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UCC Filings data scraping service.
Uniform Commercial Code filings, lien records, and secured party data. For lenders, M&A teams, and trade credit analysts.
The problem.
WHY THIS IS HARDER THAN IT LOOKS
Commercial lenders, M&A due diligence teams, and trade credit analysts need UCC filing data to assess collateral, verify existing liens, and understand a business's debt obligations. Secretary of State databases are the authoritative source, but each state has its own portal, search interface, and data format.
For commercial lending decisions, UCC data answers questions that a credit report alone cannot answer. A UCC-1 filing tells you which assets the borrower has already pledged as collateral to another lender, and a UCC-3 amendment tells you when that security interest was modified or the collateral description changed. Before approving an equipment loan or extending a line of credit, a lender needs to know whether the borrower's accounts receivable, inventory, or equipment is already securing an obligation elsewhere. If that lien exists but the underwriter does not find it, the lender is in a subordinate position they did not price for. The multi-state nature of UCC filings compounds the problem: a Delaware-incorporated company operating in Texas with California customers may have filings in all three states, and checking one is not sufficient.
Trade credit analysts use UCC data in a related but distinct way. When a business extends net-30 or net-60 terms to a customer, it is effectively an unsecured creditor. If that customer already has a blanket lien on all assets filed by a senior secured lender, the trade creditor is at the back of the line in any default scenario. Checking UCC status before extending significant credit terms is a straightforward risk control that many businesses skip because manual Secretary of State searches across states are too slow for volume decisions.
This service automates UCC filing extraction across state databases. Search by debtor name, secured party, or filing number and receive structured results including filing type, dates, collateral descriptions, and amendment history. The ScrapeBase API at scrapebase.io has UCC endpoints for self-serve access.
Is this right for you?
GOOD FIT IF ANY OF THESE SOUND LIKE YOU
You are a commercial lender verifying existing liens before approving a loan
You are an M&A team running due diligence on acquisition targets
You are a trade credit analyst assessing customer creditworthiness
You need to monitor UCC filings for a portfolio of companies on an ongoing basis
You are a trade credit manager assessing whether to extend net terms to a new customer with secured debt already on file
What you receive.
EXACT FIELDS, DELIVERED IN YOUR FORMAT
Sample record.
{
"filing_number":"2024-1847392",
"filing_type":"UCC-1",
"filing_date":"2024-03-12",
"debtor_name":"ACME Manufacturing Inc",
"secured_party":"First National Bank",
"collateral":"All inventory, equipment, accounts receivable",
"status":"Active",
"lapse_date":"2029-03-12",
"extracted_at":"2026-04-14T10:00:00Z"
}PREFER TO SELF-SERVE?
Or access our UCC Filings API yourself
2 ready-to-use endpoints. Pay per successful request. Built for developers.
Straightforward pricing.
SCALE DETERMINES PRICE · NO HIDDEN FEES
Debtor search
One-time UCC search for a list of companies. 2-4 days.
- Up to 500 companies
- All active filings
- CSV or Google Sheet
Portfolio monitoring
Monthly monitoring of filings for a watched company list.
- Up to 200 companies
- New filing alerts
- Amendment tracking
Custom
Multi-state, historical research, or bulk analysis.
- Unlimited scope
- Cross-state search
- Scoping call required
Frequently asked questions.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
Any state that publishes UCC filings through a public Secretary of State portal. Delaware, New York, California, and Texas are the most commonly requested.
Yes. The search supports debtor name, secured party name, and filing number. Secured party search is useful for lenders reviewing their own portfolio or analysts tracking a specific bank's lending activity. This is also used by M&A teams mapping all UCC filings where a target acquisition company appears as a debtor, to build a complete picture of the secured debt obligations before closing.
For one-time searches, the data is as fresh as the extraction date. For monthly monitoring, new filings and amendments are captured each cycle. Most state Secretary of State portals update their UCC filing records within one to three business days of filing acceptance, so the pipeline reflects near-current lien status for any active debtor.
Yes. The extraction captures UCC-3 amendments alongside initial UCC-1 filings for each debtor. This includes terminations, continuations, and collateral modifications. For portfolio monitoring, new amendments are flagged in each cycle so lenders know when a borrower's existing lien structure has changed.
Yes. For lenders or analysts with an existing portfolio, the pipeline accepts a list of company names or EINs and returns all active UCC filings for each, normalized across states. This is commonly used for annual portfolio reviews to identify companies that have taken on new secured debt since origination.
Debtor search starts at $199 for up to 500 companies. Portfolio monitoring starts at $499 per month.