---
title: "Lists businesses this key can access with the latest visibility snapshot and scheduled check burn. next[] is add_business when empty and allowed, or run_scan when a business has no scan. Use when the user asks which sites or brands are in Scope, or before choosing a business_id."
method: GET
path: "/list_businesses"
tags: ["read"]
---

# Lists businesses this key can access with the latest visibility snapshot and scheduled check burn. next\[\] is add_business when empty and allowed, or run_scan when a business has no scan. Use when the user asks which sites or brands are in Scope, or before choosing a business_id.

`GET /list_businesses`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://scope.online/v1`
- URL: `https://scope.online/v1/list_businesses`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

## Query parameters

- `view` 'compact' | 'full'

## Response `200`

Tool payload. `meta` holds tldr, next[], pagination cursors, and request_id.

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request.
- `401`: Missing or invalid API key.
- `402`: Quota or over-committed.
- `403`: Missing scope or Growth required.
- `404`: Unknown tool or resource.
- `405`: Wrong HTTP method for this tool.
- `429`: Rate limited (10 action calls / 60s per key; reads are higher).
- `503`: Temporary infrastructure limit — retry with retry_after.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/scope/apis/scope-api-2.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/scope/apis/scope-api-2/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/scope/apis/scope-api-2/revisions/2f01893f6e5c?raw)