.",
"status": "active",
"status_details": null,
"sub_status": null,
"jurisdiction": "DOMESTIC",
"entity_type": "CORPORATION",
"file_number": "6782397",
"registration_date": "2018-03-05",
"state": "DE",
"source": "https://icis.corp.delaware.gov"
}
],
"monitor": {
"object": "monitor",
"id": "2b58c9a9-8279-4e85-bcf9-60dc2a0241cb",
"created_at": "2023-01-21T21:05:52.100Z",
"event_types": [
{
"type": "bankruptcy",
"status": "active"
}
]
}
}
{
"object": "business",
"id": "ad2b731b-4fe5-403d-90e0-85a8de332ba0",
"external_id": null,
"name": "Middesk",
"created_at": "2023-07-18T22:06:50.720Z",
"updated_at": "2023-07-18T22:06:52.503Z",
"status": "in_review",
"tags": [],
"requester": {
"id": "55129a1c-5824-4527-bb14-e7ad8db3af5b",
"type": "user",
"name": "Ziggy Stardust",
"requested_at": "2023-07-18T22:06:50.766Z"
},
"assignee_id": "55129a1f-5824-4547-bb14-e7ad8de3af5b",
"review": {
"object": "review",
"id": "a1c3f813-53dc-435c-a2f7-89de494c16f0",
"created_at": "2023-07-18T22:06:52.483Z",
"updated_at": "2023-07-18T22:06:52.712Z",
"completed_at": null,
"tasks": [
{
"category": "name",
"key": "name",
"label": "Business Name",
"message": "Similar match identified to the submitted Business Name",
"name": "name",
"status": "warning",
"sub_label": "Similar Match"
},
{
"category": "address",
"key": "address_verification",
"label": "Office Address",
"message": "Match identified to the submitted Office Address",
"name": "address",
"status": "success",
"sub_label": "Verified"
},
{
"category": "sos",
"key": "sos_status",
"label": "SOS Filings",
"message": "At least one SOS filing status is active.",
"name": "sos",
"status": "success",
"sub_label": "Active"
},
{
"category": "formation",
"key": "time_in_business",
"label": "Time in Business",
"message": "This business was formed between 3 years and 10 years ago.",
"name": "formation",
"status": "success",
"sub_label": "3-10 years"
}
],
"assignee": {
"object": "user",
"id": "55129a1c-5824-4527-bb14-e7ad8db3af5b",
"name": "Ziggy Stardust",
"email": "[email protected]",
"roles": [
"admin",
"member"
],
"image_url": "//www.gravatar.com/avatar/6a1a8830f128a136b36395f9e68c5cab?s=64&d=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.middesk.com%2Fimages%2Fdefault-avatar.png",
"last_login_at": "2023-07-19T23:36:06.319Z",
"settings": {
"receives_agent_emails": false
}
}
},
"business_batch_id": null,
"names": [
{
"object": "name",
"id": "575bbdf8-5f18-4dae-9594-e34fe5b56f26",
"name": "Middesk",
"submitted": true,
"type": "legal",
"business_id": "ad2b730b-4fe5-40fd-94e0-85a6de332ba0"
}
],
"addresses": [
{
"object": "address",
"address_line1": "85 2nd St",
"address_line2": null,
"city": "San Francisco",
"state": "CA",
"postal_code": "94105-3459",
"full_address": "85 2nd St, San Francisco, CA 94105-3459",
"submitted": true,
"id": "a85d93f2-3970-4ec7-ae1c-52575316d47f",
"latitude": 37.78827,
"longitude": -122.39997,
"property_type": null,
"deliverable": null,
"deliverability_analysis": null,
"street_view_available": null,
"labels": [],
"created_at": "2023-07-18T22:06:50.752Z",
"updated_at": "2023-07-18T22:06:51.015Z",
"registered_agent_name": null,
"cmra": null,
"business_id": "ad2b730b-4fe5-40fd-94e0-85a6de332ba0"
}
],
"people": [],
"orders": [
{
"object": "order",
"id": "923f44df-6e71-4506-bd5d-e7d0af0ffd83",
"completed_at": "2023-07-18T22:06:52.407Z",
"created_at": "2023-07-18T22:06:50.766Z",
"product": "business_verification_qualify",
"package": "business_verification_qualify",
"requester": {
"name": "Erica Clark "
},
"status": "completed",
"subproducts": [],
"updated_at": "2023-07-18T22:06:52.409Z"
}
],
"actions": [],
"submitted": {
"object": "submitted_attributes",
"name": "Middesk",
"entity_type": null,
"addresses": [
{
"full_address": "85 2nd Street, San Francisco, CA, USA"
}
],
"orders": [
{
"package": "business_verification_qualify",
"subproducts": []
}
]
}
}