Hub Search

Search Crunchbase’s curated hubs — thematic collections like “Unicorn Companies”, “YC Alumni”, or industry-specific groupings. Hubs aggregate organizations, people, and events around a common theme. Use this endpoint to discover hubs programmatically, then retrieve full details with the hub-details endpoint.

HTTP Request

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GET /hub/search

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`q`	string	No	—	Find hubs whose name contains this text (case-insensitive)
`company`	string	No	—	Reverse lookup: only hubs that include this company. Name, slug, or UUID
`min_orgs`	integer	No	—	Only hubs with at least this many companies
`min_people`	integer	No	—	Only hubs with at least this many people members
`min_events`	integer	No	—	Only hubs with at least this many events
`rank_max`	integer	No	—	Only hubs ranked this good or better
`rank_min`	integer	No	—	Only hubs ranked this or worse
`per_page`	integer	No	`5`	Results per page (max 15)
`order_by`	string	No	`rank_hub`	Sort field. `rank_hub` = Crunchbase prominence
`sort`	string	No	`asc`	`asc` for best first
`page`	integer	No	`1`	Page number (sequential, 1-indexed)

Response

Example Response

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{
  "status": true,
  "request_id": "61461d5a-824a-d408-d9c3-edba09bf",
  "data": {
    "total": 96052,
    "page": 1,
    "has_next_page": true,
    "results": [
      {
        "name": "Consumer Goods Companies With Less Than $1M in Revenue",
        "slug": "consumer-goods-companies-less-than-1m-in-revenue",
        "uuid": "399814bd-bc95-4abb-a900-92b2a92f18d6",
        "image": "https://images.crunchbase.com/image/upload/ut80lf5sjjbxjhgx17qm",
        "type": "hub",
        "short_description": "Companies and startups in the consumer goods space with less than $1m in revenue.",
        "rank_hub": 1,
        "num_orgs": 6260,
        "num_people": 993,
        "num_events": 7
      },
      {
        "name": "Archiving Service Companies",
        "slug": "archiving-service-companies",
        "uuid": "9b679c51-0953-4187-826d-0879bc2c70a4",
        "image": "https://images.crunchbase.com/image/upload/p4citotgnvqk8wuich6b",
        "type": "hub",
        "short_description": "Companies and startups in the archiving service space.",
        "rank_hub": 2,
        "num_orgs": 671,
        "num_people": 95,
        "num_events": 0
      }
      // ... more items
    ],
    "resolved_filters": {}
  },
  "request_params": {
    "per_page": "2",
    "order_by": "rank_hub",
    "sort": "asc",
    "page": "1"
  }
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
`status`	boolean	Whether the request was successful
`request_id`	string	Unique identifier for the request
`data.total`	integer	Total number of hubs matching the query
`data.page`	integer	Current page number
`data.has_next_page`	boolean	Whether more pages of results are available
`data.results`	array	List of hub objects
`data.results[].name`	string	Hub display name
`data.results[].slug`	string	Hub slug — use this as the `id` in hub-details
`data.results[].uuid`	string	Unique identifier (UUID) for the hub
`data.results[].image`	string/null	URL to the hub’s cover image
`data.results[].type`	string	Entity type (always `"hub"`)
`data.results[].short_description`	string/null	Brief description of the hub’s theme
`data.results[].rank_hub`	integer	Hub ranking (lower = more popular)
`data.results[].num_orgs`	integer	Number of organizations in the hub
`data.results[].num_people`	integer	Number of people associated with the hub
`data.results[].num_events`	integer	Number of events associated with the hub
`data.resolved_filters`	object	Resolved filter values applied to the query
`request_params`	object	Echo of the parameters sent in the request

Code Examples

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import requests

url = "https://crunchbase-extractor-full-api3.p.rapidapi.com/hub/search"

params = {
    "per_page": "10",
    "order_by": "rank_hub",
    "sort": "asc",
    "page": "1"
}

headers = {
    "X-RapidAPI-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "X-RapidAPI-Host": "crunchbase-extractor-full-api3.p.rapidapi.com"
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=params)
data = response.json()["data"]

print(f"Total hubs: {data['total']}")
for hub in data["results"]:
    print(f"  {hub['name']} (rank: {hub['rank_hub']})")
    print(f"    Slug: {hub['slug']}")
    print(f"    Orgs: {hub['num_orgs']} | People: {hub['num_people']}\n")

# Paginate if more results exist
if data["has_next_page"]:
    print("More results available on next page...")

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const url = "https://crunchbase-extractor-full-api3.p.rapidapi.com/hub/search";

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  per_page: "10",
  order_by: "rank_hub",
  sort: "asc",
  page: "1",
});

const response = await fetch(`${url}?${params}`, {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "X-RapidAPI-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "X-RapidAPI-Host": "crunchbase-extractor-full-api3.p.rapidapi.com",
  },
});

const { data } = await response.json();

console.log(`Total hubs: ${data.total}`);
data.results.forEach((hub) => {
  console.log(`  ${hub.name} (rank: ${hub.rank_hub})`);
  console.log(`    Slug: ${hub.slug}`);
  console.log(`    Orgs: ${hub.num_orgs} | People: ${hub.num_people}\n`);
});

if (data.has_next_page) {
  console.log("More results available on next page...");
}

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curl -G "https://crunchbase-extractor-full-api3.p.rapidapi.com/hub/search" \
  --data-urlencode "per_page=10" \
  --data-urlencode "order_by=rank_hub" \
  --data-urlencode "sort=asc" \
  --data-urlencode "page=1" \
  -H "X-RapidAPI-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "X-RapidAPI-Host: crunchbase-extractor-full-api3.p.rapidapi.com"

Hub Details — Get full details for a specific hub by slug
Company Search — Search companies with extensive filters
Category Search — Search industry categories