Business Search & Matching
Running a business search and reading the result: input formats and flexibility, how matching works, match and score fields, address and deliverability data, failed searches and no_match
Articles
- Why are business_name_match, business_address_match, or the scores returning null?
- Do you strip punctuation and whitespace from inputs?
- How flexible is the address field input?
- Do you match to rejected SOS filings?
- Does GET /business/{id} return more than GET /searches/{id}?
- What does the address object contain, and when are the USPS fields populated?
- What does error: no_match mean?
- What causes a search to end up in “failed” status?
- Can I download the PDF report via the API?
- Can the officer_names field include owners and authorized signers, not just officers?
- Can other Baselayer customers see that I searched a business?
- Can Baselayer verify trusts and 401(k) data?
- Are there any address deliverability indicators?
- Is the standalone OFAC or watchlists check redundant if I'm already using Baselayer Business Search?