Verification tiers

BizVerify offers two verification tiers. They are parallel products, not different quality levels — pick the one that matches the question you’re asking.

Quick check

1 credit. Available in every active jurisdiction.

Answers the core question: does this business exist, and is it currently active?

Returns:

• exists
• status (active, inactive, dissolved, suspended, revoked, etc.)
• good_standing
• entity_name (canonical / registered form)
• jurisdiction

Use quick check when you need to confirm a counterparty is real and operational — onboarding forms, invoice validation, lead qualification, real-time flows where sub-second latency matters.

Deep verification

15 credits. Available in a subset of jurisdictions.

Returns everything from quick check, plus:

• entity_type (LLC, corporation, LP, etc.)
• formation_date
• jurisdiction_id (the registry identifier)
• registered_agent
• officers
• principal_address
• filing_history_summary

Use deep verification when you need the full entity record — KYB/compliance workflows, contract counterparty review, customer due diligence, anything that needs the registered agent or the officer list.

Add force_refresh: true (25 credits) to bypass the cache and get the most current result.

What happens if I ask for deep in a quick-only jurisdiction?

You get a quick result, charged at the quick rate (1 credit). The response includes:

{
  "verification_level": "quick",
  "full_verification_available": false,
  "reason": {
    "code": "jurisdiction_quick_only",
    "message": "This jurisdiction currently supports quick verification only. Deep verification is not available for this jurisdiction at this time."
  }
}

This way you never pay for data you can’t get, and a single integration works across every supported jurisdiction without branching logic.

When deep is available, responses include "full_verification_available": true and no reason field.

Choosing a tier

You need to know…	Tier
Is this business real and active right now?	Quick
Is this the right counterparty to sign a contract with?	Deep
Is the invoice from a legitimate company?	Quick
Who are the officers and registered agent?	Deep
Does this company match my CRM record?	Quick
Full KYB file for compliance review	Deep

If in doubt, start with quick. You can always promote to deep on the entities that matter.

Per-jurisdiction availability

See the Coverage page for a live filterable table showing which tier is available in each jurisdiction. Coverage is sourced from /v1/config and updates as new jurisdictions ship.