Sources Registry

Last updated: 2026-02-27
Code Type Title Description Link
S-WEB-001 Website Business website Primary crawl and manual review of the business website. Used to corroborate identity, contact, and service/category statements directly published by the business.
S-REG-002 Registry Legal business registry Government or authoritative legal registry lookup used to corroborate legal entity name, status, and other registry-available attributes.
S-LIC-003 Licensing City business licensing information Municipal licensing portal or published licensing dataset where available, used to corroborate business licensing status for a specific jurisdiction.
S-PH-004 Phone Verbal phone confirmation Manual call conducted using a phone number listed on the business website to confirm specific facts and/or control of listed contact methods.
S-DNS-007 Domain Domain control confirmation Evidence that the domain is controlled by the entity (e.g., domain email verification, DNS validation, or registrant corroboration where lawful/available).
S-ARCH-009 Archive Archived website snapshot Historical snapshot from a reputable web archive used to corroborate past facts and support “replaced/expired” history tracking. Open