# Texas Biz Scraper (`explorer_holdings/texas-biz-scraper`) Actor

Utilizes the Texas Secretary of State API to pull business information by date range.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/explorer\_holdings/texas-biz-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Jason](https://apify.com/explorer_holdings) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **Stats:** 27 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Texas Secretary of State Business Scraper

Scrape Texas business entities from the **Texas Open Data Portal** using the official Socrata API.

### 🎯 What This Actor Does

This Apify actor fetches business entity data from the Texas Comptroller's **Active Franchise Tax Permit Holders** dataset, which contains information about all businesses registered in Texas.

**Data Source:** [data.texas.gov](https://data.texas.gov/Government-and-Taxes/Active-Franchise-Tax-Permit-Holders/9cir-efmm)

### ✨ Key Features

- **Fast API access** - No web scraping, uses official Socrata API
- **Date range filtering** - Get businesses registered in specific time periods
- **Entity type filtering** - Filter by LLC, Corporation, Partnership, etc.
- **Name search** - Find businesses by name
- **Location filtering** - Filter by city or state
- **Active status filter** - Get only businesses with active right to transact

### 🚀 Example Inputs

#### Get all new LLCs from 2025

```json
{
    "startDate": "2025-01-01",
    "endDate": "2025-12-31",
    "entityTypes": ["LLC"],
    "activeOnly": true,
    "maxResults": 10000
}
```

#### Search for businesses by name

```json
{
    "nameSearch": "consulting",
    "activeOnly": true,
    "maxResults": 5000
}
```

#### Get all businesses in Austin

```json
{
    "city": "AUSTIN",
    "startDate": "2025-01-01",
    "maxResults": 10000
}
```

#### Get all new corporations (any status)

```json
{
    "startDate": "2024-01-01",
    "endDate": "2024-12-31",
    "entityTypes": ["Corporation"],
    "maxResults": 50000
}
```

### 📊 Output Data

Each record includes:

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `taxpayerNumber` | Texas Comptroller taxpayer number (11 digits) |
| `taxpayerName` | Business legal name |
| `address` | Street address |
| `city` | City |
| `state` | State code |
| `zip` | ZIP code |
| `countyCode` | Texas county code |
| `organizationalTypeCode` | Entity type code (CI, LI, etc.) |
| `organizationalType` | Human-readable entity type |
| `recordTypeCode` | Record type |
| `responsibilityBeginningDate` | Date business became responsible for franchise tax |
| `rightToTransactBusiness` | "Active" or "Not Active" |
| `rightToTransactBusinessCode` | Y or N |
| `scrapedAt` | Timestamp of scrape |
| `source` | "texas\_open\_data\_portal" |

### 🏢 Entity Type Codes

| Code | Entity Type |
|------|-------------|
| CI | Corporation - Domestic |
| CF | Corporation - Foreign |
| LI | LLC - Domestic |
| LF | LLC - Foreign |
| PI | Limited Partnership - Domestic |
| PF | Limited Partnership - Foreign |
| NI | Nonprofit Corporation - Domestic |
| NF | Nonprofit Corporation - Foreign |
| AI | Professional Association - Domestic |
| AF | Professional Association - Foreign |
| RI | Limited Liability Partnership - Domestic |
| RF | Limited Liability Partnership - Foreign |
| SI | Professional Corporation - Domestic |
| SF | Professional Corporation - Foreign |

### 🔧 Input Configuration

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `startDate` | String | No | Start date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| `endDate` | String | No | End date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| `entityTypes` | Array | No | Entity types to include |
| `nameSearch` | String | No | Search text for business names |
| `city` | String | No | City filter (exact match) |
| `state` | String | No | State code filter (TX, CA, etc.) |
| `activeOnly` | Boolean | No | Only active businesses (default: false) |
| `maxResults` | Integer | No | Max results (default: 10000, 0=unlimited) |

### ⚡ Performance

- **Speed:** ~10,000 records per minute
- **API Limit:** 1,000 records per batch (automatic pagination)
- **Memory:** Only needs 1GB
- **Cost:** Very low compute usage

### 💰 Cost Estimate

- 10,000 records: ~0.1 compute units
- 100,000 records: ~0.5 compute units
- 1,000,000 records: ~2-3 compute units

### 📈 Dataset Size

The full Active Franchise Tax Permit Holders dataset contains **millions of records**. Use filters to get manageable result sets:

- All 2025 registrations: ~500,000-1,000,000 records
- All LLCs from 2025: ~300,000-500,000 records
- Specific city for one year: ~1,000-50,000 records

### 🐛 Debugging

Check the Key-Value store for:

- `summary` - Run statistics and breakdowns
- `sample-data` - First 10 records (preview)
- `error` - Error details if the actor crashed

### 🚀 Deployment

```bash
## Install Apify CLI
npm install -g apify-cli

## Login
apify login

## Navigate to project
cd texas-sos-scraper

## Deploy
apify push
```

### 📝 Sample Output

```json
{
    "taxpayerNumber": "32095586189",
    "taxpayerName": "ALBERTROSE TRANSPORTATION LLC",
    "address": "23 TROON DR",
    "city": "LAKEWAY",
    "state": "TX",
    "zip": "78738",
    "countyCode": "227",
    "organizationalTypeCode": "LI",
    "organizationalType": "LLC - Domestic",
    "recordTypeCode": "X",
    "responsibilityBeginningDate": "2023-02-09",
    "rightToTransactBusiness": "Not Active",
    "rightToTransactBusinessCode": "N",
    "scrapedAt": "2025-01-09T10:30:00.000Z",
    "source": "texas_open_data_portal"
}
```

### 📚 Related Resources

- [Texas Open Data Portal](https://data.texas.gov/)
- [Active Franchise Tax Permit Holders Dataset](https://data.texas.gov/Government-and-Taxes/Active-Franchise-Tax-Permit-Holders/9cir-efmm)
- [Socrata API Documentation](https://dev.socrata.com/)
- [Apify Documentation](https://docs.apify.com/)

### ⚠️ Notes

1. **Date Field**: The `responsibilityBeginningDate` is when the business became responsible for franchise tax, not necessarily the formation date.

2. **Data Freshness**: The Texas Open Data Portal dataset is updated periodically by the state.

3. **Foreign Entities**: Businesses registered in other states but operating in Texas are included with their original state code.

4. **Active Status**: "Right to Transact Business" indicates whether the business is currently in good standing with the Texas Comptroller.

# Actor input Schema

## `startDate` (type: `string`):

Filter by responsibility beginning date on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD format)

## `endDate` (type: `string`):

Filter by responsibility beginning date on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD format)

## `entityTypes` (type: `array`):

Filter by specific entity types. Leave empty for all types.

## `nameSearch` (type: `string`):

Search for businesses containing this text in their name

## `city` (type: `string`):

Filter by city (exact match)

## `state` (type: `string`):

Filter by state code (e.g., TX, CA, NY). Useful for finding foreign entities.

## `activeOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Only include businesses with active right to transact

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of results to return. Set to 0 for unlimited.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "entityTypes": [],
  "activeOnly": false,
  "maxResults": 10000
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("explorer_holdings/texas-biz-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("explorer_holdings/texas-biz-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call explorer_holdings/texas-biz-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=explorer_holdings/texas-biz-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/RpGESWqJt0wDyWwQf/builds/Wi782FcOsxhW1tvm5/openapi.json