If you have no idea what an API is and what can be done with it, you are on the right track!
Application Programming Interface (API) is a set of routines, protocols, and tools for creating software applications. APIs are the foundation of all software development, enabling developers to create applications for handling data, accessing features of other applications, sending notifications, interacting with software devices like printers, and many more.
The goal of using an API is to create a more efficient and cost-effective application. A developer can write just one piece of code and then use it to access all of the features they need by using the API. This means that they do not need to write code for every individual feature themselves and they don’t have to keep updating their application whenever new features are added by other developers.
Although the most common use case for APIs is between two existing applications, it is also possible to use an API between an application and a web service or even directly between two web services. But we are not here to explain this kind of case, we want you to understand why we talk about company information APIs.
Many IT companies present us with their client’s data as part of their product portfolio. And in some cases these clients are companies with whom we work and sometimes even compete.
This is a problem for us because most of those platforms generate a lot of information about our clients’ databases and most importantly the sensitive business data itself such as R&D projects, sales pipeline, IT infrastructure and many more. And you know what? That data is also present in their repos and databases!
Imagine if your competitors had such a privileged information as this! It would be devastating! But you don’t have to worry anymore because we have specially dedicated our best JSON API to you! Now you can check your potential rivals with just one API call!
In the following paragraphs we will reveal our top recommendation in easy-to-digest format!
Company Data API In JSON
Company Data API gives you access to data from more than 3.6 million firms globally. It includes details like name, industry, revenue, number of employees, and more. You can search for a specific company based on any parameter using this API. For example: by name, by domain name or by domain ID (that’s the unique number that appears in the suffix after the last
You can retrieve information like revenue, total employees, social networks, technologies, and many more just with the company domain or name!
To make use of it, you must first:
1- Go to Company Data API and simply click on the button “Subscribe for free” to start using the API.
2- After signing up in Zyla API Hub, you’ll be given your personal API key. Using this one-of-a-kind combination of numbers and letters, you’ll be able to use, connect, and manage APIs!
3- Employ the different API endpoints depending on what you are looking for.
4- Once you meet your needed endpoint, make the API call by pressing the button “run” and see the results on your screen.
