# CompanyData.com, free: Cached company discovery API

> The /api/company/search endpoint allows users to search for companies based on various criteria.

CompanyData.com's cached company discovery API on its Free API credits plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 companies. It returns 1 of the 13 key fields we check: Headquarters.
The cheapest of the 460 priced plans is [Deepline, top-up](https://datacircle.dev/cached-company-discovery-apis/deepline/top-up/llms.txt), at $0.00 per 1,000.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/cached-company-discovery-apis/companydata-com/free
- Get it: https://companydata.com/request-bold-api-credits/
- Its API docs: https://companydata.com/api-docs/request-company/#company-search
- Sold by: CompanyData.com (https://companydata.com)
- Checked: 2026-10-24

## In the answer

- Completeness: 8%
- Headquarters: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000: $0.00
- Billing: free

## Aggregators

- Aggregators: none

## Charges

- Per: page of 50
- Most per search: 50
- Also pays for: Company export call (/api/company/export), 200 download credits

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: The /api/company/search endpoint allows users to search for companies based on various criteria.

## Data

- Freshness: 1 month
- Keep data: no API terms
- Use data: no API terms

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 400 credits
- Enough for: 400 pages, once
- Expires: two weeks

## Rate limit

- Per second: 50
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: at least one filter parameter. Optional: page, pageSize, ID, search, sic4Digits, importExportCode, legalStatus, statusCode, subsidiaryCode, countryCode, provinceName, cityName, streetName, regionName, countryName, postalCode, postalCodeInteger, employeesHere, employeesTotal, annualSales, foundingYears, phoneNumber, email, worldwideHeadquarterID, nationalId, hasEmail, hasMarketability, hasPhone, hasFax, hasContactPerson, hasWebsite, hasNationalID, hasBusinessName, hasStreetAddress, hasPostalCode, hasCEOName
- Method: GET
- Path: /api/company/search

## About the plan

- Plan: Free API credits
- Who can get it: anyone with a company email address (not Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, etc.)

## The 6 fields the plan's answer can hold

company ID, company name, country, city, total results, total pages

## CompanyData.com's plans (10)

- [CompanyData.com, free](https://datacircle.dev/cached-company-discovery-apis/companydata-com/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 8% complete, 1 month
- [CompanyData.com, $39 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/cached-company-discovery-apis/companydata-com/39-monthly/llms.txt): $3.12 per 1,000, 8% complete, 1 month
- [CompanyData.com, $99 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/cached-company-discovery-apis/companydata-com/99-monthly/llms.txt): $1.584 per 1,000, 8% complete, 1 month
- [CompanyData.com, $249 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/cached-company-discovery-apis/companydata-com/249-monthly/llms.txt): $0.797 per 1,000, 8% complete, 1 month
- [CompanyData.com, $599 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/cached-company-discovery-apis/companydata-com/599-monthly/llms.txt): $0.479 per 1,000, 8% complete, 1 month
- [CompanyData.com, $408 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/cached-company-discovery-apis/companydata-com/408-yearly/llms.txt): $2.72 per 1,000, 8% complete, 1 month
- [CompanyData.com, $948 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/cached-company-discovery-apis/companydata-com/948-yearly/llms.txt): $1.264 per 1,000, 8% complete, 1 month
- [CompanyData.com, $2,388 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/cached-company-discovery-apis/companydata-com/2388-yearly/llms.txt): $0.637 per 1,000, 8% complete, 1 month
- [CompanyData.com, $5,748 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/cached-company-discovery-apis/companydata-com/5748-yearly/llms.txt): $0.383 per 1,000, 8% complete, 1 month
- [CompanyData.com, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/cached-company-discovery-apis/companydata-com/contact-us/llms.txt): 8% complete, 1 month

## CompanyData.com's calls (1)

- `GET /api/company/search`: [CompanyData.com, free](https://datacircle.dev/cached-company-discovery-apis/companydata-com/free/llms.txt)

## CompanyData.com's APIs (3)

- [CompanyData.com: cached company discovery API pricing, 10 plans](https://datacircle.dev/cached-company-discovery-apis/companydata-com/free/llms.txt)
- [CompanyData.com: company enrichment API pricing, 10 plans](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/companydata-com/free/llms.txt)
- [CompanyData.com: company hierarchy API pricing, 6 plans](https://datacircle.dev/company-hierarchy-apis/companydata-com/free/llms.txt)

## CompanyData.com: cached company discovery API alternatives

- [AnyAPI, free, trial key, POST /v1/run/company_search.ai_ark](https://datacircle.dev/cached-company-discovery-apis/anyapi/free-trial-key-post-v1-run-company-search-ai-ark/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 92% complete, 30 days
- [AI Ark, free](https://datacircle.dev/cached-company-discovery-apis/ai-ark/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 85% complete, 30 days
- [Lusha, free](https://datacircle.dev/cached-company-discovery-apis/lusha/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 31% complete, 1 week
- [Bloomberry, free, API key, GET /accounts/tech.json](https://datacircle.dev/cached-company-discovery-apis/bloomberry/free-api-key-get-accounts-tech-json/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 54% complete, 14 days

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-24.

- https://app.companydata.com/signup-api
- https://companydata.com/abn-lookup-api
- https://companydata.com/api-docs/
- https://companydata.com/api-docs/authentication/
- https://companydata.com/api-docs/disclaimer/
- https://companydata.com/api-docs/pagination/
- https://companydata.com/api-docs/quickstart/
- https://companydata.com/api-docs/request-company/
- https://companydata.com/company-data-api/
- https://companydata.com/data-license/
- https://companydata.com/pricing
- https://companydata.com/request-bold-api-credits/