---
title: "Get the total count of similar companies without returning results. Accepts the same parameters as /companies/similar. Use this to check volume before running the full query."
method: POST
path: "/company-enrich/companies/similar/count"
tags: ["Company Enrich"]
---

# Get the total count of similar companies without returning results. Accepts the same parameters as /companies/similar. Use this to check volume before running the full query.

`POST /company-enrich/companies/similar/count`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.orthogonal.com/mpp`
- URL: `https://api.orthogonal.com/mpp/company-enrich/companies/similar/count`
- Auth: none declared

## Request body

- object
  - `domains` string[]: The domains to find similar companies for. Up to 10 domains are allowed.
  - `similarityWeight` number: The similarity weight to apply to the results. Must be between -1 and 1. 0 is default. Larger values will prioritize more similar companies, smaller values will prioritize more established companies.
  - `exclude` object: Exclusion filters to apply on the companies. If a company matches any of the filters here, it will be excluded from the results.
  - `query` string: The search query to apply on the company name and domain
  - `foundedYear` object: The range of years
  - `fundingAmount` object: The funding amount range to filter by
  - `fundingYear` object: The range of years
  - `categoryOperator` string: The operator to apply to the filters. Defaults to And.
  - `keywordsOperator` string: The operator to apply to the filters. Defaults to And.
  - `technologiesOperator` string: The operator to apply to the filters. Defaults to And.
  - `workforceGrowth` object: Filter companies by workforce growth percentage over a selected period and department.
  - `workforceSize` string[]: Filter companies by absolute workforce headcount. Multiple entries can be provided to filter on different departments simultaneously.
  - `require` string[]: The features that must exist for the company
  - `regions` string[]: The region IDs to filter by
  - `countries` string[]: The 2 letter country codes to filter by
  - `states` string[]: The state IDs to filter by
  - `cities` string[]: The city IDs to filter by
  - `type` string[]: The list of company types to filter by
  - `category` string[]: The list of company categories to filter by
  - `employees` string[]: The list of employee counts to filter by
  - `revenue` string[]: The list of revenue ranges to filter by
  - `naicsCode` string[]: The NAICS codes to filter by. Can be 2 to 6 digit codes. In case of a 2-5 digit code, all 6 digit codes under it will be included
  - `keywords` string[]: The keywords to filter by
  - `technologies` string[]: The technologies to filter by
  - `fundingRounds` string[]: The funding rounds to filter by

## Response `200`

Successful response

## Changes

- **2026-11-08** `857e915717f4`: 1 info
  - added optional request body

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/orthogonal/apis/orthogonal-api-marketplace/changes/company-enrich/companies/similar/count/post.md)

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