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Get a company

One company's full card. Contact details are masked and domain and website are null until you reveal it. This read never spends quota. It spends one company from your daily budget unless you already revealed it.

GEThttps://findbytown.com/api/v1/businesses/{id}No quota

Path parameters

NameTypeDescription
id(required)integerCompany id, an integer.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
localeen | fr | esLanguage of labels and category names: en, fr or es. Defaults to the language of your account.

Examples

curl "https://findbytown.com/api/v1/businesses/1001" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer fbt_EXAMPLE_not_a_real_key_0000"

Response

Example with fake values:

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1001,
    "domain": null,
    "name": "Example Plumbing",
    "website": null,
    "zone": "fr_idf",
    "zoneLabels": {
      "en": "Example Region",
      "fr": "Région Exemple",
      "es": "Región Ejemplo"
    },
    "country": "FR",
    "precision": "exact",
    "address": "1 Example Street",
    "city": "Exampleville",
    "quality": 80,
    "provider": "google",
    "providerDetail": "Google Workspace",
    "hasPhone": true,
    "contactsCount": 1,
    "otherEmailsCount": 0,
    "description": "Plumbing and heating repairs.",
    "logoUrl": null,
    "social": {},
    "openingHours": null,
    "activity": "Plumber",
    "categories": [
      "Heating contractor"
    ],
    "websiteTitle": null,
    "postalCode": "00000",
    "adminArea": "Example Region",
    "fullAddress": "1 Example Street, 00000 Exampleville",
    "mapsUrl": null,
    "rating": 4.6,
    "reviews": 25,
    "facts": null,
    "extraPhonesCount": 0,
    "primaryEmailMasked": "c•••@•••",
    "phoneMasked": "+33 1 •• •• •• 00",
    "revealed": false,
    "contact": null
  }
}

Errors

CodeHTTP statusMeaning
validation_error400A parameter is missing or has the wrong form. details names it.
unknown_parameter400A query parameter is not one this endpoint knows, usually a typing mistake. details names it.
use_reveal_endpoint400You sent reveal= on a read. Reads never spend quota: use the reveal endpoint.
bad_id400The company id is not a positive integer.
missing_api_key401No Authorization header, or an empty one.
invalid_api_key401The key does not exist or has been revoked.
plan_without_api403The account's current plan does not include the API. Applies from the moment a plan ends.
suspended403The account is suspended. Its keys start working again if the suspension is lifted.
not_found404No such company, or it was removed at its owner's request.
rate_limited429Too many requests this minute. Wait for the number of seconds in Retry-After.
budget_exhausted429You reached today's budget of distinct companies. Companies already seen today still pass. Retry-After says when it resets.
blocked429Access to company data is temporarily paused because of automated use, such as walking through ids. Retry-After gives the time left. Write to support if this is a mistake.
internal_error500Something went wrong on our side. Quote requestId when writing to support.

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