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.
6
Integrate & Scale
Embed Explorium’s API into your system to automate and optimize data processes.
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.