---
title: "/companies/{cvr}/similar"
method: GET
path: "/v1/companies/{cvr}/similar"
tags: ["Companies"]
---

# /companies/{cvr}/similar

`GET /v1/companies/{cvr}/similar`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.companydata.dk` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.companydata.dk/v1/companies/{cvr}/similar`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Find companies similar to the given company using geo-based search.

Returns companies that are similar based on:
- Same industry category (first 4 digits of industry code)
- Geographic proximity (within radius, sorted by distance)
- Falls back to municipality matching if no nearby companies found

This endpoint is useful for finding competitors or related businesses in the area.

## Path parameters

- `cvr` string, required

## Query parameters

- `limit` integer: Maximum number of similar companies to return
- `radius` integer: Search radius in meters (500m to 50km)

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- SimilarCompaniesResponse: Response for similar companies endpoint.
  - `similar_companies` SimilarCompany[], required
    - `cvr` string, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `industry` string, nullable
    - `industry_code` string, nullable
    - `employees` string, nullable
    - `municipality` string, nullable
    - `municipality_code` string, nullable
    - `distance_meters` integer, nullable: Distance from source company in meters
  - `meta` object

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

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