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Overview

Introduction

AgentSource is a tool used for powerful data enrichment, prospect matching, and business intelligence to enhance decision-making processes. By integrating Explorium's AgentSource API into your workflow, you gain access to vast datasets that enable precise business and prospect insights.

Core Capabilities

The API is designed to streamline data enrichment and business research. It supports:

  • Business Enrichments – Retrieve firmographic, technographic, financial, and operational data about companies worldwide.
  • Prospect Enrichments – Enhance lead data with contact details, social media presence, and professional history.
  • Bulk Enrichments – Process up to 50 business or prospect records in a single request, improving efficiency.
  • Event Tracking – Stay informed with real-time business and prospect events, such as job changes and funding rounds.
  • Autocomplete & Matching – Improve entity resolution through fuzzy search and high-accuracy matching algorithms.

How It Works

  1. Obtain an API Key – Authentication is required to use the API.
  2. Choose Your Endpoint – Select the appropriate API endpoint based on your data needs.
  3. Send a Request – Use structured JSON requests to fetch or enrich business and prospect data.
  4. Receive Enriched Data – Responses contain high-quality data fields that improve decision-making.
  5. Leverage Results – Utilize insights to refine targeting, optimize sales outreach, and enhance analytics models.

Best Practices

  • Use Bulk Requests – Process up to 50 records in a single request to improve efficiency.
  • Filter Wisely – Choose filters with strong data coverage to ensure comprehensive results.
  • Monitor API Usage – Track rate limits and credit consumption to avoid service disruptions.
  • Leverage Correlation IDs – Each response includes a correlation ID for debugging and support.
  • Combine Endpoints – Match businesses first, then use their Business IDs for deeper enrichment.

Rate Limits & Error Handling

  • Rate Limits – The API enforces per-second and per-minute limits to ensure stability.
  • Error Codes – Standard HTTP error codes are returned for invalid requests or exceeded limits.
  • Logging & Debugging – Responses contain correlation IDs for easy issue tracking.

Getting Started

  1. Sign up – Obtain API access from your Explorium account.
  2. Read Documentation – Review detailed guides on each endpoint.
  3. Test API Calls – Use the provided cURL or Python examples to get started.
  4. Integrate & Scale – Embed Explorium’s API into your system to automate and optimize data processes.

Support & Contact

For further assistance, reach out via the dedicated Slack channel or Explorium's support portal.