Crunchbase API

Complete documentation for the Crunchbase API. Access 37 endpoints covering companies, people, funding rounds, acquisitions, IPOs, and more from Crunchbase data.

Crunchbase Data API

Endpoints

37 endpoints

GET

Autocomplete

/autocomplete

Fuzzy search for organizations, people, and hubs on Crunchbase with type filtering and …

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Trending

/trending

Get the top trending companies on Crunchbase with scores, categories, headquarters, and …

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Feed

/feed

Access the real-time Crunchbase signal feed with trending companies, funding predictions, …

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Autocomplete Locations

/autocomplete/location

Search and autocomplete Crunchbase location entities by city, region, or country for use …

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Company Search

/company/search

Search Crunchbase companies with filters for funding stage, employee count, IPO status, …

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Company Details

/company/details

Get a complete Crunchbase company profile including financials, funding rounds, investors, …

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Company Growth

/company/growth

Get growth scores, heat scores, predictions, Semrush traffic, Bombora intent surge data, …

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Company Financials

/company/financials

Get funding rounds, investors, acquisitions, investments, portfolio companies, and exit …

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Company People

/company/people

Get founders, key employees, advisors, board members, employee changes, and B2B contact …

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Company Tech

/company/tech

Get a company's technology stack, mobile apps, Semrush traffic data, BuiltWith …

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Company Intelligence

/company/intelligence

Get category rankings, similar companies, featured competitors, subsidiaries, and parent …

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Company Offices

/company/offices

Get headquarters location and office locations for any company, including opening dates …

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Company Timeline

/company/timeline

Get timeline entry count and recent press references for any company, tracking news …

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Company Risk

/company/risk

Get layoff events and legal proceedings for any company, including dates, descriptions, …

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Person Search

/person/search

Search people on Crunchbase with filters for investor status, gender, and sorting by rank …

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Person Details

/person/details

Get a full Crunchbase person profile including jobs, education, investments, board roles, …

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Investor Search

/investor/search

Search Crunchbase investors by type and investment stage, including organizations and …

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Role Search

/role/search

Search job roles across all Crunchbase companies with filters for role type and …

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Contact Search

/contact/search

Search B2B contacts on Crunchbase by job level and department with LinkedIn URLs and …

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Funding Round Search

/funding-round/search

Search Crunchbase funding rounds by investment type with pagination and sorting. Returns …

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Funding Round Details

/funding-round/details

Get detailed information about a specific Crunchbase funding round including investors, …

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Acquisition Search

/acquisition/search

Search Crunchbase acquisitions with sorting and pagination. Returns acquirer, acquiree, …

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Acquisition Details

/acquisition/details

Get detailed information about a specific Crunchbase acquisition including acquirer, …

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IPO Search

/ipo/search

Search Crunchbase IPOs with sorting and pagination. Returns stock exchanges, symbols, …

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IPO Details

/ipo/details

Get detailed IPO information from Crunchbase including stock exchange, valuation, share …

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Fund Search

/fund/search

Search VC and PE funds on Crunchbase with pagination and sorting. Returns fund names, …

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Investment Search

/investment/search

Search individual investments on Crunchbase by type and lead status. Returns investment …

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Hub Search

/hub/search

Search curated Crunchbase hubs like Unicorn Companies, YC Alumni, and industry-specific …

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Hub Details

/hub/details

Get full details for a Crunchbase hub including sample organizations, investors, funding …

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Event Search

/event/search

Search Crunchbase events including conferences, hackathons, and meetups with sorting and …

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Event Details

/event/details

Get full Crunchbase event details including speakers, exhibitors, sponsors, organizers, …

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Event Appearance Search

/event-appearance/search

Search event appearances on Crunchbase — find sponsors, speakers, exhibitors, and …

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Press Reference Search

/press-reference/search

Search press references on Crunchbase — find news articles, blog posts, and media mentions …

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Ownership Search

/ownership/search

Search ownership relationships on Crunchbase — find subsidiaries, parent companies, and …

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Location Search

/location/search

Search and browse all Crunchbase locations with optional faceting by city, region, or …

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Category Group Search

/category-group/search

List all Crunchbase category groups (49 top-level industry sectors). Each group contains …

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Category Search

/category/search

Search all 800+ Crunchbase industry categories with pagination. Each category includes …

Overview

The Crunchbase API provides programmatic access to Crunchbase data through 37 GET endpoints. Extract company profiles, funding rounds, investor data, personnel, acquisitions, IPOs, and market intelligence — all structured as clean JSON without needing a Crunchbase Enterprise license.

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Endpoints

Discovery

Endpoint	Method	Path	Description
Autocomplete	GET	`/autocomplete`	Fuzzy search for organizations, people, hubs
Trending	GET	`/trending`	Top trending companies
Feed	GET	`/feed`	Real-time signal feed (trending, funding predictions, etc.)
Autocomplete Locations	GET	`/autocomplete/location`	Location autocomplete for search filters

Companies

Endpoint	Method	Path	Description
Company Search	GET	`/company/search`	Search companies with extensive filters
Company Details	GET	`/company/details`	Full company profile (financials, people, tech, similar orgs)
Company Growth	GET	`/company/growth`	Growth scores, predictions, Semrush traffic, Bombora surge
Company Financials	GET	`/company/financials`	Funding rounds, investors, acquisitions, investments, exits
Company People	GET	`/company/people`	Founders, key employees, advisors, board members, contacts
Company Tech	GET	`/company/tech`	Tech stack, mobile apps, Semrush/BuiltWith/Siftery data
Company Intelligence	GET	`/company/intelligence`	Category ranks, similar companies, subsidiaries
Company Offices	GET	`/company/offices`	HQ and office locations with opening press references
Company Timeline	GET	`/company/timeline`	Timeline entries and recent press references
Company Risk	GET	`/company/risk`	Layoffs and legal proceedings

People & Investors

Endpoint	Method	Path	Description
Person Search	GET	`/person/search`	Search people with filters
Person Details	GET	`/person/details`	Full person profile (jobs, education, investments, events)
Investor Search	GET	`/investor/search`	Search investors by type and stage
Role Search	GET	`/role/search`	Search job roles across companies
Contact Search	GET	`/contact/search`	Search B2B contacts by seniority/department

Funding & Exits

Endpoint	Method	Path	Description
Funding Round Search	GET	`/funding-round/search`	Search funding rounds
Funding Round Details	GET	`/funding-round/details`	Funding round details with investors
Acquisition Search	GET	`/acquisition/search`	Search acquisitions
Acquisition Details	GET	`/acquisition/details`	Acquisition details (acquirer, acquiree, terms)
IPO Search	GET	`/ipo/search`	Search IPOs
IPO Details	GET	`/ipo/details`	IPO details (exchange, valuation, shares)
Fund Search	GET	`/fund/search`	Search VC/PE funds
Investment Search	GET	`/investment/search`	Search individual investments

Network & Relationships

Endpoint	Method	Path	Description
Hub Search	GET	`/hub/search`	Search curated hubs (e.g., “Unicorn Companies”, “YC Alumni”)
Hub Details	GET	`/hub/details`	Hub details with sample orgs, investors, funding rounds
Event Search	GET	`/event/search`	Search events
Event Details	GET	`/event/details`	Event details (speakers, exhibitors, sponsors)
Event Appearance Search	GET	`/event-appearance/search`	Search event appearances (sponsors, speakers, etc.)
Press Reference Search	GET	`/press-reference/search`	Search press references
Ownership Search	GET	`/ownership/search`	Search ownership relationships (subsidiaries, parents)

Taxonomy

Endpoint	Method	Path	Description
Location Search	GET	`/location/search`	Search locations
Category Group Search	GET	`/category-group/search`	Search category groups (top-level categories)
Category Search	GET	`/category/search`	Search categories (800+)

Common Parameters

Parameter	Used on	Values	Description
`id`	All detail endpoints	slug or UUID	Crunchbase entity slug (e.g., `stripe`, `marc-andreessen`) or UUID
`fresh`	All detail endpoints	`true`/`false`	Force fresh scrape (bypasses cache)
`max_age_seconds`	All detail endpoints	integer	Re-fetch if cached record older than N seconds (finer-grained than `fresh`)
`fields`	All detail endpoints	comma-separated string	Allow-list of top-level response fields to include
`per_page`	All search endpoints	integer (1-15, except `/category/search` which allows 1-200)	Results per page
`page`	All search endpoints	integer	Page number (sequential, 1-indexed)
`order_by`	Most search endpoints	field name	Sort field
`sort`	Most search endpoints	`asc`/`desc`	Sort direction

Billing

This API uses two separate quota types:

Quota Type	Applies to	Description
Real-Time Details	Detail endpoints (`//details`, `//growth`, etc.)	Fresh data scrapes
Requests	All other endpoints (search, autocomplete, feed)	Cached responses

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