Idaho Secretary of State Business Search
Tags: secretaryofstate, idahosecretaryofstat
Published: 2021-11-23 13:31:14

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title: Idaho Secretary of State Business Search
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The Idaho Secretary of State business search is a great search that has many different search options. You can search for any kind of registered business entity, such as LLC, corporations, or partnerships.

Plus, it’s where I live. Home sweet home!

Here is the [official search page](https://sosbiz.idaho.gov/search/business).

If you want a way to search for a business in any state, please feel free to use our [verify a business tool here](https://cobaltintelligence.com/verify-a-business), free of charge. It looks a little like this. It allows you to also easily copy and download the data.

[![Cobalt Intelligence verify a business in Idaho](https://i2.wp.com/cobaltintelligence.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image-29.png?resize=640%2C481&ssl=1)](https://i2.wp.com/cobaltintelligence.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image-29.png?ssl=1)

While it is not required to be registered with the ID Secretary of State to do smaller business before you do anything like open a business checking account or get a business loan, you must register with the state. Because it is public you can find business owner information for any business registered in the state of Idaho.

## I rate it 8 out of 10

**Pros**

- Search by registered agent
- Search by filing date range
- Can view filed documents
- Can search by active status

**Cons**

- One of the few states that doesn’t allow you to search by entity id
- Can’t search by officer

## Idaho Secretary of State Entity Search

[![Idaho secretary of state business search advanced](https://i0.wp.com/cobaltintelligence.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image-30.png?resize=640%2C477&ssl=1)](https://i0.wp.com/cobaltintelligence.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image-30.png?ssl=1)

Here it is. Of course, I searched for “pizza”. The results came back very fast at .160 seconds. Here’s what the results look like:

[![Idaho secretary of state search results](https://i0.wp.com/cobaltintelligence.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image-31.png?resize=640%2C428&ssl=1)](https://i0.wp.com/cobaltintelligence.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image-31.png?ssl=1)

All the normal, helpful stuff like Business name, status, filing date, and agent. I’m not sure the different between “Active-Current” and “Active-Good Standing”. Both of those sound good.

Selecting a business opens a side panel with the details of the business.

[![Details page for Idaho secretary of state business search](https://i2.wp.com/cobaltintelligence.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image-32.png?resize=640%2C481&ssl=1)](https://i2.wp.com/cobaltintelligence.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image-32.png?ssl=1)

It doesn’t list officer information but other than that all relevant information is there.

Now, let’s try the agent search.

[![search by registered agent](https://i0.wp.com/cobaltintelligence.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image-33.png?resize=640%2C520&ssl=1)](https://i0.wp.com/cobaltintelligence.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image-33.png?ssl=1)

Okay, it’s the same. The registered agent won’t always be the officer but it’s kind of close if you’re looking to search by owner.

Document information looks like this:

[![Document information](https://i0.wp.com/cobaltintelligence.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image-34.png?resize=640%2C261&ssl=1)](https://i0.wp.com/cobaltintelligence.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image-34.png?ssl=1)

If you were desperate to find officer information you could get it from the “Initial Filing” or “Annual Report”. Annual reports look like they track owner change.

[![Annual report information](https://i0.wp.com/cobaltintelligence.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image-35.png?resize=640%2C190&ssl=1)](https://i0.wp.com/cobaltintelligence.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image-35.png?ssl=1)

And that’s Idaho’s Secretary of State business search.

## Extra Credit

For all of my power users out there. You can access any of this business data via API. This can be handy for things like:

- Business verification
- KYC/KYB (know your business) anti-money laundering
- Business credit check
- Finding business owner information

It’s as simple as this:

```
let url = `https://apigateway.cobaltintelligence.com/v1/search?searchQuery=${encodeURIComponent(businessName)}&state=${state}`;

const axiosResponse = await axios.get(url, {
    headers: {
        'x-api-key': this.apiKey
    }
});

return axiosResponse.data;
```

[Get a free Secretary of State API key here](https://cobaltintelligence.com/secretary-of-state).

For more technical Idaho scraping tutorials, check it:

- [Idaho Secretary of State business data via API](https://cobaltintelligence.com/blog/idaho-secretary-of-state-business-data-via-api/)
- [Jordan Scrapes Secretary of States: Idaho](https://cobaltintelligence.com/blog/jordan-scrapes-secretary-of-states-idaho/)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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