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Filing Office Lookup

Also known as Search by Filing Number

Update History

No modifications have been made to this data layer since the initial release.

Feature Request

IMPORTANT: Please see the new Online Services Security Enhancement Release, effective November 09, 2020.

Overview

When utilizing this D&B Direct feature, a filing number, encoded filing type, case-sensitive filing location state abbreviation and country code of "US" will be required.

This feature provides information for the following filing types: Suit, Lien, Judgment, UCC, Business Registration, and Bankruptcy.

Data Layer Entitlement

For customers in U.S. and Canadian markets, the API is provisioned for specific collections of products, reports, and/or features (collectively referred to as data layers) for production and trial usage. Entitlement is not required for testing in the sandbox environment.

  • This product is entitled as "Search - Suits, Liens, Judgments & Bankruptcies" for D&B Direct 2.0 customers.

For customers in the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg markets, the API is provisioned as a specific set of data layers for production, trial, and sandbox usage.

  • This particular data layer is NOT included in the D&B Direct Onboard suite.

Specification

Sample Request
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:com="http://services.dnb.com/CompanyServiceV2.0">
   <soapenv:Header>
      <wsse:Security soapenv:mustUnderstand="0" xmlns:wsse="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd" xmlns:wsu="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-utility-1.0.xsd">
         <wsse:UsernameToken wsu:Id="UsernameToken-11">
            <wsse:Username>MyUserName</wsse:Username>
            <wsse:Password Type="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-username-token-profile-1.0#PasswordText">MyPassword</wsse:Password>
         </wsse:UsernameToken>
      </wsse:Security>
   </soapenv:Header>
   <soapenv:Body>
      <com:SearchByFilingNameRequest ServiceVersionNumber="4.0">         
         <SearchByFilingNumberRequestDetail>
            <InquiryDetail>
               <FilingTypeCode>419</FilingTypeCode>
               <FilingNumber>60652958</FilingNumber>
               <FilingLocation>
                  <TerritoryName>CA</TerritoryName>
                  <CountryISOAlpha2Code>US</CountryISOAlpha2Code>
               </FilingLocation>
            </InquiryDetail>
         </SearchByFilingNumberRequestDetail>
      </com:SearchByFilingNameRequest>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>
Note: This sample is for illustrative purposes only. Actual calls using the sample parameters may not produce the same results.
Name Characteristics
SearchByFilingNumberRequest Element
SearchByFilingNumberRequest@ServiceVersionNumber Element
SearchByFilingNumberRequest. TransactionDetail RequestTransactionDetail, Optional

Records information necessary to process a particular request. Examples of a request is the ordering of a product.

SearchByFilingNumberRequest. TransactionDetail. ApplicationTransactionID string up to 64 chars., Optional

Unique Transaction ID of the request generated by the service

SearchByFilingNumberRequest. TransactionDetail. TransactionTimestamp dateTime, Optional

The date and time when this request was created. When the request is from an intermediary, such as a workflow manager or service bus, this is the date and time when the message was sent to the D&B function, i.e., the date and time when the xml document was created by the requesting intermediary.

SearchByFilingNumberRequest. TransactionDetail. SubmittingOfficeID string up to 64 chars., Optional

A number that identifies the system or the software application from where this request originated. / A number used to uniquely identfy the D&B business segment or delivery channel from where this request originated.

END: SearchByFilingNumberRequest. TransactionDetail Element
SearchByFilingNumberRequest. SearchByFilingNumberRequestDetail SearchByFilingNumberRequestDetail, Required
SearchByFilingNumberRequest. SearchByFilingNumberRequestDetail. InquiryDetail SearchByFilingNumberInquiryDetail, Required
SearchByFilingNumberRequest. SearchByFilingNumberRequestDetail. InquiryDetail. FilingTypeCode integer up to 7 digits., Required

Possible values: 14824 (Business Registration); 419 (UCC); 8037 (suit); 8036 (Lein); 1625 (Judgement); 1626 (Bankruptcy)

SearchByFilingNumberRequest. SearchByFilingNumberRequestDetail. InquiryDetail. FilingNumber string up to 32 chars., Required
SearchByFilingNumberRequest. SearchByFilingNumberRequestDetail. InquiryDetail. FilingLocation SearchByFilingNumberFilingLocation, Required
SearchByFilingNumberRequest. SearchByFilingNumberRequestDetail. InquiryDetail. FilingLocation. TerritoryName string up to 64 chars., Required
SearchByFilingNumberRequest. SearchByFilingNumberRequestDetail. InquiryDetail. FilingLocation. CountryISOAlpha2Code string at least 2 chars. up to 2 chars., Required
END: SearchByFilingNumberRequest. SearchByFilingNumberRequestDetail. InquiryDetail. FilingLocation Element
END: SearchByFilingNumberRequest. SearchByFilingNumberRequestDetail. InquiryDetail Element
SearchByFilingNumberRequest. SearchByFilingNumberRequestDetail. InquiryReferenceDetail InquiryReferenceDetail, Optional
SearchByFilingNumberRequest. SearchByFilingNumberRequestDetail. InquiryReferenceDetail. CustomerReferenceText string at least 1 chars. up to 240 chars., Optional(Up to 5x)

A freeform reference string provided by the customer to be linked to the product in order to support subsequent order reconciliation.

SearchByFilingNumberRequest. SearchByFilingNumberRequestDetail. InquiryReferenceDetail. CustomerBillingEndorsementText string at least 1 chars. up to 240 chars., Optional

Text that is filled in by customer and commonly contains requesting individual or department name, or customer's own account/reference number and/or name for the case on which the product was provided.This text is a reference used during the billing process.

END: SearchByFilingNumberRequest. SearchByFilingNumberRequestDetail. InquiryReferenceDetail Element
END: SearchByFilingNumberRequest. SearchByFilingNumberRequestDetail Element
END: SearchByFilingNumberRequest Element

Endpoint

Use the following endpoint with the downloadable WSDL to request this feature.

Endpoint (Company)
https://direct.dnb.com/Company/V{version}

Testing

This operation will return a static set of results in the D&B Direct test environment (sandbox), regardless of the request parameters.

Feature Response

Specification

The following is a list of the possible data fields returned by this operation in the XML response. Samples are provided for testing successful and failed retrieval, and to demonstrate the basic layout of a response. The data returned in samples may not represent actual values that this feature will deliver.

NOTE: The D-U-N-S Number returned in the response will be a nine-digit zero-padded, numeric value.

Sample Response
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
   <soapenv:Body>
      <com:SearchByFilingNumberResponse ServiceVersionNumber="2" xmlns:com="http://services.dnb.com/CompanyServiceV2.0">
         <TransactionDetail>
            <ServiceTransactionID>Id-a5cfe8b4515e6e6201ab742e-1</ServiceTransactionID>
            <TransactionTimestamp>2013-04-05T02:25:39</TransactionTimestamp>
         </TransactionDetail>
         <TransactionResult>
            <SeverityText>Information</SeverityText>
            <ResultID>CM000</ResultID>
            <ResultText>Success</ResultText>
         </TransactionResult>
         <SearchByFilingNumberResponseDetail>
            <InquiryDetail>
               <FilingTypeCode>419</FilingTypeCode>
               <FilingNumber>60652958</FilingNumber>
               <FilingLocation>
                  <TerritoryName>DE</TerritoryName>
                  <CountryISOAlpha2Code>US</CountryISOAlpha2Code>
               </FilingLocation>
            </InquiryDetail>
            <CandidateMatchedQuantity>1</CandidateMatchedQuantity>
            <PublicFilingCandidate>
               <FilingNumber>60652958</FilingNumber>
               <FilingOfficeDUNSNumber>361538168</FilingOfficeDUNSNumber>
               <FilingOfficeName>SECRETARY OF STATE/UCC DIVISION</FilingOfficeName>
               <FilingTerritoryName>DE</FilingTerritoryName>
               <PublicFilingSummary>
                  <FilingTypeText DNBCodeValue="0" DNBCodeTableNumber="0">UCC</FilingTypeText>
                  <TotalFilingsCount>0000001</TotalFilingsCount>
               </PublicFilingSummary>
            </PublicFilingCandidate>
         </SearchByFilingNumberResponseDetail>
      </com:SearchByFilingNumberResponse>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>
Name Characteristics
SearchByFilingNumberResponse Aggregate
SearchByFilingNumberResponse@ServiceVersionNumber Attribute
SearchByFilingNumberResponse. TransactionDetail Aggregate, Required

Records information necessary to process a particular request. Examples of a request is the ordering of a product.

SearchByFilingNumberResponse. TransactionDetail. ApplicationTransactionID string up to 64 chars., Optional

Unique Transaction ID of the request generated by the service

SearchByFilingNumberResponse. TransactionDetail. ServiceTransactionID string up to 64 chars., Required

A number assigned by the D&B service to uniquely identify this transaction.

SearchByFilingNumberResponse. TransactionDetail. TransactionTimestamp dateTime, Required

The date and time when this request was created. When the request is from an intermediary, such as a workflow manager or service bus, this is the date and time when the message was sent to the D&B function, i.e., the date and time when the xml document was created by the requesting intermediary.

END: SearchByFilingNumberResponse. TransactionDetail Aggregate
SearchByFilingNumberResponse. TransactionResult Aggregate, Required

An aggregate that can repeat multiple times to record the different outcomes of the transaction.

SearchByFilingNumberResponse. TransactionResult. SeverityText string, Required

Text that records the criticality of the outcome, e.g., Information, Warning, Error, Fatal.

SearchByFilingNumberResponse. TransactionResult. ResultID string up to 32 chars., Required

An alphanumeric string that uniquely identifies the outcome of the transaction.

SearchByFilingNumberResponse. TransactionResult. ResultText string up to 512 chars., Optional

Text that explains the outcome of the transaction.

SearchByFilingNumberResponse. TransactionResult. ResultMessage Aggregate, Optional (Infinite)

An aggregate that can repeat multiple times to record textual data that expands on the ResultID and ResultText to provide additional information to the user regarding the status of the transaction. If the status implies that there is a problem this may also provide guidance to the user on how to address it.

SearchByFilingNumberResponse. TransactionResult. ResultMessage. ResultDescription string up to 512 chars., Required

Text that describes the additional information regarding the outcome of the transaction.

END: SearchByFilingNumberResponse. TransactionResult. ResultMessage Aggregate
END: SearchByFilingNumberResponse. TransactionResult Aggregate
SearchByFilingNumberResponse. SearchByFilingNumberResponseDetail Aggregate, Optional
SearchByFilingNumberResponse. SearchByFilingNumberResponseDetail. InquiryDetail Aggregate, Required
SearchByFilingNumberResponse. SearchByFilingNumberResponseDetail. InquiryDetail. FilingTypeCode integer up to 7 digits., Required
SearchByFilingNumberResponse. SearchByFilingNumberResponseDetail. InquiryDetail. FilingNumber string up to 32 chars., Required
SearchByFilingNumberResponse. SearchByFilingNumberResponseDetail. InquiryDetail. FilingLocation Aggregate, Required
SearchByFilingNumberResponse. SearchByFilingNumberResponseDetail. InquiryDetail. FilingLocation. TerritoryName string up to 64 chars., Required
SearchByFilingNumberResponse. SearchByFilingNumberResponseDetail. InquiryDetail. FilingLocation. CountryISOAlpha2Code string at least 2 chars. up to 2 chars., Required
END: SearchByFilingNumberResponse. SearchByFilingNumberResponseDetail. InquiryDetail. FilingLocation Aggregate
END: SearchByFilingNumberResponse. SearchByFilingNumberResponseDetail. InquiryDetail Aggregate
SearchByFilingNumberResponse. SearchByFilingNumberResponseDetail. CandidateMatchedQuantity int up to 4 digits., Required
SearchByFilingNumberResponse. SearchByFilingNumberResponseDetail. PublicFilingCandidate Aggregate, Required (Infinite)
SearchByFilingNumberResponse. SearchByFilingNumberResponseDetail. PublicFilingCandidate. FilingNumber string up to 32 chars., Optional
SearchByFilingNumberResponse. SearchByFilingNumberResponseDetail. PublicFilingCandidate. FilingOfficeDUNSNumber string up to 15 chars. Pattern: {([0-9a-zA-Z]*)}., Optional
SearchByFilingNumberResponse. SearchByFilingNumberResponseDetail. PublicFilingCandidate. FilingOfficeName string up to 256 chars., Required
SearchByFilingNumberResponse. SearchByFilingNumberResponseDetail. PublicFilingCandidate. FilingTerritoryName string up to 64 chars., Optional
SearchByFilingNumberResponse. SearchByFilingNumberResponseDetail. PublicFilingCandidate. PublicFilingSummary Aggregate, Optional
SearchByFilingNumberResponse. SearchByFilingNumberResponseDetail. PublicFilingCandidate. PublicFilingSummary. FilingTypeText string up to 256 chars., Optional

Possible values: 14824 (Business Registration); 419 (UCC); 8037 (suit); 8036 (Lein); 1625 (Judgement); 1626 (Bankruptcy)

SearchByFilingNumberResponse. SearchByFilingNumberResponseDetail. PublicFilingCandidate. PublicFilingSummary. FilingTypeText@DNBCodeValue Attribute

Possible values: 14824 (Business Registration); 419 (UCC); 8037 (suit); 8036 (Lein); 1625 (Judgement); 1626 (Bankruptcy)

SearchByFilingNumberResponse. SearchByFilingNumberResponseDetail. PublicFilingCandidate. PublicFilingSummary. TotalFilingsCount int up to 7 digits., Optional
END: SearchByFilingNumberResponse. SearchByFilingNumberResponseDetail. PublicFilingCandidate. PublicFilingSummary Aggregate
END: SearchByFilingNumberResponse. SearchByFilingNumberResponseDetail. PublicFilingCandidate Aggregate
SearchByFilingNumberResponse. SearchByFilingNumberResponseDetail. InquiryReferenceDetail Aggregate, Optional
SearchByFilingNumberResponse. SearchByFilingNumberResponseDetail. InquiryReferenceDetail. CustomerReferenceText string at least 1 chars. up to 240 chars., Optional(Up to 5x)

A freeform reference string provided by the customer to be linked to the product in order to support subsequent order reconciliation.

END: SearchByFilingNumberResponse. SearchByFilingNumberResponseDetail. InquiryReferenceDetail Aggregate
END: SearchByFilingNumberResponse. SearchByFilingNumberResponseDetail Aggregate
END: SearchByFilingNumberResponse Aggregate

NOTE: There may be additional request and/or response elements specified in the WSDL that are not applicable for D&B Direct customers. Data elements that are not listed on this page are currently unused by this operation.

Response Codes & Error Handling

Successful service requests will return a CM000 response code in the TransactionResult ResultID field. Otherwise, one of the D&B Direct standard response codes will be returned.

This operation may return the following response codes: CM002, CM004, CM005, CM007, CP001, CP002, and SC001-SC009.

Feature Notes

This feature returns the filing office name and D-U-N-S Number. Information about the parties involved in the filing is not returned.