Business

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:

PropertyTypeDescriptionGuaranteed
objectstringA definition of the type of object returnedyes
idstringMiddesk generated unique identifier for the businessyes
external_idstringIdentifier from non-Middesk systemno - populated if external_id was provided when creating the business
unique_external_idstringUnique 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 businessesno
namestringThe given name for the companyyes
created_attimestampyes
updated_attimestampno
statusstringThe current status of the business lifecycle.yes
tinobjectInformation about the employer identification numberguaranteed if tin provided when creating the business. null if no tin was provided
formationobject[]Information about the formation of the businessyes - can be an empty array if no registrations found for the business
registrationsobject[]List and details of all known registrationsyes - can be an empty array if no registrations found for the business
namesobject[]Details about the business namesyes
addressesobject[]All known addresses tied to a business entity.yes
reviewobjectThe business Review.yes - will be empty until the business moves to in_review, approved, or rejected
ordersobject[]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.yes
peopleobject[]Information about peopleyes - can be an empty array
policy_resultspolicy_result[]Information about policy resultsyes - can be an empty array
profilesobject[]Information about profileyes - can be an empty array
documentsobject[]Information about Documentyes - can be an empty array
supported_document_typesstring[]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.yes - can be an empty array
monitorobjectThe Monitor on this Business, if presentnullable
adverse_media_screeningobjectInformation about Adverse Medianullable
bankruptciesobject[]Information about Bankruptcyyes - can be an empty array
phone_numbersobject[]Information about Phone Numberyes - can be an empty array
industry_classificationobjectInformation about Industry Classificationnullable
liensobject[]Information about Liensyes- can be an empty array
tagsstring[]Custom tags that can be added to a Business at creation for analytics, tracking, and various other use cases.yes - can be an empty array
watchlistobjectInformation about the watchlist screeningsnull until the business moves to in_review, approved, or rejected
websiteobjectWebsite informationnullable
{
  "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": []
            }
        ]
    }
}