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Crunchbase Search API

Search Crunchbase for companies and people by keyword and retrieve their profiles and Crunchbase identifiers.

Active2 credits = 1 requestGET/v2/crunchbase/search
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Endpoint Overview

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OverviewLink to Overview

Search Crunchbase for companies, organizations, and people using free-text keywords. Returns a mixed list of matching entities with their type, name, description, UUID, and Crunchbase permalink — enabling quick entity discovery and disambiguation.

QuickstartLink to Quickstart

GET https://api.piloterr.com/v2/crunchbase/search?query=openai
GET https://api.piloterr.com/v2/crunchbase/search?query=elon

ParametersLink to Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
query string yes Free-text keyword or phrase to search on Crunchbase

Response fieldsLink to Response fields

Field Type Description
results[].uuid string Unique Crunchbase identifier
results[].name string Name of the entity (company or person)
results[].type string Entity type: organization or person
results[].permalink string Crunchbase permalink slug
results[].logo string|null Logo or profile image URL
results[].image_id string|null Image identifier
results[].description string|null Short description (for organizations)
results[].job_title string|null Job title (for people only)
results[].organization string|null Current organization (for people only)

NotesLink to Notes

  • Results include both organization and person types in a single mixed array.
  • Use the type field to filter results by entity type in your application.
  • The permalink can be passed directly to crunchbase/company/info or crunchbase/people/info for full profile retrieval.

Main use casesLink to Main use cases

  • Resolve and validate company or person identities on Crunchbase before fetching full profiles
  • Build entity autocomplete features in internal tools using Crunchbase as a name resolution layer
  • Discover Crunchbase permalinks for companies or investors to use in downstream API calls
  • Power lead enrichment workflows by searching for prospect names and mapping them to Crunchbase profiles

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