---
title: "Verify a name or company"
method: GET
path: "/doGlobalName"
tags: ["Name Verification"]
---

# Verify a name or company

`GET /doGlobalName`

This is the Global Name request.

**_Note:_** A License Key is required with either Company or FullName for this request.

## Query parameters

- `t` string
- `id` string, required
- `opt` string
- `format` 'xml' | 'json'
- `comp` string
- `full` string, required
- `ctry` string

## Headers

- `Accept` 'application/json' | 'application/xml' | '*/*', required
- `Content-Type` 'application/json' | 'application/xml', required

## Response `200`

Global Name Response.

- DoGlobalNameResponse
  - `Version` string — The current service version number.
  - `TransmissionReference` string — A unique identifier for this set of records. Returned as sent.
  - `TransmissionResults` string — Returns result codes for the request as a whole. For more information, see [Global Name Result Codes](https://docs.melissa.com/cloud-api/global-name/result-codes.html).
  - `TotalRecords` string — Total number of records.
  - `Records` DoGlobalNameResponseRecords[] — Records array containing the results for each record processed.
    - `RecordID` string — A unique identifier for the current record if one was sent in the request. Use this element to match a request record and the corresponding response record.
    - `Results` string — Comma delimited status, error codes, and change codes for the record. For more information, see [Global Name Result Codes](https://docs.melissa.com/cloud-api/global-name/result-codes.html).
    - `Company` string — Standardized company name.
    - `NamePrefix` string — First prefix (such as "Mr." or "Dr.") from an inputted full name.
    - `NameFirst` string — First name from an inputted full name.
    - `NameMiddle` string — Middle name from an inputted full name.
    - `NameLast` string — Last name from an inputted full name.
    - `NameSuffix` string — First suffix (such as “Jr.” or “III”) from an inputted full name.
    - `NameNickname` string — Identified nickname from an inputted full name.
    - `NameProfTitle` string — Professional title from an inputted full name.
    - `Gender` string — One-character string value indicating the gender of the first name from the input.
    - `NamePrefix2` string — Second prefix (such as “Mr.” or “Dr.”) from an inputted full name.
    - `NameFirst2` string — Second first name from an inputted full name.
    - `NameMiddle2` string — Second middle name from an inputted full name.
    - `NameLast2` string — Second last name from an inputted full name.
    - `NameSuffix2` string — Second suffix (such as “Jr.” or “III”) from an inputted full name.
    - `NameNickname2` string — Second identified nickname from an inputted full name.
    - `NameProfTitle2` string — Second professional title from an inputted full name.
    - `Gender2` string — One-character string value indicating the gender of the second first name from the input.
    - `Salutation` string — The response’s name properties from the inputted full name which can be used to create the desired salutation format.
    - `Extras` string — This is a string value of the input words not associated with a parsed name part.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request

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[API](https://skmtc.net/melissa/apis/global-name.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/melissa/apis/global-name/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/melissa/global-name/versions/68f0076638a3/schema)