Classifications

Classification objects represent the industry classification of a business.

Middesk leverages a variety of techniques to determine if a business falls into a particular industry. We score a business against each category and return the top industry classifications for each entity.

We refer to this workflow as True Industry

Property	Type	Description
object	`string`	A definition of the type of object returned
id	`string`
status	`string`	The current status of the classification
categories	`Category[]`	List and details of all known classifications
website	`object`	The url and status of the submitted website
created_at	`timestamp`
completed_at	`timestamp`

Property	Type	Description
name	`string`	The name of the industry category
sector	`string`	The sector that the business operates in. The sector is defined per category, and some categories may not have a sector
category	`string`	The industry category that the business operates in
score	`float`	A score indicating the likelihood that a business operates within this category
high_risk	`boolean`	A flag indicating if the industry is considered high risk
naics_codes	`String[]`	A list of NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) codes for the industry category.
sic_codes	`String[]`	A list of SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) codes for the industry category.

Current Supported Categories

Each industry classification can be classified under multiple of the following categories.

Category	Example	Sector	High Risk
`CANNABIS`	Manufacturers Distributors Dispensaries		true
`DRUG_PARAPHERNALIA`	Drug Manufacturing Items for Drug Use		true
`ADULT_CONTENT`	Pornography Dating Sites Pay-per-View Chat		true
`GAMBLING`	Casinos Online Gambling Fantasy Sports		true
`AGGREGATION`	Factoring Payment Processors Crowdfunding		true
`MONEY_LEGAL`	Bail Bonds Collections Agencies Adoption Services		true
`VIRTUAL_CURRENCY`	Initial Coin Offerings Digital Wallets Video Game Credits		true
`INVESTMENT_CREDIT`	Securities Brokers Lending Instruments Credit Repair		true
`REGULATED_ILLEGAL`	Weapons / Firearms Tobacco and E-Cig Prescription Drugs		true
`GIFT_CARD`	Gift Cards		true
`COUNTERFEIT_GOODS`	Companies with Fake Brand Name Goods Unauthorized Resellers		true
`MULTI_LEVEL_MARKETING`	Mulit-level Marketing Pyramid Schemes		true
`GET_RICH_QUICK`	Companies Promoting High Yield Investment Opportunities or Services		true
`SOCIAL_MEDIA_ACTIVITY`	Sale of Twitter Followers Sale of Online Traffic Sale of YouTube Views		true
`PSEUDO_PHARMACEUTICAL`	Nutraceuticals Products making health claims not approved by the FDA		true
`DRUG_OF_CONCERN`	Legal substance that provides the same effect as an illegal drug (e.g., salvia, kratom)		true
`UTILITIES`	Electric Power	`UTILITIES`	false
`CONSTRUCTION`	Construction of Buildings Construction of Engineering projects	`CONSTRUCTION`	false
`MANUFACTURING`	Mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation of materials, substances, or components into new products	`MANUFACTURING`	false
`RETAIL`	Retailing Merchandise	`RETAIL`	false
`CAR_DEALERS`		`RETAIL`	false
`CLOTHING`		`RETAIL`	false
`ELECTRONICS_AND_APPLIANCES`		`RETAIL`	false
`JEWELRY`		`RETAIL`	false
`USED_MERCHANDISE`		`RETAIL`	false
`REAL_ESTATE_RENTAL_LEASE`	Rentals Leasing	`REAL_ESTATE_RENTAL_LEASE`	false
`PROFESSIONAL_SERVICES`	Advertising Accounting Consulting	`PROFESSIONAL_SCIENTIFIC_TECHNICAL_SERVICES`	false
`HEALTH_AND_SOCIAL_SERVICES`	Hospitals Clinics	`HEALTH_AND_SOCIAL_SERVICES`	false
`OTHER_SERVICES`	Car Repair Religious Activities Personal Care Services	`OTHER_SERVICES`	false

{
  "object": "industry_classification",
  "id": "d3dd185f-9142-4b88-a1b7-d9628a96b39e",
  "status": "completed",
  "categories": [
    {
      "name": "Other Non-Prohibited",
      "sector": null,
      "category": "OTHER_NON_PROHIBITED",
      "score": 0.98597455,
      "high_risk": false,
      "naics_codes": [],
      "sic_codes": []
    },
    {
      "name": "Virtual Currency",
      "sector": null,
      "category": "VIRTUAL_CURRENCY",
      "score": 0.0011312427,
      "high_risk": true,
      "naics_codes": [],
      "sic_codes": []
    },
    {
      "name": "Aggregation",
      "sector": null,
      "category": "AGGREGATION",
      "score": 0.0007828794,
      "high_risk": true,
      "naics_codes": [],
      "sic_codes": []
    },
    {
      "name": "Money and Legal Services",
      "sector": null,
      "category": "MONEY_LEGAL",
      "score": 0.00040739775,
      "high_risk": true,
      "naics_codes": [],
      "sic_codes": []
    },
    {
      "name": "Professional, Scientific or Technical Services",
      "sector": "PROFESSIONAL_SCIENTIFIC_TECHNICAL_SERVICES",
      "category": "PROFESSIONAL_SERVICES",
      "score": 0.0001705885,
      "high_risk": false,
      "naics_codes": ["54"],
      "sic_codes": ["73", "81", "87"]
    }
  ],
  "website": {
    "url": "http://www.middesk.com",
    "status": "online",
    "parked": false
  },
  "created_at": "2020-02-13T18:41:49.660Z",
  "completed_at": "2020-02-13T18:42:07.743Z"
}

Category

Current Supported Categories