Connecting OpenCorporates

Where to find your OpenCorporates API Token and connect it to Salescheck.io.

This step can only be done by a user with the Admin or Compliance role in Salescheck.io. You'll need your own OpenCorporates account and subscription - Salescheck.io doesn't provide OpenCorporates access, it only uses your existing key to run lookups on your behalf.

What this connects

OpenCorporates is used for KYB (Know Your Business) checks - verifying a company exists in an official registry and whether its status is active, inactive, or dissolved. It's triggered whenever a lookup or CRM record includes a company name.

Steps

Sign up or log in at OpenCorporates

Go to opencorporates.com/users/sign_in. If you don't have an account yet, choose a plan at opencorporates.com/plug-in-our-data - a paid plan is needed for meaningful API volume; the free tier is very limited.

Find your API Token

Go to your account page at opencorporates.com/users/account and look for the API Account section. Your token and current usage/quota are shown there.

Paste it into Salescheck.io

In Salescheck.io, go to Integrations, find the OpenCorporates card, paste the token into the API Token field, and click Connect.

Map signals to risk categories

Once connected, decide what each possible result means for your risk appetite - e.g. map "Company not found" to Red, "Company inactive/dissolved" to Yellow. Unmapped signals don't affect scoring.

We don't verify the token until it's actually used for a lookup - a bad or expired token just causes that provider's check to be skipped for that lookup; local rule-based scoring keeps working regardless.

Still stuck? Email support@salescheck.io.