---
title: "Company Search"
method: GET
path: "/companies/search"
tags: ["Companies"]
---

# Company Search

`GET /companies/search`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.pitchbook.com`
- URL: `https://api.pitchbook.com/companies/search`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Retrieves companies matching the specified criteria

## Query parameters

- `companyNames` string
- `ownershipStatus` string
- `backingStatus` string
- `businessStatus` string
- `city` string
- `stateProvince` string
- `country` string
- `postCode` string
- `locationType` string
- `dateFounded` string
- `keywords` string
- `industry` string
- `verticals` string
- `industryAndVertical` string
- `emergingSpaces` string
- `gecsSector` string
- `gecsIndustryGroup` string
- `gecsIndustry` string
- `dealType` string
- `dealStatus` string
- `dealSize` string
- `includeDealsWithoutDealSize` string
- `excludeDealsWithoutDealSize` string
- `dealDate` string
- `totalRaised` string
- `investorNames` string
- `partialExit` string
- `fullExit` string
- `exitType` string
- `exitStatus` string
- `exitSize` string
- `exitDate` string
- `revenue` string
- `onlyMostRecentTransaction` string
- `employeeCount` string
- `totalPatentDocuments` string
- `activePatentDocuments` string
- `pendingPatentDocuments` string
- `totalPatentFamilies` string
- `inactiveFamilyDocuments` string
- `patentsExpiringNextYear` string
- `patentFilingLocation` string
- `currency` string
- `page` string
- `perPage` string

## Response `200`

OK

- AdvancedSearchPageDtoCompanyEntityAdvancedSearchResultDtoSearchView
  - `stats` SearchPageStatsDtoSearchView
    - `total` integer
    - `perPage` integer
    - `page` integer
    - `lastPage` integer
  - `items` CompanyEntityAdvancedSearchResultDtoSearchView[]
    - `companyId` string
    - `companyName` string
    - `sandbox` boolean
    - `website` 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)