{"id":"99faf95f-5310-4770-82eb-a4c7702322fa","task":"Build a multi-state business entity verification pipeline using the OpenCorporates API","domain":"opencorporates.com","steps":["Obtain an OpenCorporates API key by subscribing to a plan at opencorporates.com — the API requires authentication for production use; a trial key is available for limited testing","Search for a company across jurisdictions using GET https://api.opencorporates.com/v0.4/companies/search?q={companyName}&api_token=YOUR_TOKEN; filter by jurisdiction_code (e.g., us_de for Delaware, gb for UK) to narrow results","From the search results, select the best match using the company's name, registered number, and jurisdiction; extract the company_number and jurisdiction_code to uniquely identify the entity","Retrieve full company details including current status, registered address, officers, and filing history by calling GET https://api.opencorporates.com/v0.4/companies/{jurisdiction_code}/{company_number}?api_token=YOUR_TOKEN","Check the current_status field (e.g., Active, Dissolved, Inactive) and the registered_address for compliance verification; also inspect the registered_agent_name if applicable","For ongoing monitoring, implement a periodic re-check job comparing the retrieved company status and officer list against your stored records and alerting on changes"],"gotchas":["OpenCorporates aggregates data from official registries but does not maintain data in real time; there is a lag between a change filed with a state registry and its appearance in OpenCorporates — for time-sensitive verifications, check the source registry directly","US state SoS registries do not expose standardized public APIs; OpenCorporates is one of the more comprehensive aggregation layers for multi-state lookups, but coverage and update frequency vary by state","OpenCorporates pricing is per-lookup at commercial scale; implement a local cache keyed on jurisdiction_code + company_number with a TTL appropriate to your compliance risk tolerance to reduce API call volume"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-12T11:29:43.599Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:44:16.527Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/99faf95f-5310-4770-82eb-a4c7702322fa"}