---
title: "Create an async Extruct AI Deep Search discovery task. An AI agent finds and ranks companies against your natural-language criteria using web, Extruct DB, Maps, and LinkedIn."
method: POST
path: "/extruct-ai/v1/discovery_tasks"
tags: ["Extruct AI"]
---

# Create an async Extruct AI Deep Search discovery task. An AI agent finds and ranks companies against your natural-language criteria using web, Extruct DB, Maps, and LinkedIn.

`POST /extruct-ai/v1/discovery_tasks`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.orthogonal.com/mpp`
- URL: `https://api.orthogonal.com/mpp/extruct-ai/v1/discovery_tasks`
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/orthogonal/apis/orthogonal-api-marketplace/docs/extruct-ai/v1/discovery_tasks/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Request body

- object
  - `query` string, required: Ideal description of companies to find
  - `desired_num_results` number: Target number of results (max 250, default 100)
  - `auto_data_sources` boolean: Automatically determine best data sources based on query (default true)
  - `data_sources` string[]: Manual data source selection array (ignored if auto_data_sources is true)
  - `criteria` string[]: Optional criteria array for evaluating discovered companies. Each criterion graded 1-5.
  - `exclude_domains` string[]: Domains of companies the run must not return
  - `exclude_task_ids` string[]: IDs of completed Deep Search tasks whose returned companies must be excluded

## Response `200`

Successful response

## Other responses

- `402`: Payment Required (x402 / MPP / np)

## Changes

- **2026-11-08** `857e915717f4`: 1 breaking
  - added required request body
- **2026-09-19** `1d73fba7f0d8`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/orthogonal/apis/orthogonal-api-marketplace/changes/extruct-ai/v1/discovery_tasks/post.md)

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