---
title: "Board Search Engine"
method: GET
path: "/board-search"
tags: ["Directors"]
---

# Board Search Engine

`GET /board-search`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://nzxplorer.co.nz/api/v1`
- URL: `https://nzxplorer.co.nz/api/v1/board-search`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `X-API-Key`
  - API key in query parameter `api_key`

Search 2,000+ NZX directors matching board vacancy criteria. Multi-filter matching across skills, sector experience, governance track record, and availability. Returns ranked candidates with 5-dimension match scores.

## Query parameters

- `skills` string
- `sector` string
- `gender` string
- `max_boards` integer
- `available_only` 'true' | 'false'
- `exclude_ticker` string
- `limit` integer

## Response `200`

Board Search Engine

- Envelope: Standard API response envelope
  - `data` unknown
  - `meta` object
    - `api_version` string
    - `timestamp` string, date-time
    - `format` 'standard' | 'llm' | 'fdc3' | 'toon'
    - `endpoint` string

## Other responses

- `401`: Missing or invalid API key
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded
- `500`: Internal server error

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/nzxplorer/apis/nzxplorer-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/nzxplorer/apis/nzxplorer-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/nzxplorer/apis/nzxplorer-api/revisions/f3b95341783a?raw)