Business entity search · Indiana

Indiana Business Entity Search

By Edmond Hui · Last updated October 5, 2026

The short answer. The Indiana Secretary of State (Business Division) keeps Indiana's register of business entities. The official search is the state's “Business Search” page, on bsd.sos.in.gov. We have not confirmed whether the state charges to search, so check the search page itself.

Search Indiana's register

Indiana Business Entity Search at a Glance

Register kept byThe Indiana Secretary of State (Business Division)
Official searchBusiness Search
Cost to searchNot confirmed
Search byEntity name; entity or filing number; registered agent or registered office; officer or principal; address
Filed documents onlineYes, free
Copy feeNot confirmed
Certifying a copyFree (see Documents)
Name reservationOptional
Name reservation feeNot confirmed
Bulk dataAvailable, for a fee

Read from the government sources listed at the foot of this page, last checked October 5, 2026. See the sources.

What a Search Result Shows

We have not confirmed what an Indiana search result shows; check the search page.

What Each Indiana Status Means

The status is the label the register puts on each entity. Where the state defines a label, the meaning below restates that definition, with a link to the state page it comes from. Where it does not, we do not guess from the word, because the same word can mean different things in different states.

Status labelWhat it meansApplies to
Active
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities
Admin Dissolved
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities
Inactive
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities
Cancelled
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities
Voluntarily Dissolved
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities
Revoked
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities
Withdrawn
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities
Merged
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities
Judicially Dissolved
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities
Non-Qualified Merged
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities
Surrendered
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities
Reserved
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities
Expired
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities
Abandoned
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities
Converted
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities
Pending Admin Dissolution
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities
Pending Revocation
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities
Pending Conversion
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities
Converted Out
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities
Pending
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities
Past Due
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities
Pending Domestication
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities
Pending Surrender
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities
Pending Merger
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities
Voluntarily Dissolved (Name Protected)
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities
Pending Share Exchange
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities
NSF
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities
Terminated
In the search tool		The state does not define this label on the page we reviewed. Check the search page for what it means.All entities

These are all the labels in the search tool's own status filter.

If the search shows that your own LLC was dissolved, see how to reinstate an LLC in Indiana.

A search result is not a certificate of good standing. If a bank or another state asks for one, see how to get an Indiana certificate of good standing.

Viewing and Ordering Documents

Filed documents can be viewed online. Viewing them online is free.

Certified copies of business entity filings download free on INBiz. Order copies from the state.

Is the Name Available?

The state has a separate search for checking whether a name is available. Open the name availability search. The state says this search is only a preliminary check, not a formal decision that the name is available.

The state's naming standard, in its own words: “distinguishable from the name of any other business of the same type on record with the Secretary of State's office.”

Reserving a name is optional. We have not confirmed the name reservation fee.

Our free LLC name checker looks up domain and social media handle availability for a name. It does not search Indiana's register, so check the state's search as well.

Bulk Business Entity Data

Indiana offers bulk business entity data for a fee. The Secretary of State sells bulk files of business entity records through INBiz, and buyers need an INBiz account. The download with 12 months of monthly updates costs $9,500, plus $500 for each monthly file downloaded. See the state's bulk data page.

Ready to form? See what goes on the Indiana articles of organization.

Frequently Asked Questions

This guide is general information, not legal or tax advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. It reports what each state's business entity filing office publishes about searching its register, with the sources this page cites. It cannot tell you whether a particular business is active, authorized or reliable: read the state's own record for that, and search tools, status labels and fees change between our reviews. Confirm anything you rely on with the filing office named on this page before you act on it.

Related guides

LLC name checkerCheck domain and social handle availability for a name →Certificate of good standingThe state document that proves an LLC's standing, state by state →Reinstating a dissolved LLCEvery state's filing, fee and deadline to bring an LLC back →Articles of organizationThe filing that creates the LLC itself, state by state →Annual report complianceDeadlines and fees to keep the LLC on the right side of the register →
← All LLC guides

Sources

Each entry below is a document recorded in our verified Indiana sources, and each entry says what the document is. Some statutory text is read from an accurate mirror rather than from the state's own host, and those say so. Where we hold the citation but no stable public link, the citation is printed on its own rather than pointed at a guessed address.

Edmond Hui

Edmond Hui · Founder, MyStateLLC

Edmond Hui is a software engineer and serial entrepreneur based in New York who has founded multiple online businesses across e-commerce, media, and information publishing. Before transitioning into tech, he spent years as a commercial real estate professional closing deals totaling over 100,000 square feet, giving him firsthand experience with business formation and entity structuring. He built MyStateLLC to provide the free, state-specific LLC guidance he wished existed when forming his own companies.