---
title: "Match Businesses"
method: POST
path: "/v2/businesses/match"
tags: ["V2Businesses"]
---

# Match Businesses

`POST /v2/businesses/match`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.explorium.ai`
- URL: `https://api.explorium.ai/v2/businesses/match`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `api_key`
  - API key in header `api_key`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/explorium-ai/apis/partner-service/docs/v2/businesses/match/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Request body

- BusinessesMatchRequest
  - `request_context` object, nullable
  - `businesses_to_match` BusinessMatchInput[], required
    - `name` string
    - `domain` string
    - `url` string
    - `linkedin_url` string

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- V2BusinessesMatchResponse: This is base response model for all responses in partner service.
  - `response_context` V2ResponseContext, required
    - `correlation_id` string, required
    - `request_status` 'success' | 'miss' | 'failure', required: The `RequestStatus` class is an enumeration that defines the possible statuses of a request. This enum is used to indicate whether a request was successful, missed, or failed. It ensures consistent handling of request statuses across the application. Attributes: SUCCESS: Indicates that the request was successfully processed. MISS: Indicates that the request did not find any matching data. FAILURE: Indicates that the request encountered an error or failure.
    - `time_taken_in_seconds` number, required
  - `total_results` integer, required: The total_results number matched businesses
  - `total_matches` integer, required: The total number of matches.
  - `matched_businesses` union[]: A list of all businesses. If they not matched `business_id` will None.
    - union
      - BusinessMatchOutputWithErrors
        - `input` BusinessMatchInput
          - `name` string
          - `domain` string
          - `url` string
          - `linkedin_url` string
        - `business_id` string
        - `warnings` FieldValidationWarning[]
          - `field` string, required
          - `warning` string, required
          - `warning_type` string
        - `error` string, required
        - `error_type` string, required
      - BusinessMatchOutput
        - `input` BusinessMatchInput
          - `name` string
          - `domain` string
          - `url` string
          - `linkedin_url` string
        - `business_id` string
        - `warnings` FieldValidationWarning[]
          - `field` string, required
          - `warning` string, required
          - `warning_type` string

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-10-22** `74425433e0ae`: 2 info
  - added the optional property `matched_businesses/items/anyOf[subschema #1: BusinessMatchOutputWithErrors]/warnings` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `matched_businesses/items/anyOf[subschema #2: BusinessMatchOutput]/warnings` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-08-26** `bcf3eb6e6430`: 1 breaking, 1 info
  - removed the required property `response_context/time_took_in_seconds` from the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `response_context/time_taken_in_seconds` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-08-11** `6b092e43b893`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/explorium-ai/apis/partner-service/changes/v2/businesses/match/post.md)

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