Market intelligence

# Get total active LLC count for a city (limit=1 returns just the total)
# Replace "Miami" with the city you want to measure
$ curl -s -H "x-api-key: $API_KEY" \
    "https://api.sunbizdata.com/api/v1/corporations/search/unified?city=Miami&filingType=FLAL&status=Active&limit=1"

< 200 OK (31ms)
{ "results": [{
    "documentNumber": "L00000000013",
    "corporationName": "EXAMPLE VENTURES LLC",
    "status": "Active"
  }], "total": 148230 }

// Compare market size across multiple cities
async function compareMarkets(cities, filingType = "FLAL") {
  const headers = { "x-api-key": process.env.SUNBIZDATA_KEY };

  const results = await Promise.all(
    cities.map(async (city) => {
      const params = new URLSearchParams({
        city,
        filingType,
        status: "Active",
        limit: "1",
      });

      const response = await fetch(
        `https://api.sunbizdata.com/api/v1/corporations/search/unified?${params}`,
        { headers }
      ).then(r => r.json());

      return { city, total: response.total };
    })
  );

  // Sort by total descending
  results.sort((a, b) => b.total - a.total);

  return {
    filingType,
    date: new Date().toISOString().split("T")[0],
    markets: results,
  };
}

// Compare four Florida metros
const snapshot = await compareMarkets(["Miami", "Orlando", "Tampa", "Jacksonville"]);
snapshot.markets.forEach(m => console.log(`${m.city}: ${m.total.toLocaleString()} active LLCs`));