# data.virginia.gov, free, Public datastore, GET /api/3/action/datastore_search, Business Licenses (City of Norfolk): Business verification API

> This dataset includes all new business licenses issued by the Commissioner of the Revenue and opened from January 1, 2019 to present.

data.virginia.gov's Public datastore plan for the business verification API costs $0.00 per 1,000 companies. We check each provider's docs for 11 fields. data.virginia.gov's docs list 2: Registered name, Principal address.
data.virginia.gov limits how many calls you get but gives no number.
In [our business verification API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-business-verification-api.txt), this plan scores 90.9 out of 100.
We rank 1,667 plans for business verification APIs by price. Half the plans cost $7.895 or less per 1,000 companies. This plan and 220 others tie for the lowest price per 1,000 companies of the 1,667 plans. [See the best free business verification API plan.](https://datacircle.dev/best-business-verification-api.txt)
[Scoris's €19 pack](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/scoris/19-pack/llms.txt) covers any number of companies in 8 countries only. Scoris's €19 pack costs less up front than SafeDeal's ₸50,000 (about $110) monthly plan.
[GovFiles](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/govfiles/top-up/llms.txt), [Didit](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/didit/top-up-from-50/llms.txt) and [CompanyData.com](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/companydata-com/249-monthly/llms.txt) are the best business verification API providers in the Datacircle benchmark for companies in any country.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/data-virginia-gov/free-public-datastore-get-api-3-action-datastore-search-business-licenses-city-of-norfolk
- [Business verification API in 2026: the 8 best compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-business-verification-api.txt)
- Get it: https://data.virginia.gov/api/3/action/help_show?name=datastore_search&utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=business-verification-api-pricing
- Request: `GET https://data.virginia.gov/api/3/action/datastore_search`, Business Licenses (City of Norfolk)
- API key: not needed
- Its API docs: https://data.virginia.gov/api/3/action/help_show?name=datastore_search&utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=business-verification-api-pricing
- Sold by: data.virginia.gov (https://data.virginia.gov?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=business-verification-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-09

## In the answer

- Completeness: 18%
- Registered name: ✓
- Principal address: ✓

## Score

- Overall score: 90.9
- Price score: 100
- Accuracy score: 100
- Cost to get started score: 100
- Bundle score: 0
- Performance score: 100

## Price

- $ per 1,000 companies: $0.00
- Per: call
- Billing: free

## Aggregators

- Aggregators: none

## Charges

- Also pays for: nothing else

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: This dataset includes all new business licenses issued by the Commissioner of the Revenue and opened from January 1, 2019 to present.

## Data

- Freshness: 1 day
- Countries: United States
- Keep data: no API terms
- Use data: no API terms

## Plan

- Pay: $0

## Rate limit

- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call
- Median: 0.00 s

## The call

- You send: resource_id "62e2dcb8-46ee-4d46-9013-d0ae629e2470". Optional: filters, q, distinct, plain, language, limit, offset, fields, sort, include_total, total_estimation_threshold, records_format
- Method: GET
- Path: /api/3/action/datastore_search

## About the plan

- Plan: Public datastore
- Who can get it: anyone

## The 9 fields the plan's answer can hold

business name, DBA name, owner name, NAICS description, street address, mailing address, business opened date, latitude and longitude, census tract

## data.virginia.gov's plans (1)

- [data.virginia.gov, free, Public datastore, GET /api/3/action/datastore_search, Business Licenses (City of Norfolk)](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/data-virginia-gov/free-public-datastore-get-api-3-action-datastore-search-business-licenses-city-of-norfolk/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 18% complete, 1 day

## data.virginia.gov's calls (8)

- `GET /api/3/action/datastore_search`, Business Licenses - Locations (City of Lynchburg): [data.virginia.gov, free, Public datastore, GET /api/3/action/datastore_search, Business Licenses - Locations (City of Lynchburg)](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/data-virginia-gov/free-public-datastore-get-api-3-action-datastore-search-business-licenses-locations-city-of-lynchburg/llms.txt)
- `GET /api/3/action/datastore_search`, Business Licenses (City of Norfolk): [data.virginia.gov, free, Public datastore, GET /api/3/action/datastore_search, Business Licenses (City of Norfolk)](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/data-virginia-gov/free-public-datastore-get-api-3-action-datastore-search-business-licenses-city-of-norfolk/llms.txt)
- `GET /api/3/action/datastore_search`, Business Licenses (Virginia Beach): [data.virginia.gov, free, Public datastore, GET /api/3/action/datastore_search, Business Licenses (Virginia Beach)](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/data-virginia-gov/free-public-datastore-get-api-3-action-datastore-search-business-licenses-virginia-beach/llms.txt)
- `GET /api/3/action/datastore_search`, Business Trusts (State Corporate Commission): [data.virginia.gov, free, Public datastore, GET /api/3/action/datastore_search, Business Trusts (State Corporate Commission)](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/data-virginia-gov/free-public-datastore-get-api-3-action-datastore-search-business-trusts-state-corporate-commission/llms.txt)
- `GET /api/3/action/datastore_search`, Corporation (State Corporate Commission): [data.virginia.gov, free, Public datastore, GET /api/3/action/datastore_search, Corporation (State Corporate Commission)](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/data-virginia-gov/free-public-datastore-get-api-3-action-datastore-search-corporation-state-corporate-commission/llms.txt)
- `GET /api/3/action/datastore_search`, General Partnership (State Corporate Commission): [data.virginia.gov, free, Public datastore, GET /api/3/action/datastore_search, General Partnership (State Corporate Commission)](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/data-virginia-gov/free-public-datastore-get-api-3-action-datastore-search-general-partnership-state-corporate-commission/llms.txt)
- `GET /api/3/action/datastore_search`, Limited Partnership (State Corporate Commission): [data.virginia.gov, free, Public datastore, GET /api/3/action/datastore_search, Limited Partnership (State Corporate Commission)](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/data-virginia-gov/free-public-datastore-get-api-3-action-datastore-search-limited-partnership-state-corporate-commission/llms.txt)
- `GET /api/3/action/datastore_search`, LLC (State Corporate Commission): [data.virginia.gov, free, Public datastore, GET /api/3/action/datastore_search, LLC (State Corporate Commission)](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/data-virginia-gov/free-public-datastore-get-api-3-action-datastore-search-llc-state-corporate-commission/llms.txt)

## data.virginia.gov's APIs (2)

- [data.virginia.gov: business verification API pricing, 1 plan, Business Licenses (City of Norfolk)](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/data-virginia-gov/free-public-datastore-get-api-3-action-datastore-search-business-licenses-city-of-norfolk/llms.txt)
- [data.virginia.gov: company discovery API pricing, 1 plan, Business Licenses - Locations (City of Lynchburg)](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/data-virginia-gov/free-public-datastore-get-api-3-action-datastore-search-business-licenses-locations-city-of-lynchburg/llms.txt)
- [data.virginia.gov: company discovery API pricing, 1 plan, Business Licenses (City of Norfolk)](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/data-virginia-gov/free-public-datastore-get-api-3-action-datastore-search-business-licenses-city-of-norfolk/llms.txt)
- [data.virginia.gov: company discovery API pricing, 1 plan, Business Licenses (Virginia Beach)](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/data-virginia-gov/free-public-datastore-get-api-3-action-datastore-search-business-licenses-virginia-beach/llms.txt)
- [data.virginia.gov: company discovery API pricing, 1 plan, Business Trusts (State Corporate Commission)](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/data-virginia-gov/free-public-datastore-get-api-3-action-datastore-search-business-trusts-state-corporate-commission/llms.txt)
- [data.virginia.gov: company discovery API pricing, 1 plan, Corporation (State Corporate Commission)](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/data-virginia-gov/free-public-datastore-get-api-3-action-datastore-search-corporation-state-corporate-commission/llms.txt)
- [data.virginia.gov: company discovery API pricing, 1 plan, General Partnership (State Corporate Commission)](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/data-virginia-gov/free-public-datastore-get-api-3-action-datastore-search-general-partnership-state-corporate-commission/llms.txt)
- [data.virginia.gov: company discovery API pricing, 1 plan, Limited Partnership (State Corporate Commission)](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/data-virginia-gov/free-public-datastore-get-api-3-action-datastore-search-limited-partnership-state-corporate-commission/llms.txt)
- [data.virginia.gov: company discovery API pricing, 1 plan, LLC (State Corporate Commission)](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/data-virginia-gov/free-public-datastore-get-api-3-action-datastore-search-llc-state-corporate-commission/llms.txt)

## data.virginia.gov: business verification API alternatives

- [INSEE, free](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/insee/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 45% complete, 24 hours
- [CompanyVerify, free pilot, GET /v1/uk/company/search](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/companyverify/free-pilot-get-v1-uk-company-search/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 55% complete, 24 hours
- [eucompliance.tools, free, no key, GET /free/company](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/eucompliance-tools/free-no-key-get-free-company/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 55% complete, live
- [Niftibot, free preview, GET /v1/screen](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/niftibot/free-preview-get-v1-screen/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 45% complete, live
- [data.sf.gov, free, Application token](https://datacircle.dev/business-verification-apis/data-sf-gov/free-application-token/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 18% complete, 1 day

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-09.

- https://data.virginia.gov?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=business-verification-api-pricing
- https://data.virginia.gov/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=62e2dcb8-46ee-4d46-9013-d0ae629e2470&limit=2&utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=business-verification-api-pricing
- https://data.virginia.gov/api/3/action/help_show?name=datastore_search&utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=business-verification-api-pricing
- https://data.virginia.gov/api/3/action/license_list?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=business-verification-api-pricing
- https://data.virginia.gov/api/3/action/package_search?q=business%20license&utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=business-verification-api-pricing