Business registry lookups
Pull registration status, NAICS codes, officers, and addresses from secretary of state and corporate registries.
KYC automation, without the manual review queue
Registries and government portals were not built for agents. Browserbase runs real browsers that pull KYC data from business registries, sanctions lists, license boards, and government portals. Faster onboarding, fewer escalations, full audit trails.
The Problem
Why KYC slows every new account
- Analysts hop between registry sites, sanctions databases, and license boards by hand.
- Each jurisdiction has its own portal, its own captcha, and its own quirks.
- Bot detection blocks scripted lookups on the sites you need most.
- Sessions time out before a single applicant is fully verified.
- Evidence ends up in screenshots and spreadsheets that auditors cannot trust.
The Solution
How Browserbase automates KYC checks
- Real browsers: navigate registry and verification portals the same way an analyst would.
- Verified: reach the regulated sites that turn away ordinary headless tooling, with no per-site tuning.
- Agent Identity: Web Bot Auth signs your agent's requests, so registries can verify it instead of guessing.
- Persistent sessions: stay logged in to gated portals across runs with the Contexts API.
- Managed CAPTCHA solving: handle captchas automatically so a single check does not stall the queue.
- Structured output: return clean JSON plus screenshots and recordings as audit evidence.
- Concurrent runs: verify hundreds of applicants in parallel without changing your code.
Checks you can automate
Sanctions and watchlist screening
Run names against OFAC, EU, UK, and UN sanctions lists and capture matches with full evidence.
License and credential verification
Verify professional licenses, broker registrations, and credentials across state boards.
Beneficial ownership and PEP data
Collect UBO filings, politically exposed person records, and adverse media from public sources.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Browserbase secure enough for KYC data?
Yes. Browserbase is SOC-2 Type II certified and HIPAA compliant, with each browser running in a dedicated VM for strict isolation. You can disable session logging and recording to support zero data retention, and self-hosted deployment is available for teams with strict compliance requirements.
What sources can I automate KYC checks against?
Any web-based portal. Teams use Browserbase for business registries, secretary of state filings, sanctions and watchlist databases, professional license boards, beneficial ownership registers, and adverse media sources. If an analyst can open it in a browser, you can automate it.
How does Browserbase handle captchas and bot detection on regulated sites?
Browserbase includes Verified access, covering fingerprint management, residential proxies, and managed CAPTCHA solving. Combined with human-style navigation via the Stagehand® SDK, your automation reaches government and registry sites that turn away off-the-shelf headless tooling. Agent Identity adds Web Bot Auth signed requests, so those sites can verify your agent instead of guessing.
Can I keep an audit trail of every KYC check?
Yes. Every session can record video, full network traffic, and DOM snapshots. Pair that with structured JSON output and screenshots for each step, and your team has a defensible audit trail for every decision.
How does KYC automation with Browserbase compare to a managed KYC vendor?
Managed KYC vendors are useful when their data sources cover your jurisdictions and risk model. Browserbase fills the gaps: jurisdictions, registries, and license boards that vendors do not support, plus the ability to combine multiple sources into your own scoring logic.
Can I run KYC checks in parallel?
Yes. Browserbase scales to hundreds of concurrent browser sessions out of the box, so you can verify large applicant batches without redesigning your workflow.