# data.virginia.gov, free, Public datastore, GET /api/3/action/datastore_search, Business Licenses - Locations (City of Lynchburg): Company discovery API

> Business licenses according to the Community Development TRAKiT system.

data.virginia.gov's Public datastore plan for the company discovery API costs $0.00 per 1,000 companies. We check each provider's docs for 13 fields. data.virginia.gov's docs list 2: Type and status, Headquarters.
data.virginia.gov limits how many pages you get but gives no number.
We haven't run data.virginia.gov through [our company discovery API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-company-discovery-api.txt) yet.
We rank 1,252 plans for company discovery APIs by price. Half the plans cost $0.40 or less per 1,000 companies. This plan and 199 others tie for the lowest price per 1,000 companies of the 1,252 plans. [See the best free company discovery API plan.](https://datacircle.dev/best-company-discovery-api.txt)
[PeopleSearch.im's $5 pack](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/peoplesearch-im/5-pack/llms.txt) covers any number of companies. PeopleSearch.im's $5 pack costs less up front than StackScan's $189 monthly plan.
[GetProspect](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/getprospect/49-monthly/llms.txt), [Hunter](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/hunter/49-monthly-starter-post-discover/llms.txt) and [PeopleSearch.im](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/peoplesearch-im/5-pack/llms.txt) are the best company discovery API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/data-virginia-gov/free-public-datastore-get-api-3-action-datastore-search-business-licenses-locations-city-of-lynchburg
- [Company discovery API in 2026: the best of 100+ compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-company-discovery-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=company-discovery-api-pricing
- Request: `GET https://data.virginia.gov/api/3/action/datastore_search`, Business Licenses - Locations (City of Lynchburg)
- 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=company-discovery-api-pricing
- Sold by: data.virginia.gov (https://data.virginia.gov?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-09

## In the answer

- Completeness: 15%
- Type and status: ✓
- Headquarters: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 companies: $0.00
- Per: page of 32,000
- Billing: free

## Aggregators

- Aggregators: none

## Charges

- Most per search: no limit
- Also pays for: nothing else

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Business licenses according to the Community Development TRAKiT system.

## Data

- 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

## The call

- You send: resource_id "968cdbaf-bd61-4a23-b9a4-be4adf61fdb9". 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 16 fields the plan's answer can hold

license number, business name, DBA name, street address, parcel ID, license status, license issued date, license expiry date, mailing address, mailing address line 2, mailing city, mailing state, mailing ZIP code, business type, fee type, map coordinates

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

- [data.virginia.gov, free, Public datastore, GET /api/3/action/datastore_search, 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): $0.00 per 1,000, 15% complete

## 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/company-discovery-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/company-discovery-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/company-discovery-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/company-discovery-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/company-discovery-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/company-discovery-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/company-discovery-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/company-discovery-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 - 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)
- [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: business verification API pricing, 1 plan, 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)
- [data.virginia.gov: business verification API pricing, 1 plan, 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)
- [data.virginia.gov: business verification API pricing, 1 plan, 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)
- [data.virginia.gov: business verification API pricing, 1 plan, 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)
- [data.virginia.gov: business verification API pricing, 1 plan, 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)
- [data.virginia.gov: business verification API pricing, 1 plan, 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: 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 alternatives

- [GetProspect, free](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/getprospect/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 62% complete, stored
- [Hunter, free, POST /discover](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/hunter/free-post-discover/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 54% complete, stored
- [PeopleSearch.im, free](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/peoplesearch-im/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 38% complete, stored
- [AnVendor, free, POST /v1/leads/search](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/anvendor/free-post-v1-leads-search/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 23% complete, stored
- [data.richmondgov.com, free, Application token](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/data-richmondgov-com/free-application-token/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 8% complete, 1 month

## 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=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://data.virginia.gov/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=968cdbaf-bd61-4a23-b9a4-be4adf61fdb9&limit=2&utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://data.virginia.gov/api/3/action/help_show?name=datastore_search&utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://data.virginia.gov/api/3/action/license_list?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://data.virginia.gov/api/3/action/package_search?q=business%20license&utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing