API Reference
Broker-dealers (Form BD)
Registered broker-dealer firms and their registration details.
Broker-dealers (Form BD)
Registered broker-dealer firms and their registration details.
- Base URL:
https://api.clous.ai - Auth:
Authorization: Bearer clous_live_...
GET /v1/broker-dealersResults are returned through the standard response envelope and are cursor-paginated.
Query parameters
Prop
Type
Example request
curl -s "https://api.clous.ai/v1/broker-dealers?limit=3" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer clous_live_..."import requests
resp = requests.get(
"https://api.clous.ai/v1/broker-dealers",
params={"limit":"3"},
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer clous_live_..."},
)
data = resp.json()const resp = await fetch(
"https://api.clous.ai/v1/broker-dealers?limit=3",
{ headers: { Authorization: "Bearer clous_live_..." } },
);
const data = await resp.json();Example response
{
"data": [
{
"id": 21260,
"bd_crd": "8530",
"bd_name": "NIF SECURITIES, INC.",
"sec_number": "25560",
"status": "INACTIVE",
"main_office_city": null,
"main_office_state": null,
"main_office_country": null,
"registration_begin_date": null,
"num_direct_owners": 0,
"num_indirect_owners": 0,
"num_officers": 0
},
{
"id": 21259,
"bd_crd": "8183",
"bd_name": "ISC SECURITIES, INC.",
"sec_number": "24695",
"status": "INACTIVE",
"main_office_city": null,
"main_office_state": null,
"main_office_country": null,
"registration_begin_date": null,
"num_direct_owners": 0,
"num_indirect_owners": 0,
"num_officers": 0
}
],
"page": {
"limit": 3,
"next_cursor": "MjEyNTh8MjEyNTg",
"has_more": true
},
"as_of": "2026-06-13T16:27:31.020882Z",
"source": "form_bd",
"query_echo": {
"limit": 3
},
"warnings": []
}Status codes
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
200 | Success. An empty result still returns 200 with data: [] and a warnings entry. |
401 | Missing or invalid API key. |
402 | Out of credits. |
404 | No record for the supplied path parameter. |
422 | Validation error — a parameter was the wrong type or out of range. |
429 | Rate limited. |
All data derives from public SEC EDGAR (and, where noted, FINRA IAPD / USPTO) filings. Clous is independent of the SEC.