What happens if we accidentally send a very large burst of requests?
Does the 429 come from the app or the endpoint?
Can Cobalt retrieve live data from all 50 states + DC?
What’s the typical batch processing time for ~100 businesses?
Why do some states take longer or fail more often?
Why are some Secretary of State requests slow or inconsistent, and how long do results take?
What happens if a lookup takes too long to return a response? How do retryId and callbackUrl work?
If I provide entity name, state, and registration number in a batch upload, will the API only check those exact entities?
Can we toggle between “full verification” and “state-specific” audits?
Can I get a list of similar names returned by the API?
What happens if I never pull results for a retryId? Will I still be billed?
Do we get billed if the state site is down or the request fails?
How can we identify if a failure is due to the state vs. Cobalt?
Are unsuccessful lookups free, or are they billed?
Should I query cached results first or always use live data?
Are we billed for every API call, even if there’s no match?
Why did we get billed for Incomplete responses?
What is a typical usage pattern Cobalt can support?
Why are Oregon contractor license lookups more difficult than other states?
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