aid: dun-and-bradstreet name: Dun & Bradstreet description: >- Dun & Bradstreet is a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, anchored by the D-U-N-S Number — a unique nine-digit identifier assigned to more than 500 million businesses worldwide. Founded in 1841 as The Mercantile Agency in New York City and now headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, D&B operates the D&B Data Cloud, a master commercial database used by enterprises and governments for credit, risk, supply, master data, sales, marketing, compliance, and third-party due diligence. Its primary developer surface is D&B Direct+, a RESTful API platform that lets customers match, enrich, monitor, and stream company data programmatically using OAuth 2.0 access tokens. D&B was taken private by Clearlake Capital in August 2025 for approximately $7.7 billion (including debt). image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dun-and-bradstreet/refs/heads/main/apis.yml created: '2026-05-23' modified: '2026-05-23' specificationVersion: '0.20' type: Index position: Producer access: 3rd-Party tags: - Business Data - Company Data - D-U-N-S Number - Credit - Risk - Master Data - Data Enrichment - Identity Resolution - Compliance - Supply Chain - Sales Intelligence - Monitoring apis: - aid: dun-and-bradstreet:direct-plus name: D&B Direct+ API description: >- D&B Direct+ is Dun & Bradstreet's flagship RESTful API platform that exposes the D&B Data Cloud — covering more than 500 million companies worldwide — to developers. Direct+ is organized into a small number of capability groups: Identity Resolution (match an input record to a D-U-N-S Number), Search (find candidate businesses by name, address, registration number, contact, or other criteria), Enrich (retrieve "data blocks" of company, principal, hierarchy, financial, beneficial- ownership, ESG, and risk data for a known D-U-N-S Number), Multi-Process (combine match + enrich in a single call), Data File / Batch (asynchronous bulk processing), Research (audit historical responses), and Monitoring (subscribe to change notifications on a managed portfolio of D-U-N-S records). All endpoints accept and return JSON, are versioned via the URI path, and require an OAuth 2.0 client-credentials bearer token. humanURL: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/ baseURL: https://plus.dnb.com image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg tags: - Business Data - Identity Resolution - Enrichment - Hierarchy - Monitoring - Batch - Credit - Risk - Master Data properties: - type: Documentation url: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/ - type: APIReference url: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/html/pages/APIList.html - type: GettingStarted url: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/html/pages/UsingAPIs.html - type: Authentication url: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/html/guides/Authentication.html - type: ChangeLog url: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/html/resources/ChangeHistory.html - type: Support url: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/support.html - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/dnb-direct-plus-openapi-original.yml - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/dnb-direct-plus-organization-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/dnb-direct-plus-match-candidate-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/dnb-direct-plus-monitoring-notification-schema.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/dnb-direct-plus-organization-structure.json - type: Example url: examples/dnb-direct-plus-generate-access-token-example.json - type: Example url: examples/dnb-direct-plus-cleanse-match-example.json - type: Example url: examples/dnb-direct-plus-search-companies-by-criteria-example.json - type: Example url: examples/dnb-direct-plus-search-contacts-example.json - type: Example url: examples/dnb-direct-plus-get-data-blocks-by-duns-example.json - type: Example url: examples/dnb-direct-plus-multi-process-match-and-enrich-example.json - type: Example url: examples/dnb-direct-plus-submit-batch-file-example.json - type: Example url: examples/dnb-direct-plus-get-batch-file-status-example.json - type: Example url: examples/dnb-direct-plus-download-batch-file-results-example.json - type: Example url: examples/dnb-direct-plus-create-monitoring-registration-example.json - type: Example url: examples/dnb-direct-plus-add-duns-to-registration-example.json - type: Example url: examples/dnb-direct-plus-remove-duns-from-registration-example.json - type: Example url: examples/dnb-direct-plus-pull-monitoring-notifications-example.json - type: Example url: examples/dnb-direct-plus-get-audit-record-example.json - aid: dun-and-bradstreet:direct-plus-identity-resolution name: D&B Direct+ Identity Resolution API description: >- The Identity Resolution surface of D&B Direct+ matches an input business record — name, address, phone, email, registration number — to a single authoritative D-U-N-S Number. The API returns ranked candidate matches with confidence and match-grade indicators so applications can either auto-accept the top result above a configured threshold or surface candidates for manual review. This is the canonical entry point for master-data-management and customer-onboarding workflows because it converts noisy free-text input into a stable D&B identifier. humanURL: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/html/guides/IdentityResolution.html baseURL: https://plus.dnb.com image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg tags: - Identity Resolution - Match - D-U-N-S Number - Onboarding properties: - type: Documentation url: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/html/guides/IdentityResolution.html - aid: dun-and-bradstreet:direct-plus-search name: D&B Direct+ Search API description: >- The Search surface of D&B Direct+ lets applications find businesses, principals, and related entities using flexible criteria such as company name, address, registration number, beneficial owner, or contact. It complements Identity Resolution by supporting browse-and-pick workflows where the user is exploring rather than asserting a single candidate record. humanURL: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/html/guides/Search.html baseURL: https://plus.dnb.com image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg tags: - Search - Company Data - Contacts - Discovery properties: - type: Documentation url: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/html/guides/Search.html - aid: dun-and-bradstreet:direct-plus-enrich name: D&B Direct+ Enrich (Data Blocks) API description: >- The Enrich surface returns standardized "data blocks" for a given D-U-N-S Number. Blocks group attributes by domain — Company Information, Principals & Contacts, Hierarchy & Connections, Financial Strength & Payment, Third-Party Risk & Compliance, Beneficial Ownership, ESG Rankings, Diversity, and similar themes — and are versioned independently so consumers can opt into new attributes without breaking existing integrations. Enrich is the highest-volume Direct+ surface and is the preferred way to keep an internal customer or supplier record in sync with D&B's master data. humanURL: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/html/guides/EnrichmentGuide.html baseURL: https://plus.dnb.com image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg tags: - Enrichment - Data Blocks - Company Data - Financials - Risk - Compliance - Beneficial Ownership - ESG properties: - type: Documentation url: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/html/guides/EnrichmentGuide.html - aid: dun-and-bradstreet:direct-plus-multi-process name: D&B Direct+ Multi-Process API description: >- Multi-Process combines Identity Resolution and Enrich into a single request: the caller submits a candidate input record plus a set of desired data blocks, D&B resolves the input to a D-U-N-S Number and returns the resolved entity together with all requested enrichment payloads. This eliminates a round-trip and is the recommended pattern for high-volume onboarding and CRM-augment workflows. humanURL: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/html/guides/MultiProcess.html baseURL: https://plus.dnb.com image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg tags: - Multi-Process - Match Plus Enrich - Onboarding - Automation properties: - type: Documentation url: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/html/guides/MultiProcess.html - aid: dun-and-bradstreet:direct-plus-data-file name: D&B Direct+ Data File (Batch) API description: >- The Data File (Batch) surface lets customers submit large input files and receive matched, enriched output files asynchronously. The workflow is upload → process → poll status → download — suitable for nightly master-data refresh jobs, large supplier onboarding events, or one-time portfolio enrichment exercises where synchronous calls would be impractical. humanURL: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/html/guides/BatchUserGuide.html baseURL: https://plus.dnb.com image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg tags: - Batch - Data File - Asynchronous - Bulk properties: - type: Documentation url: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/html/guides/BatchUserGuide.html - aid: dun-and-bradstreet:direct-plus-monitoring name: D&B Direct+ Monitoring API description: >- The Monitoring surface lets customers register a portfolio of D-U-N-S Numbers and subscribe to change events. When D&B detects an update to a monitored attribute — address, ownership, financials, risk rating, executives, business status — the change is delivered as a notification package (typically via SFTP pull file or webhook-style delivery) that downstream systems can replay to keep master data current. Monitoring is the streaming complement to Enrich's pull model. humanURL: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/html/guides/Monitoring.html baseURL: https://plus.dnb.com image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg tags: - Monitoring - Change Notifications - Events - Portfolio - Master Data properties: - type: Documentation url: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/html/guides/Monitoring.html - aid: dun-and-bradstreet:direct-plus-research name: D&B Direct+ Research API description: >- The Research surface lets customers retrieve historical responses Direct+ has previously returned, supporting audit, dispute, and reconciliation use cases where the application needs to see the exact data that was returned at a point in time rather than the current value. humanURL: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/html/guides/Research.html baseURL: https://plus.dnb.com image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg tags: - Research - Audit - Historical Data properties: - type: Documentation url: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/html/guides/Research.html common: - type: Website url: https://www.dnb.com/ - type: DeveloperPortal url: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/ - type: Documentation url: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/ - type: APIReference url: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/html/pages/APIList.html - type: GettingStarted url: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/html/pages/UsingAPIs.html - type: Authentication url: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/html/guides/Authentication.html - type: ChangeLog url: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/html/resources/ChangeHistory.html - type: SignUp url: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/registration/register - type: Login url: https://directplus.documentation.dnb.com/home - type: Support url: https://service.dnb.com/ - type: TermsOfService url: https://www.dnb.com/utility-pages/terms-of-use.html - type: PrivacyPolicy url: https://www.dnb.com/utility-pages/privacy-policy.html - type: TrustCenter url: https://www.dnb.com/utility-pages/privacy-policy.html - type: LinkedIn url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dun-&-bradstreet - type: X url: https://twitter.com/DunBradstreet - type: YouTube url: https://www.youtube.com/user/DunandBradstreet - type: Blog url: https://www.dnb.com/perspectives.html - type: Pricing url: plans/dun-and-bradstreet-plans-pricing.yml - type: Plans url: plans/dun-and-bradstreet-plans-pricing.yml - type: RateLimits url: rate-limits/dun-and-bradstreet-rate-limits.yml - type: SpectralRules url: rules/dnb-direct-plus-rules.yml - type: Vocabulary url: vocabulary/dun-and-bradstreet-vocabulary.yml - type: JSONLD url: json-ld/dun-and-bradstreet-context.jsonld - type: NaftikoCapability url: capabilities/identity-resolution.yaml - type: NaftikoCapability url: capabilities/master-data-sync.yaml - type: NaftikoCapability url: capabilities/third-party-risk-onboarding.yaml - type: FinOps url: finops/dun-and-bradstreet-finops.yml - type: Features data: - name: D-U-N-S Number Identity description: >- Every business in the D&B Data Cloud carries a unique nine-digit D-U-N-S Number that acts as a persistent, globally recognized enterprise identifier. - name: Data Cloud Coverage description: >- More than 500 million company records spanning legal entities, branches, subsidiaries, contacts, and beneficial owners across virtually every country. - name: Data Blocks description: >- Versioned, domain-grouped attribute bundles (Company, Financials, Hierarchy, Risk, Compliance, ESG, Beneficial Ownership) that callers opt into per request. - name: Match + Enrich in One Call description: >- Multi-Process combines Identity Resolution and Enrich, eliminating a round-trip for onboarding and CRM-augment workflows. - name: Synchronous + Batch + Streaming description: >- Direct+ offers REST synchronous calls, Data File asynchronous batch processing, and Monitoring change-notification streams over the same data substrate. - name: Hierarchy and Linkage description: >- Corporate hierarchies — parent, headquarters, ultimate domestic parent, ultimate global parent, branches — are exposed as first-class relationships rather than denormalized fields. - name: Beneficial Ownership and Compliance description: >- Enrich includes UBO, sanctions, watchlist, and PEP screening data to support KYB, AML, and third-party risk management programs. - name: OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials description: >- Authentication is standard OAuth 2.0 client-credentials grant; bearer tokens are scoped per Direct+ subscription. - type: UseCases data: - name: Customer Onboarding (KYB) description: >- Resolve a prospective customer's name and address to a D-U-N-S Number, then enrich with financial, ownership, and compliance data before extending credit or signing a contract. - name: Supplier Master Data Management description: >- Use Multi-Process and Monitoring to keep an internal supplier master synchronized with D&B's authoritative company records, automatically flagging mergers, dissolutions, address changes, and ownership shifts. - name: Third-Party Risk Management description: >- Combine Enrich blocks for compliance, beneficial ownership, ESG, and financial stress to score third parties continuously against a policy. - name: Credit Decisioning description: >- Retrieve PAYDEX scores, financial-strength indicators, and trade payment history to automate credit limit decisions in lending and B2B trade. - name: Sales and Marketing Intelligence description: >- Search and Enrich power lead scoring, total-addressable-market modeling, and account-based marketing by attaching firmographic data to CRM records. - name: Compliance and Sanctions Screening description: >- Use compliance and beneficial-ownership blocks to satisfy AML, KYB, and sanctions-screening obligations. - name: Government and Grants Eligibility description: >- The D-U-N-S Number remains widely used as a registration identifier for procurement, grants, and supplier qualification programs. - type: Integrations data: - name: Salesforce description: >- D&B Hoovers and D&B Direct+ data flow into Salesforce CRM via D&B's managed packages and AppExchange listings. - name: Microsoft Dynamics 365 description: >- Direct+ enrichment plugs into Dynamics 365 Sales and Customer Insights to augment accounts and contacts. - name: SAP description: >- D&B's master-data integrations enrich SAP S/4HANA and SAP Ariba supplier records with D-U-N-S Numbers and Data Blocks. - name: Oracle description: >- Direct+ data feeds Oracle ERP, EPM, and Procurement Cloud master data pipelines. - name: Snowflake Marketplace description: >- D&B publishes data products on the Snowflake Marketplace so customers can query Data Cloud attributes directly in their warehouse. - name: Adobe Real-Time CDP description: >- D&B firmographics enrich Adobe Real-Time CDP profiles for B2B personalization. - name: HubSpot description: >- Connectors push D&B Hoovers / Direct+ company data into HubSpot CRM properties. - type: Solutions data: - name: Finance & Credit description: >- Credit risk, accounts-receivable, trade payment, and collections solutions powered by Direct+ financial and risk blocks. - name: Sales & Marketing description: >- D&B Hoovers, Audience Targeting, and Connect for Salesforce build on Direct+ firmographics and contacts. - name: Third-Party Risk & Compliance description: >- D&B Risk Analytics, Beneficial Ownership, and Compliance Center combine enrichment and monitoring for vendor risk programs. - name: Master Data description: >- D&B Optimizer and master-data services use Direct+ to clean, deduplicate, and continuously synchronize enterprise customer and supplier records. - name: Supply description: >- Supplier intelligence, ESG, diversity, and supply-chain risk analytics combine Direct+ data blocks with D&B portfolio monitoring. maintainers: - FN: Kin Lane email: kin@apievangelist.com