Search companies by name

GET 
/companies/search

The wefunder.com search bar, companies only. Same Algolia request, same result ordering, and same page size as the site's top bar, so the results are what a visitor typing the same text would see, in that order — companies raising now and companies funded in the past, whether or not they appear on /explore. The order is the site's search order (match quality first, then the site's tie-breaks); nothing here recommends.

Each result carries the company's co_ id for GET /companies/{id}. With read:explore the accreditation gate matches the authorizing user (an accredited viewer sees the accredited-only companies the site would show them); with read:public it is the anonymous view.

Request

Responses

200

Successful response

400

q is missing, blank, or over 200 characters / 500 bytes.

401

Authentication required or token is invalid/expired. This error occurs when:

• No Authorization header is provided
• The access token is invalid or malformed
• The access token has expired
• The access token has been revoked

To resolve: Obtain a new access token using the OAuth 2.0 flow.

403

The token holds neither read:public nor read:explore.

429

Too many requests in a short time period. The API enforces rate limits to ensure fair usage and system stability. When you exceed the limit, you'll receive this error along with headers indicating when you can retry.

Check the X-RateLimit-Reset header to know when your limit will reset. Consider implementing exponential backoff in your application.

Response Headers

X-RateLimit-Limit

Request limit per hour

X-RateLimit-Remaining

Remaining requests

X-RateLimit-Reset

UTC timestamp when the limit resets

503

The search provider failed; retry. Not "no results".