---
title: "Research Company"
method: POST
path: "/api/research/company"
---

# Research Company

`POST /api/research/company`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.exploreyc.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.exploreyc.com/api/research/company`
- Auth: none declared

Research a YC company using Perplexity AI
Returns latest news, funding updates, and key developments
Uses cache to avoid redundant API calls
Rate limited: 5 requests per minute per IP

## Request body

- ResearchRequest: Request body for company research
  - `company_name` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- ResearchResponse: Response model for research results
  - `company_name` string, required
  - `research` string, required
  - `citations` string[]
  - `timestamp` string, required
  - `model` string, required
  - `success` boolean, required
  - `error` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/exploreyc/apis/yc-company-scraper-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/exploreyc/apis/yc-company-scraper-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/exploreyc/apis/yc-company-scraper-api/revisions/d48bd3e241b8?raw)