This API delivers Company Firmographic, Financial and Legal Entity level data for 102M Organizations doing business in the US.
Overview
This API is a powerful tool that delivers Company Firmographic, Financial and Legal Entity level data for 102M Organizations doing business in the US. This API can search Company and People based information.
For Company Lookup
This API allows businesses to leverage up-to-date company information using various valuable data points, such as company name, address (including HQ address, Legal Entity address, and any other address), headcount, or industry, and generate business opportunities, discover industry trends, and unlock market insights
The API provides access to a wide range of financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements. These statements are crucial for analyzing a company’s financial health and performance.
The API provides information related to corporate family tree structure and compliance checks that help businesses with identity as well as verification of the legal status of the company.
For People Lookup
The API provides a person's contact details (LinkedIn URL, email, phone numbers, address), job title, and associated company information.
Input Parameters
The Company Lookup enables a client to search for a Company or Legal Entity using input parameters such as:
BQ ID
Company Name
Company Address
Website URL
Ticker
EIN
CIK
The People Lookup enables a client to search for an Executive and associated company information using:
Executive Name
Executive LinkedIn URL
Executive Email
Output Parameters
For Company Lookup include Organization
Firmographics with Revenue and Employment Ranges
Financials including balance sheet items, cash flow, and income statements
Most Recent Employment and Payroll
Legal Entity details, BQ Credit Score, Tax Liens, and related financial health indicators
For people lookup includes Executive
Contact Information
Job Title
Address
Associated Company Information
Use Cases
Capital Market
Sales & Marketing
Compliance and KYB / KYC
Credit Risk: Insurance & Banking
Please refer to this link for detailed Use Cases and Field Names
Technology & Matching Logic
BQ’s proprietary search algorithms utilize multiple matching methods and rank results using a combination of proximity and company size, giving preference to larger and more relevant organizations.
Authentication Method
The API supports the following authentication method:
API Key
Method: POST
You can use the API Endpoint to supply your API Key.
Postman Setup
Follow the steps below to implement authentication in Postman:
Select POST as the method and enter the Endpoint URL.
Go to the Headers section.
Add the following header:
Key:x-api-key
Value:<Your API Key>
Send the request with the x-api-key header included.
POST
BQ Company Lookup API
Organization: An organization is a company which represents a collection of legal entities that are under common control; this table contains basic identifying information on the organization, and how it links to its component legal entities; type of hierarchy.