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 will return up to 5 classifications per classification_system that meet the threshold requirement. Classifications will be pre-sorted in descending order by confidence score.
We refer to this workflow as Industry Classification
| 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 |
Category
A Classification may have multiple Categories. The Category object contains the following properties.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| classification_system | string | The relevant classification system. Valid values are NAICS, MCC, and Prohibited. 501c3 is a valid but deprecated classification system. |
| 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. This array may be populated if the classification_system is NAICS. |
| sic_codes | String[] | A list of SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) codes for the industry category. This array may be populated if the classification_system is NAICS. |
| mcc_codes | String[] | A list of MCCs (Merchant Category Codes) for the industry category. This array may be populated if the classification_system is MCC. |
| prohibited_labels | String[] | A list of prohibited industry labels that may be populated if the classification_system is Prohibited. |
Current Supported Categories
Each industry classification can be classified under multiple of the following categories. Please refer to our API docs for details on supported categories.
Samples Response
{
"object": "industry_classification",
"id": "11515c70-5359-4ff5-a810-2063b3a26783",
"status": "completed",
"categories": [
{
"classification_system": "NAICS",
"name": "Professional, Scientific or Technical Services",
"sector": "PROFESSIONAL_SCIENTIFIC_TECHNICAL_SERVICES",
"category": "PROFESSIONAL_SERVICES",
"score": 0.89604183733463287,
"high_risk": false,
"naics_codes": [
"54"
],
"sic_codes": [
"73",
"81",
"87"
],
"mcc_codes": [],
"prohibited_labels": []
},
{
"classification_system": "NAICS",
"name": "Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services",
"sector": "PROFESSIONAL_SCIENTIFIC_TECHNICAL_SERVICES",
"category": "ACCOUNTING_SVCS",
"score": 0.84254183902144128,
"high_risk": false,
"naics_codes": [
"5412"
],
"sic_codes": [
"7291",
"8721"
],
"mcc_codes": [],
"prohibited_labels": []
},
{
"classification_system": "NAICS",
"name": "Information",
"sector": "INFORMATION",
"category": "INFORMATION",
"score": 0.81038789733463287,
"high_risk": false,
"naics_codes": [
"51"
],
"sic_codes": [
"27",
"48",
"73",
"78",
"82",
"89"
],
"mcc_codes": [],
"prohibited_labels": []
},
{
"classification_system": "NAICS",
"name": "Software Publishers",
"sector": "INFORMATION",
"category": "SOFTWARE_PUBLISHERS",
"score": 0.71428778733424187,
"high_risk": false,
"naics_codes": [
"5132"
],
"sic_codes": [
"7372"
],
"mcc_codes": [],
"prohibited_labels": []
},
{
"classification_system": "Prohibited",
"name": "Other Non-Prohibited",
"sector": null,
"category": "OTHER_NON_PROHIBITED",
"score": 0.65029388771531674,
"high_risk": false,
"naics_codes": [],
"sic_codes": [],
"mcc_codes": [],
"prohibited_labels": [
"OTHER_NON_PROHIBITED"
]
},
],
"created_at": "2023-03-07T23:08:11.893Z",
"completed_at": "2023-03-07T23:08:12.305Z",
"website": {
"url": "https://www.middesk.com",
"status": "online",
"parked": false
}
},
"subscription": null,
"tax_exempt_organization": null,
"fmcsa_registrations": [],
"actions": [],
"submitted": {
"object": "submitted_attributes",
"name": "Middesk",
"addresses": null,
"orders": null,
"people": [],
"phone_numbers": null,
"tags": null,
"external_id": null,
"tin": null,
"website": {
"url": "https://www.middesk.com"
},
"assignee_id": null,
"formation": null,
"names": null
}