Company Search API:Live Company Data
Collect comprehensive company profiles in real time from LinkedIn, Crunchbase, Owler, Indeed, Slintel, Manta, and more. Get firmographics, employee counts, funding info, and engagement data via a single, simple API call.
- 80M+ company profilesfrom 10+ B2B sources
- Collect by URL — singleor bulk requests
- Real-time data on employees,funding & engagement
- Flexible delivery via API,Webhook, S3 & more
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Comprehensive Company Data from 10+ B2B Sources
Company Details
Get name, about, slogan, description, specialties, organization type, company size, industries, and founding year sourced from LinkedIn, Crunchbase, Owler, Manta, and more.
Business Information
Access headquarters location, country codes, formatted addresses, funding details, Crunchbase data, investor information, and stock data aggregated across 10+ B2B sources.
Engagement & Network
Retrieve follower counts, employee numbers, headcount data, alumni information, affiliated entities, and similar company recommendations from LinkedIn and other leading B2B platforms.
Media & Metadata
Collect company logos, banner images, profile URLs, recent company updates, and data timestamps for freshness tracking across all supported sources.
Funding & Investors
Access funding rounds, investor names, Crunchbase links, and investment history sourced from LinkedIn, Crunchbase, and other integrated B2B data providers.
Bulk URL Collection
Submit multiple company URLs from LinkedIn, Crunchbase, Owler, Indeed, Slintel, or Manta in a single API request to collect and compare company data at scale across your target list.
Collect any company profile by URL
Submit a company profile URL from LinkedIn, Crunchbase, Owler, Indeed, Slintel, Manta, or other supported sources and instantly receive a complete, structured data snapshot. Collect everything from firmographics and employee counts to funding history, alumni networks, and recent company updates, all in one API response.
- Collect by company URL, single or bulk, across 10+ B2B sources
- Get employee count, industries, and headquarters
- Access funding rounds, investors, and Crunchbase links
- Retrieve follower counts, alumni, and affiliated companies
- Receive logos, banners, updates, and data timestamps
Built for Real-Time Company Intelligence Across B2B Sources
Collect by URL
Submit any company profile URL from LinkedIn, Crunchbase, Owler, Indeed, Slintel, or Manta and receive a complete, structured data snapshot in real time. No setup required.
Rich Profile Data
Get 30+ structured fields per company: firmographics, employee counts, funding, followers, alumni, specialties, and more, aggregated from 10+ leading B2B data sources.
Bulk Collection
Submit lists of company URLs across multiple sources in a single request to collect data on hundreds of companies simultaneously.
Flexible Delivery
Receive data via API response, Webhook, S3, Snowflake, Azure, or download in JSON/CSV/Parquet.
Company Search API Pricing
- Pay per company profile collected
- Volume discounts available
- JSON/CSV/Parquet formats
Flexible delivery to fit your workflow
Receive collected company data via API response, Webhook, S3, Snowflake, Azure, or direct download
curl -X POST "https://api.brightdata.com/companies/collect"
--header 'Authorization: Bearer '
--header 'Content-Type: application/json'
--data '{"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft/"}'
import requests
url = "https://api.brightdata.com/companies/collect"
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer ",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
payload = {
"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft/"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.json())
const url = 'https://api.brightdata.com/companies/collect';
const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'Authorization': 'Bearer ',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
},
body: JSON.stringify({
url: 'https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft/'
})
};
try {
const response = await fetch(url, options);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
console.error(error);
}
HttpResponse response = Unirest.post("https://api.brightdata.com/companies/collect")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer ")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{"url":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft/"}")
.asString();
Collect company data from any supported source with a single API call
How businesses use Company Search API
Enrich your CRM with live company profiles
Submit a list of target company URLs to instantly retrieve employee counts, industries, headquarters, and recent updates from LinkedIn, Crunchbase, Owler, and more. Keep your CRM fresh and power smarter outreach with accurate, real-time firmographic data from 10+ B2B sources.
Monitor competitors' presence and growth across platforms
Track follower growth, employee headcount changes, company updates, and new affiliated entities for competitor companies across LinkedIn, Owler, and other supported sources. Identify expansion signals, new market entries, and organizational shifts as they happen.
Map industries and company landscapes at scale
Collect structured data across hundreds of companies from LinkedIn, Crunchbase, Indeed, Slintel, Manta, and more to analyze industry distributions, company sizes, geographic footprints, and specialties. Build accurate market maps and benchmark competitor positioning.
Track company growth signals and funding activity
Monitor employee growth trends, follower counts, Crunchbase-linked funding data, and investor information collected from LinkedIn, Crunchbase, and other integrated B2B data providers. Identify high-growth companies and emerging opportunities before competitors do.
Build verified B2B prospect lists from multiple sources
Collect company details including industry, size, location, specialties, and contact links from LinkedIn, Owler, Indeed, Slintel, and Manta to build high-quality, verified prospect lists. Identify ideal customer profiles with fresh data collected in real time across all supported platforms.
Ready to access real-time company data from 10+ B2B sources?
Collect comprehensive company profiles from LinkedIn, Crunchbase, Owler, Indeed, Slintel, Manta, and more via a simple API call
Company Search API FAQs
What is Company Search API?
Company Search API is Bright Data's real-time company data API. It allows you to collect comprehensive, real-time data from any company profile across 10+ B2B sources including LinkedIn, Crunchbase, Owler, Indeed, Slintel, and Manta by submitting the company's URL. Each response includes firmographics, employee counts, funding details, follower data, alumni networks, media assets, and more, all structured and ready to use.
How do I collect a company profile?
Send a POST request to https://api.brightdata.com/companies/collect with the company URL in the request body (e.g. {"url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft/"}). Include your API token in the Authorization header. The API returns a complete structured data snapshot for that company. URLs from LinkedIn, Crunchbase, Owler, Indeed, Slintel, and Manta are all supported.
What data fields are returned per company?
Each company profile includes 30+ structured fields: id, name, about, slogan, description, specialties, organization_type, company_size, industries, founded, headquarters, country_code, locations, funding, investors, crunchbase_url, followers, employees, employees_in_linkedin, alumni, affiliated, similar, logo, image, updates, url, timestamp, and more. View the full output reference.
Can I collect multiple company profiles at once?
Yes. You can submit a list of company URLs from LinkedIn, Crunchbase, Owler, Indeed, Slintel, Manta, or any other supported source in a single API request to collect data for multiple companies simultaneously. This is ideal for enriching CRM lists, monitoring competitor sets, or building market maps at scale.
How fresh is the data returned?
Data is collected in real time directly from the source platform at the moment of your API request. Each record includes a timestamp field indicating when the data was collected. This ensures you always receive the most current version of a company's profile.
Does the API return funding and investor data?
Yes. The API returns funding information available on the company's profile across supported sources, including funding rounds, investor names, and a link to the company's Crunchbase profile (crunchbase_url). For deeper investment data such as valuations and deal terms, consider pairing this with our Crunchbase dataset.
What is the difference between Company Search API and Company Data API?
Company Search API collects live data from individual company profiles by URL in real time, across sources including LinkedIn, Crunchbase, Owler, Indeed, Slintel, and Manta. Company Data API is a dataset filter product that lets you query and filter 500M+ pre-aggregated company records from 10+ B2B sources using advanced operators. Choose Company Search API for fresh, on-demand data; choose Company Data API for large-scale filtering and enrichment workflows.
What delivery options are available?
Collected company data can be delivered via direct API response, Webhook, Amazon S3, Snowflake, Azure Blob Storage, or downloaded directly in JSON, CSV, or Parquet format. Choose the delivery method that fits your existing data pipeline.
Is there a rate limit on the API?
Standard rate limits apply based on your subscription plan. For high-volume collection requirements or enterprise-level throughput, please contact our sales team to discuss custom arrangements.
What are the main use cases for Company Search API?
Common use cases include CRM enrichment, sales prospecting, competitive intelligence, investment research, market mapping, and lead generation. Any workflow that requires fresh, structured company data from LinkedIn, Crunchbase, Owler, Indeed, Slintel, Manta, or other supported B2B sources, on demand and at scale, is a strong fit for this API.
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Collect, enrich, and retrieve business intelligence from 10+ B2B sources including LinkedIn, Crunchbase, Owler, Indeed, Slintel, and Manta