Launch catalog / Playbook
Dun & Bradstreet
Conditional free route directory
Researched from public pages — no submission was run · sources read 2026-09-26. Rules change — recheck the platform's own pages before submitting.
What the free route requires
- Free, but requires a real registered business entity with verifiable legal name, address, phone, and owner/officer — D&B validates the information and may call to verify
- Standard processing takes up to 30 business days; an optional paid expedite (≈8 business days) is offered at checkout but not required
Requirements
- Must be an actual business entity — legal name, business address (separate D-U-N-S per location), phone, owner/president/CEO name, legal structure, founding year, primary industry, employee count
- First run the D-U-N-S Number Lookup to check the business isn't already in the database
- Applicant picks a track: US-based business, Canada-based business, Apple developer, FDA UFI, or Google Developer
Prepare before opening the form
- Legal business name, address, and phone
- Owner/CEO name and legal structure
- Founding year, primary industry, total employees
- Expect a possible verification call from a D&B representative
Workflow
- Use the D-U-N-S Number Lookup tool to confirm no existing record
- Open https://www.dnb.com/en-us/smb/duns/get-a-duns-form.html and choose the applicable company type
- Fill out the business information fields and submit the request
- Decline the expedite upsell unless faster turnaround is needed — the number itself is free
- Respond to any D&B verification contact; the D-U-N-S Number arrives by email once authenticated
- After issuance, use the free D-U-N-S Manager to view/update the company profile
Watch for
- dnb.com returns HTTP 403 to automated fetches — form interaction likely needs a real browser/session
- Expedite upsell during checkout — explicitly optional ('This is not required')
- This is a business-identity registry (citation/credit listing), not a product directory — the outcome is a D&B company profile, not a launch listing
- Up to 30 business days for the free path
- A solo/fake entity will fail validation — do not submit fabricated businesses
What counts as live
The business has an assigned D-U-N-S Number and a viewable D&B company profile (verifiable via D-U-N-S Lookup / D-U-N-S Manager)
Not verified
- Exact fields and session flow of the form (403-blocked to automation)
- Whether the public D&B profile exposes a followed link to the company website
- Current expedite price
Sources
- How to Get a D-U-N-S Number — free application steps (page content read via search index; direct fetch returned HTTP 403 bot block) ↗
- Submit a Request for a D-U-N-S Number — lookup-first intake form (via search index; direct fetch blocked) ↗
- D-U-N-S Number hub — 'Getting a D-U-N-S Number is free' (via search index; direct fetch blocked) ↗