Business license applications, renewals, and status tracking across jurisdictions.
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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: Harbor Compliance Compliance Filings Licenses API
description: The Harbor Compliance API enables partners to integrate compliance management capabilities into their platforms. The API provides programmatic access to business licensing, registered agent services, compliance tracking, and entity management workflows. Partners can automate compliance tasks, monitor filing deadlines, manage registered agent appointments, and track licensing requirements across jurisdictions.
version: '1.0'
contact:
name: Harbor Compliance Support
url: https://www.harborcompliance.com/contact
termsOfService: https://www.harborcompliance.com/terms-of-service
servers:
- url: https://api.harborcompliance.com/v1
description: Production Server
security:
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: Licenses
description: Business license applications, renewals, and status tracking across jurisdictions.
paths:
/licenses:
get:
operationId: listLicenses
summary: Harbor Compliance List business licenses
description: Returns a paginated list of business licenses managed for partner entities. Licenses can be filtered by entity, jurisdiction, license type, and status.
tags:
- Licenses
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/pageParam'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/perPageParam'
- name: entity_id
in: query
description: Filter licenses by entity identifier.
schema:
type: string
- name: state
in: query
description: Filter licenses by state jurisdiction.
schema:
type: string
pattern: ^[A-Z]{2}$
- name: status
in: query
description: Filter by license status.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- active
- pending
- expired
- revoked
responses:
'200':
description: A paginated list of business licenses.
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
data:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/License'
meta:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginationMeta'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
post:
operationId: createLicense
summary: Harbor Compliance Create a license application
description: Submits a new business license application for a specified entity and jurisdiction. Harbor Compliance will process the application and update the status as it progresses through the licensing workflow.
tags:
- Licenses
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/LicenseCreate'
responses:
'201':
description: The newly created license application.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/License'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
/licenses/{licenseId}:
get:
operationId: getLicense
summary: Harbor Compliance Get a business license
description: Retrieves detailed information about a specific business license including its current status, expiration date, renewal requirements, and associated filings.
tags:
- Licenses
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/licenseIdParam'
responses:
'200':
description: Business license details.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/License'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
/licenses/{licenseId}/renew:
post:
operationId: renewLicense
summary: Harbor Compliance Renew a business license
description: Initiates the renewal process for an existing business license. This creates a renewal order that Harbor Compliance will process through the appropriate jurisdiction's renewal workflow.
tags:
- Licenses
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/licenseIdParam'
requestBody:
required: false
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
notes:
type: string
description: Optional notes for the renewal request.
responses:
'200':
description: The updated license record with renewal initiated.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/License'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
parameters:
perPageParam:
name: per_page
in: query
description: Number of results per page.
schema:
type: integer
minimum: 1
maximum: 100
default: 20
pageParam:
name: page
in: query
description: Page number for paginated results (1-based).
schema:
type: integer
minimum: 1
default: 1
licenseIdParam:
name: licenseId
in: path
required: true
description: Unique identifier for the business license.
schema:
type: string
schemas:
LicenseCreate:
type: object
title: LicenseCreate
description: Fields required to submit a new business license application.
required:
- entity_id
- state
- license_type
properties:
entity_id:
type: string
description: Identifier of the entity applying for the license.
state:
type: string
description: Two-letter state code for the licensing jurisdiction.
pattern: ^[A-Z]{2}$
license_type:
type: string
description: Type of business license being applied for.
notes:
type: string
description: Additional notes or instructions for the license application.
PaginationMeta:
type: object
title: PaginationMeta
description: Pagination metadata included with list responses.
properties:
total:
type: integer
description: Total number of records matching the query.
page:
type: integer
description: Current page number.
per_page:
type: integer
description: Number of records per page.
total_pages:
type: integer
description: Total number of pages available.
License:
type: object
title: License
description: A business license held by an entity in a specific jurisdiction.
required:
- id
- entity_id
- state
- license_type
- status
properties:
id:
type: string
description: Unique identifier for the license.
entity_id:
type: string
description: Identifier of the entity that holds this license.
state:
type: string
description: Two-letter state code for the licensing jurisdiction.
pattern: ^[A-Z]{2}$
license_type:
type: string
description: Type or category of business license.
license_number:
type: string
description: License number assigned by the issuing jurisdiction.
status:
type: string
description: Current status of the license.
enum:
- active
- pending
- expired
- revoked
issued_date:
type: string
format: date
description: Date the license was issued.
expiration_date:
type: string
format: date
description: Date the license expires and must be renewed.
renewal_date:
type: string
format: date
description: Date by which the renewal must be submitted to avoid lapse.
agency:
type: string
description: Name of the government agency that issued the license.
created_at:
type: string
format: date-time
description: ISO 8601 timestamp when the license record was created.
updated_at:
type: string
format: date-time
description: ISO 8601 timestamp of the last update.
Error:
type: object
title: Error
description: Error response returned when a request fails.
required:
- code
- message
properties:
code:
type: string
description: Machine-readable error code.
message:
type: string
description: Human-readable description of the error.
details:
type: array
description: Additional details about specific validation errors.
items:
type: object
properties:
field:
type: string
description: The field that caused the error.
message:
type: string
description: Description of the field-level error.
responses:
NotFound:
description: The requested resource was not found.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
BadRequest:
description: The request was malformed or contained invalid parameters.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
Unauthorized:
description: Authentication credentials are missing or invalid.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
securitySchemes:
apiKey:
type: apiKey
in: header
name: X-API-Key
description: API key for authenticating partner requests. Obtain your API key from the Harbor Compliance developer portal.
externalDocs:
description: Harbor Compliance Developer Documentation
url: https://developers.harborcompliance.com/