Search Companies

Search LinkedIn company pages with advanced filters

Description

This endpoint allows you to search LinkedIn company pages using various advanced filtering criteria.

Credit Usage: 1 credit per 10 results (or fraction thereof). For example:

• 1-10 results = 1 credit
• 11-20 results = 2 credits
• 300 results = 30 credits

Headers

x-api-key · string · required

Your API key for authentication

Body Parameters

keyword · string · required

Keyword to search for (company name, industry, etc.)

Also supports company_name for backward compatibility

industry · string

Industry sector (e.g., “technology”, “finance”, “healthcare”)

location · string

Location (e.g., “Paris”, “France”, “New York”)

employee_range · string

Employee count range (e.g., “1-50”, “51-200”, “201-1000”, “1000+”)

founding_company · boolean

Filter for founding companies

• true: Search only founding companies
• false: Exclude founding companies

total_results · integer · default: "10"

Number of results to return

• Minimum: 1
• Maximum: 50,000
• Default: 10

Response

status · string

Response status (“success” or “error”)

data · object

Show Response Data

total_results · integer

Total count of all matching results

companies · array

List of found companies

Show Company Structure

url · string

Company LinkedIn profile URL

title · string

Company title/name from LinkedIn

description · string

Company description

message · string

Error message (if status = “error”)

Request Example

import requests

url = "https://api.linkupapi.com/v1/data/search/companies"

payload = {
    "keyword": "technology",
    "industry": "technology",
    "location": "Paris",
    "employee_range": "51-200",
    "founding_company": True,
    "total_results": 20
}
headers = {
    "x-api-key": "your-api-key-here",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.json())

{
  "keyword": "technology",
  "industry": "technology",
  "location": "Paris",
  "employee_range": "51-200",
  "founding_company": true,
  "total_results": 20
}

Request Example with Arrays

import requests

url = "https://api.linkupapi.com/v1/data/search/companies"

payload = {
    "keyword": ["technology", "fintech", "startup"],
    "industry": ["technology", "finance", "healthcare"],
    "location": ["Paris", "Lyon", "Bordeaux"],
    "employee_range": ["1-50", "51-200", "201-1000"],
    "founding_company": True,
    "total_results": 30
}
headers = {
    "x-api-key": "your-api-key-here", 
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.json())

{
  "keyword": ["technology", "fintech", "startup"],
  "industry": ["technology", "finance", "healthcare"],
  "location": ["Paris", "Lyon", "Bordeaux"],
  "employee_range": ["1-50", "51-200", "201-1000"],
  "founding_company": true,
  "total_results": 30
}

Response Example

Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "total_results": 2847,
    "companies": [
      {
        "url": "https://uk.linkedin.com/company/crm.com",
        "title": "CRM.COM - LinkedIn",
        "description": "CRM.COM is a global specialist in designing and developing commerce, fintech and subscription-based solutions, ideal for the new generation digital consumers."
      },
      {
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/recruitcrm",
        "title": "Recruit CRM - LinkedIn",
        "description": "Recruit CRM builds cloud-based software for the global Recruitment & Staffing industry. We are on a mission to help recruitment firms grow faster with cutting ..."
      },
      {
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/aesthetix-crm",
        "title": "Aesthetix CRM - LinkedIn",
        "description": "The #1 CRM platform for plastic surgeons and medical spas. Aesthetix CRM gives your practice access to all the tools you need to grow."
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response

{
  "status": "error",
  "message": "keyword (or company_name) is required"
}

Important Notes

• Credit consumption is based on the number of results: 1 credit for 1-10 results, 2 credits for 11-20 results, etc.
• Credits are only deducted on successful searches
• The company_name parameter is supported for backward compatibility with keyword
• Single keyword: Advanced search with optional filters for precise results
• Multiple keywords: Automatically activates batch mode for parallel searching
• Most search parameters support both single strings and arrays for flexible searching
• When using multiple keywords, batch mode is automatically activated for optimal performance

Usage Examples

Basic search with keyword only

{
  "keyword": "artificial intelligence",
  "total_results": 10
}

Search with industry and location filters

{
  "keyword": "software",
  "industry": "technology",
  "location": "San Francisco",
  "total_results": 25
}

Search with employee range and founding filter

{
  "keyword": "fintech",
  "employee_range": "1-50",
  "founding_company": true,
  "total_results": 15
}

Batch search with multiple keywords

{
  "keyword": ["fintech", "blockchain", "cryptocurrency"],
  "industry": ["Finance", "Technology"],
  "location": ["New York", "San Francisco", "London"],
  "employee_range": ["51-200", "201-1000"],
  "total_results": 100
}

Advanced search with multiple industries and locations

{
  "keyword": "startup",
  "industry": ["Technology", "Healthcare", "Finance"],
  "location": ["Paris", "Lyon", "Marseille"],
  "employee_range": ["1-50", "51-200"],
  "founding_company": true,
  "total_results": 50
}

Search with specific number of results

{
  "keyword": "artificial intelligence",
  "industry": "Technology",
  "total_results": 10
}