Middesk APIBusiness VerificationObject reference

Names object

A business can go by one or multiple names. This page describes the names array object, which contains all the known names associated with a business and the sources (like state registrations or websites) where each name was found.

Example JSON response
1"names": [
2  {
3    "name": "MIDDESK INC",
4    "sources": [
5      {
6        "id": "f074244d-5cf3-4703-950a-73a7d54ee555",
7        "type": "registration",
8        "metadata": {
9          "file_number": "C4221590",
10          "state": "CA"
11        }
12      },
13      {
14        "id": "02c1dcb2-6405-478b-9b94-78c7cbea99",
15        "type": "website",
16        "metadata": {
17          "url": "https://www.middesk.com"
18        }
19      }
20    ]
21  },
22  {
23    "name": "MIDDESK",
24    "sources": {
25      "id": "w026445j-5ofb-2401-527b-27a6d84pw947",
26      "type": "registration",
27      "metadata": {
28        "file_number": "DE5267854",
29        "state": "DE"
30      }
31    }
32  }
33]

Name attributes

AttributeTypeDescription
namestringThe known names that are tied to the business you are verifying
sourcesobject[]An array of source objects containing information about where this name is found
sources[].idstringId of the source object
sources[].typestringThe type of the source object
sources[].metadataobjectAdditional metadata to identify the source object
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