---
title: "Company Bio"
method: GET
path: "/companies/{pbId}/bio"
tags: ["Companies"]
---

# Company Bio

`GET /companies/{pbId}/bio`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.pitchbook.com`
- URL: `https://api.pitchbook.com/companies/{pbId}/bio`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Retrieves key data points about specific company

## Path parameters

- `pbId` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- CompanyBioDto
  - `companyId` string
  - `companyName` EntityNameDto
    - `formalName` string
    - `alsoKnownAs` string
    - `legalName` string
    - `formerlyKnownAs` string
  - `parentCompanyId` string
  - `parentCompanyName` string
  - `hqLocation` HqLocationDto
    - `city` string
    - `stateProvince` string
    - `postCode` string
    - `country` string
  - `description` string
  - `financingStatus` DictionaryDto
    - `code` string
    - `description` string
  - `businessStatus` DictionaryDto
    - `code` string
    - `description` string
  - `ownershipStatus` DictionaryDto
    - `code` string
    - `description` string
  - `universe` DictionaryDto[]
    - `code` string
    - `description` string
  - `website` string
  - `employees` integer
  - `employeeHistory` EmployeeHistoryDto[]
    - `asOfDate` string, date
    - `employeeCount` integer
  - `exchange` string
  - `ticker` string
  - `yearFounded` integer
  - `financingStatusNote` CompanyFinancingNoteDto
    - `note` string
    - `asOfDate` string, date
  - `totalMoneyRaised` MoneyDto
    - `amount` number
    - `currency` string
    - `nativeAmount` number
    - `nativeCurrency` string
    - `estimated` boolean
  - `sicCodes` DictionaryDto[]
    - `code` string
    - `description` string
  - `morningstarCode` DictionaryDto
    - `code` string
    - `description` string
  - `cikCode` string
  - `companySocialURLs` CompanySocialDto
    - `facebookProfileUrl` string
    - `twitterProfileUrl` string
    - `linkedInProfileUrl` string
  - `pitchBookProfileLink` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `402`: Payment Required
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not Found
- `429`: Too Many Requests
- `500`: Internal Server Error
- `503`: Service Unavailable
- `504`: Gateway Timeout

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/pitchbook/apis/pitchbook-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/pitchbook/apis/pitchbook-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/pitchbook/apis/pitchbook-api/revisions/a4e8c243ea73?raw)