---
title: "Start an AI-powered local business search. Finds company details, decision makers, and contact info. Async: poll with /local-business-search/poll."
method: POST
path: "/fiber/v1/local-business-search/start"
tags: ["Fiber AI"]
---

# Start an AI-powered local business search. Finds company details, decision makers, and contact info. Async: poll with /local-business-search/poll.

`POST /fiber/v1/local-business-search/start`

## Request

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

## Request body

- object
  - `companies` string[], required: Companies to research Array items with fields: companyName, companyWebsite, companyCity, companyState, companyCountryName, companyCountryCode, companyAddress, context
  - `jobTitles` string[]: Job titles to find at each company (e.g. ['CEO','Owner'])
  - `strictJobTitleMatch` boolean: If true, only match exact role variants
  - `contactPreferences` object: Controls which contact data to fetch

## Response `200`

Successful response

## Other responses

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

## Changes

- **2026-11-08** `857e915717f4`: 1 breaking
  - added required request body
- **2026-08-25** `806e279c8d50`: 2 info
  - api tag `Fiber AI` added
  - api tag `Fiber AI API` removed

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/orthogonal/apis/orthogonal-api-marketplace/changes/fiber/v1/local-business-search/start/post.md)

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