# Florida Sunbiz MCP Server (`rl1987/fl-sunbiz-mcp`) Actor

MCP server for searching Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) records: corporations, LLCs, trademarks, cable franchises, fictitious names, partnerships, and liens.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rl1987/fl-sunbiz-mcp.md
- **Developed by:** [R.L.](https://apify.com/rl1987) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, MCP servers
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 mcp tool invocations

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

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

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

**Florida Sunbiz MCP Server** turns the State of Florida's official business registry into a fast, AI-ready API. Give Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, or any [MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io)-compatible agent the power to **search Florida companies, LLCs, registered agents, officers, trademarks, fictitious names (DBAs), partnerships, and liens** on [Sunbiz](https://dos.fl.gov/sunbiz/search/) — and get back clean, structured JSON in one call. No scraping code, no Cloudflare headaches, no PDF downloads.

### What does the Florida Sunbiz MCP Server do?

It wraps **every public search system** of the [Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz)](https://dos.fl.gov/sunbiz/search/) behind a single Model Context Protocol endpoint. Your AI agent can look up a Florida business by **name, officer, registered agent, FEI/EIN, ZIP code, street address, or document number**, then pull the full entity record — status, filing date, principal and mailing addresses, registered agent, officers/managers, annual reports, and **links to every filed PDF** (articles of organization, annual reports, amendments).

Because it runs on the **Apify platform**, you get an always-on hosted endpoint with proxy rotation, monitoring, usage-based billing, and zero infrastructure to maintain. Sunbiz pages are parsed server-side (no headless browser) using a real browser TLS fingerprint, so requests sail past the Cloudflare bot wall that blocks naive scrapers.

### Why use the Florida Sunbiz MCP Server?

- **KYB & due diligence** — instantly verify a Florida company's status, age, FEI/EIN, and registered agent before you sign, lend, or onboard.
- **Sales & lead generation** — find every entity tied to an officer, registered agent, or address; enrich CRM records with verified company data.
- **Legal & compliance research** — search **judgment liens** and **federal lien registrations** by debtor name.
- **Brand protection** — search registered Florida **trademarks** and their owners.
- **Agent-native automation** — drop one URL into your MCP client and let the model do Florida company research conversationally, with citeable document links.

### How to use the Florida Sunbiz MCP Server

1. Click **Try for free** / run the Actor and enable **Standby mode** (already configured).
2. Copy your MCP endpoint: `https://<your-username>--fl-sunbiz-mcp.apify.actor/mcp`.
3. Add it to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) using the **Streamable HTTP** transport, with your Apify API token as a Bearer header:
   ```
   Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_API_TOKEN>
   ```
4. Ask your agent things like *"Look up Publix Super Markets in Florida"* or *"Find every Florida company where John Smith is an officer."* The agent calls a `search_*` tool, then `get_record_detail` on a result for the full record.

### Tools

| Tool | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| `search_corporations` | Search corporations, LLCs, LPs & trademarks by `name`, `officer`, `registered_agent`, `trademark`, `trademark_owner`, `fei_ein`, `zip`, or `address` (paginated). |
| `get_corporation_detail` | Full company record by document number. |
| `get_corporation_events` | Chronological event/filing history. |
| `search_cable_franchises` / `get_cable_franchise` | Florida cable franchise search & detail. |
| `search_fictitious_names` / `get_fictitious_name` | Fictitious (DBA) name search & detail. |
| `search_partnerships` / `get_partnership` | General & LL partnership search & detail. |
| `search_judgment_liens` | Judgment liens by debtor name. |
| `search_federal_liens` / `get_federal_lien` | Federal lien registrations by debtor. |
| `get_record_detail` | Resolve **any** search result into a full structured record. |

### Output

Search tools return result rows; detail tools return a complete record. Example (abridged):

```json
{
  "entity_type": "Florida Profit Corporation",
  "name": "PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.",
  "filing_information": {
    "Document Number": "112252",
    "FEI/EIN Number": "59-0324412",
    "Date Filed": "12/27/1921",
    "Status": "ACTIVE"
  },
  "principal_address": { "lines": ["3300 PUBLIX CORPORATE PKWY", "LAKELAND, FL 33811-3311"] },
  "registered_agent": { "name": "Corporate Creations Network Inc.", "address": ["801 US Highway 1", "North Palm Beach, FL 33408"] },
  "officers": [{ "title": "CEO", "name": "Murphy, Kevin S." }, { "title": "President", "name": "Goff, John L., Jr." }],
  "annual_reports": [{ "year": "2026", "filed_date": "04/02/2026" }],
  "document_images": [
    { "description": "04/02/2026 -- ANNUAL REPORT", "url": "https://search.sunbiz.org/.../GetDocument?...&formatType=PDF" }
  ]
}
```

You can also consume results through the Apify API and export to JSON, CSV, or Excel.

#### Data fields

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `name`, `entity_type`, `document_number` | Entity name, type, and Sunbiz document number |
| `filing_information` | FEI/EIN, date filed, state, status, last event |
| `principal_address`, `mailing_address` | Business addresses with change dates |
| `registered_agent` | Registered agent name & address |
| `officers` / authorized persons | Title, name, address |
| `annual_reports` | Year and filed date of each annual report |
| `document_images` | Links to filed PDFs/TIFFs (never downloaded) |
| `event_history_url` | Link to full event history |

### How much does it cost to use the Florida Sunbiz MCP Server?

Pricing is **pay-per-event: $0.01 per tool call**. You only pay for the searches and lookups your agent actually makes — a typical "search then open a record" interaction costs about **$0.02**. No subscription, no minimums beyond Apify's free tier.

### Tips & advanced usage

- **Drill into people:** use `search_corporations` with `search_by="officer"` or `"registered_agent"` to map every entity linked to a person, then `get_record_detail` on each.
- **Browse from a point:** Sunbiz name search returns the nearest alphabetical matches, so a partial name returns neighbors — verify the exact name in results.
- **Cite documents cheaply:** `document_images` returns PDF links without downloading, so responses stay small and you fetch a filing only when needed.

### FAQ, limitations & support

- **Is this legal?** It accesses **public records** published by the Florida Department of State. Use the data in compliance with Florida law and Sunbiz's terms. Under Florida law many records (including email addresses) are public.
- **Judgment-lien detail pages** are protected by a Cloudflare JavaScript challenge and can't be fetched without a browser; the judgment-lien *search* still returns filing number, debtor name, and address.
- **Trademarks** have no document-number lookup on Sunbiz — reach them via name/owner search.
- **Found an issue or need a custom data feed?** Open the **Issues** tab — feedback and custom solutions are welcome.

# Actor input Schema

## Actor input object example

```json
{}
```

# 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("rl1987/fl-sunbiz-mcp").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("rl1987/fl-sunbiz-mcp").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 rl1987/fl-sunbiz-mcp --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=rl1987/fl-sunbiz-mcp",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/FwLxAGSGM9A78Q9Kl/builds/gnhEoP0CEZkX8e98T/openapi.json