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Delaware Business Entity Search

Delaware’s Division of Corporations provides an online entity search where you can look up a business by name or file number.

Official agency: Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations

Open Official Government SearchOpens icis.corp.delaware.gov in a new tab. This is the official government site, not EntityLocator.

Search methods offered

  • Entity nameNot case sensitive. Use quotation marks for exact searches.
  • File number

How to search

  1. Open the official Delaware entity search using the button above.
  2. Choose to search by entity name or by file number.
  3. For an exact match on a name, put the name in quotation marks.
  4. Submit the search and review the list of results, which shows file numbers and entity names.
  5. Select an entity name to open its information page.

What you can expect to find

  • Results list the file number and entity name.
  • An entity’s information page shows its name, file number, incorporation or formation date, registered agent name, address, phone number and residency.

Limitations, fees and notices

  • Results include both active and inactive entities. The Division states that an entity appearing in results is not an indication of its current status.
  • Information is real time as of the date of the search.
  • Basic entity details are free. The Division states additional information, such as a Certificate of Status or certified or plain copies of filed documents, is available for a fee through a Delaware online agent or its Document Filing and Certificate Request Service.
  • The Division states that data mining is strictly prohibited, that excessive or repeated searches are prohibited, and that use of automated tools may lead to suspension of access.

Sources and research notes

Sources reviewed: . Official sites change; always confirm current details on the government site.

Research for this guide used the official Delaware entity-search page. A completed live search and any paid certificate or document order were not independently confirmed.

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