Dun & Bradstreet

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).
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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: [email protected]