Company Signals API
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.cufinder.io/v3/signals/companies \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'x-api-key: <api-key>' \
--data '
{
"signal_name": "<string>",
"time_frame": 123,
"bucket": "<string>"
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.cufinder.io/v3/signals/companies"
payload = {
"signal_name": "<string>",
"time_frame": 123,
"bucket": "<string>"
}
headers = {
"x-api-key": "<api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'x-api-key': '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({signal_name: '<string>', time_frame: 123, bucket: '<string>'})
};
fetch('https://api.cufinder.io/v3/signals/companies', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.cufinder.io/v3/signals/companies",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'signal_name' => '<string>',
'time_frame' => 123,
'bucket' => '<string>'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json",
"x-api-key: <api-key>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.cufinder.io/v3/signals/companies"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"signal_name\": \"<string>\",\n \"time_frame\": 123,\n \"bucket\": \"<string>\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("x-api-key", "<api-key>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.cufinder.io/v3/signals/companies")
.header("x-api-key", "<api-key>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"signal_name\": \"<string>\",\n \"time_frame\": 123,\n \"bucket\": \"<string>\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.cufinder.io/v3/signals/companies")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["x-api-key"] = '<api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"signal_name\": \"<string>\",\n \"time_frame\": 123,\n \"bucket\": \"<string>\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_bodySignals APIs
Company Signals API
The Company Signals API returns the companies where a chosen buying signal just fired. Filter by signal name, look-back window, and signal strength, and get back companies with their firmographics and the signal that triggered.
POST
/
v3
/
signals
/
companies
Company Signals API
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.cufinder.io/v3/signals/companies \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'x-api-key: <api-key>' \
--data '
{
"signal_name": "<string>",
"time_frame": 123,
"bucket": "<string>"
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.cufinder.io/v3/signals/companies"
payload = {
"signal_name": "<string>",
"time_frame": 123,
"bucket": "<string>"
}
headers = {
"x-api-key": "<api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'x-api-key': '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({signal_name: '<string>', time_frame: 123, bucket: '<string>'})
};
fetch('https://api.cufinder.io/v3/signals/companies', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.cufinder.io/v3/signals/companies",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'signal_name' => '<string>',
'time_frame' => 123,
'bucket' => '<string>'
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json",
"x-api-key: <api-key>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.cufinder.io/v3/signals/companies"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"signal_name\": \"<string>\",\n \"time_frame\": 123,\n \"bucket\": \"<string>\"\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("x-api-key", "<api-key>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.cufinder.io/v3/signals/companies")
.header("x-api-key", "<api-key>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"signal_name\": \"<string>\",\n \"time_frame\": 123,\n \"bucket\": \"<string>\"\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.cufinder.io/v3/signals/companies")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["x-api-key"] = '<api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"signal_name\": \"<string>\",\n \"time_frame\": 123,\n \"bucket\": \"<string>\"\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_bodyCommon Use Cases
Turn any buying signal into a live list of the companies where it just fired.- Signal-Based Targeting: Building account lists from a chosen signal.
- Buying-Intent Detection: Finding companies in a moment of change.
- Market Monitoring: Tracking how many companies hit a signal over time.
- Account Prioritization: Ranking accounts by signal strength and recency.
Attributes
string
required
The company buying signal to filter by. This endpoint uses the 82 company-related signals; the 17 People-category signals belong to the People Signals API instead. See the full list below.
All available company signal names (82)
All available company signal names (82)
| Signal name | Category | What it detects |
|---|---|---|
avg_engagement_change | Activity | Average post engagement shifted significantly. |
crisis_response_signal | Activity | A cluster of statement or apology-style posts in a short window. |
page_dormant | Activity | The company stopped posting for an extended period. |
page_reactivated | Activity | The company resumed posting after a dormant stretch. |
post_topic_shift | Activity | The dominant topic of recent posts changed. |
posting_activity_decrease | Activity | The company is posting noticeably less on social. |
posting_activity_increase | Activity | The company is posting noticeably more on social. |
industry_added | Categorization | A new industry was added to the company’s list. |
industry_change | Categorization | The company’s primary industry classification changed. |
industry_removed | Categorization | An industry was dropped from the company’s list. |
specialties_count_decrease | Categorization | The total number of specialties shrank notably. |
specialties_count_increase | Categorization | The total number of specialties grew notably. |
specialty_added | Categorization | A new specialty was added. |
specialty_removed | Categorization | A specialty was dropped from the list. |
acquired_signal | Composite | A company was acquired. |
decline_signal | Composite | A company shows a clear distress pattern. |
executive_team_buildout | Composite | A company rapidly built out its leadership team. |
expansion_signal | Composite | A company is expanding into new markets while growing. |
ipo_signal | Composite | A company went from private to public. |
merger_signal | Composite | Two companies merged under a common new parent. |
momentum_score | Composite | A nightly composite score ranking a company’s upward trajectory. |
pivot_signal | Composite | A company fundamentally changed what it does. |
pre_ipo_signal | Composite | A company shows the early pattern of an IPO track. |
rebrand_signal | Composite | A company executed a coordinated rebrand. |
restructuring_signal | Composite | A company is undergoing major restructuring. |
risk_score | Composite | A nightly composite score ranking a company’s decline and risk. |
employee_decrease | Decline | A company’s employee count dropped by at least one. |
employee_size_band_downgrade | Decline | A company fell down a Professional Network employee size band. |
followers_decrease | Decline | The company’s follower count dropped. |
followers_growth_decelerating | Decline | Follower growth slowed sharply while still positive. |
hiring_freeze_signal | Decline | Open roles collapsed while headcount stayed flat or fell. |
jobs_dropped_to_zero | Decline | A company that had open roles now has none. |
jobs_open_decrease | Decline | The number of open job postings fell. |
layoff_signal | Decline | Employee count dropped sharply in a single interval. |
mass_layoff_signal | Decline | Employee count dropped severely in a single interval. |
funding_round_announced | Funding | A new funding round was announced. |
last_funding_round_change | Funding | The company’s funding stage advanced. |
total_funding_increase | Funding | The company’s total funding raised increased. |
employee_growth | Growth | A company’s employee count increased by at least one between snapshots. |
employee_size_band_upgrade | Growth | A company moved up a full Professional Network employee size band. |
engineering_hiring_surge | Growth | Engineering job postings doubled versus the prior crawl. |
first_job_in_city | Growth | A company posted its first role in a new city. |
first_job_in_country | Growth | A company posted its first role in a new country. |
first_job_in_function | Growth | A company posted a role in a function it hadn’t hired for in 12 months. |
followers_growth | Growth | The company’s Professional Network follower count increased. |
followers_spike | Growth | Follower growth ran sharply above the company’s recent baseline. |
headcount_recovery | Growth | Employee growth returned after a recent decline. |
jobs_open_increase | Growth | The number of open job postings increased. |
jobs_open_spike | Growth | Open job postings jumped sharply above the recent baseline. |
remote_jobs_share_change | Growth | The share of remote or hybrid postings shifted significantly. |
sales_hiring_surge | Growth | Sales job postings doubled versus the prior crawl. |
senior_hiring_increase | Growth | The share of senior-level postings rose meaningfully. |
dba_added | Identity | The name now references a former name (dba/fka). |
description_change_major | Identity | The company description was substantially rewritten. |
description_change_minor | Identity | The company description was lightly edited. |
description_keyword_added | Identity | A tracked strategic keyword appeared in the description. |
description_keyword_removed | Identity | A tracked strategic keyword disappeared from the description. |
name_change | Identity | The company name string changed. |
name_change_drastic | Identity | A name change with almost no overlap to the old name. |
tagline_added | Identity | A previously empty tagline is now populated. |
tagline_change | Identity | The company tagline text changed. |
tagline_removed | Identity | A populated tagline was cleared out. |
country_expansion | Location | A company opened its first location in a new country. |
hq_change | Location | The headquarters city or country changed. |
hq_country_change | Location | The headquarters country specifically changed. |
location_added | Location | A new office location appeared. |
location_removed | Location | An office location disappeared. |
multi_office_milestone | Location | The company’s office count crossed a milestone threshold. |
office_consolidation | Location | Multiple office closures in a short window. |
affiliated_pages_count_change | Structure | The net count of affiliated pages shifted notably. |
company_type_change | Structure | The company’s entity type changed. |
founded_year_added | Structure | A previously missing founded year was populated. |
founded_year_change | Structure | The founded year value changed. |
nonprofit_to_for_profit | Structure | The company changed between nonprofit and for-profit status. |
parent_company_added | Structure | A parent company was set where there was none. |
parent_company_change | Structure | The parent company changed to a different one. |
parent_company_removed | Structure | A parent company relationship was cleared. |
showcase_page_added | Structure | A new Professional Network showcase page was linked. |
showcase_page_removed | Structure | A Professional Network showcase page was unlinked. |
subsidiary_added | Structure | A new subsidiary appeared in the company’s list. |
subsidiary_removed | Structure | A subsidiary was removed from the company’s list. |
subsidiary_status_change | Structure | The company became or stopped being a subsidiary. |
integer
required
Look-back window in days. Allowed values:
7, 30, 90, or 180.string
required
Signal strength. Allowed values:
low, moderate, high, or hyper.integer
Page number for paginated results.
Response
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"companies": [
{
"name": "google",
"domain": "google.com",
"website_url": "https://google.com",
"industry": "software development",
"type": "public company",
"employee_range": "10001+",
"followers_count": null,
"linkedin_id": null,
"logo_url": null,
"location": {
"country": "united states",
"state": "california",
"city": "mountain view",
"address": "1600 amphitheatre parkway,mountain view, ca 94043, us",
"postal_code": null
},
"social": {
"linkedin_url": "linkedin.com/company/google",
"facebook_url": null,
"twitter_url": null
},
"signal": {
"name": "employee_growth",
"time_frame": 30,
"bucket": "low"
}
},
{
"name": "amazon",
"domain": "amazon.com",
"website_url": "http://amazon.com",
"industry": "software development",
"type": "public company",
"employee_range": "10001+",
"followers_count": null,
"linkedin_id": null,
"logo_url": null,
"location": {
"country": null,
"state": null,
"city": null,
"address": "2127 7th ave.,seattle, wa 98109, us",
"postal_code": null
},
"social": {
"linkedin_url": "linkedin.com/company/amazon",
"facebook_url": null,
"twitter_url": null
},
"signal": {
"name": "employee_growth",
"time_frame": 30,
"bucket": "low"
}
},
{
"name": "deloitte",
"domain": "deloitte.com",
"website_url": "http://www.deloitte.com",
"industry": "business consulting and services",
"type": "privately held",
"employee_range": "10001+",
"followers_count": null,
"linkedin_id": null,
"logo_url": null,
"location": {
"country": null,
"state": null,
"city": "worldwide",
"address": "worldwide,worldwide, oo",
"postal_code": null
},
"social": {
"linkedin_url": "linkedin.com/company/deloitte",
"facebook_url": null,
"twitter_url": null
},
"signal": {
"name": "employee_growth",
"time_frame": 30,
"bucket": "low"
}
},
{
"name": "unilever",
"domain": "unilever.com",
"website_url": "http://www.unilever.com",
"industry": "manufacturing",
"type": "public company",
"employee_range": "10001+",
"followers_count": null,
"linkedin_id": null,
"logo_url": null,
"location": {
"country": "united kingdom",
"state": "london",
"city": "blackfriars",
"address": "100 victoria embankment,blackfriars, london ec4y 0dy, gb",
"postal_code": null
},
"social": {
"linkedin_url": "linkedin.com/company/unilever",
"facebook_url": null,
"twitter_url": null
},
"signal": {
"name": "employee_growth",
"time_frame": 30,
"bucket": "low"
}
},
{
"name": "ibm",
"domain": "ibm.com",
"website_url": "http://www.ibm.com",
"industry": "it services and it consulting",
"type": "public company",
"employee_range": "10001+",
"followers_count": null,
"linkedin_id": null,
"logo_url": null,
"location": {
"country": "united states",
"state": "new york",
"city": "new york",
"address": "international business machines corp.,new orchard road,armonk, new york, ny 10504, us",
"postal_code": null
},
"social": {
"linkedin_url": "linkedin.com/company/ibm",
"facebook_url": null,
"twitter_url": null
},
"signal": {
"name": "employee_growth",
"time_frame": 30,
"bucket": "low"
}
},
{
"name": "nestlé",
"domain": "nestle.com",
"website_url": "http://www.nestle.com",
"industry": "food and beverage services",
"type": "public company",
"employee_range": "10001+",
"followers_count": null,
"linkedin_id": null,
"logo_url": null,
"location": {
"country": "switzerland",
"state": null,
"city": "vevey",
"address": "av. nestlé 55,vevey, 1800, ch",
"postal_code": null
},
"social": {
"linkedin_url": "linkedin.com/company/nestle-s-a-",
"facebook_url": null,
"twitter_url": null
},
"signal": {
"name": "employee_growth",
"time_frame": 30,
"bucket": "low"
}
},
{
"name": "apple",
"domain": "apple.com",
"website_url": "https://apple.com",
"industry": "computers and electronics manufacturing",
"type": "public company",
"employee_range": "10001+",
"followers_count": null,
"linkedin_id": null,
"logo_url": null,
"location": {
"country": "united states",
"state": "california",
"city": "cupertino",
"address": "1 apple park way,cupertino, california 95014, us",
"postal_code": null
},
"social": {
"linkedin_url": "linkedin.com/company/apple",
"facebook_url": null,
"twitter_url": null
},
"signal": {
"name": "employee_growth",
"time_frame": 30,
"bucket": "low"
}
},
{
"name": "forbes",
"domain": "forbes.com",
"website_url": "http://www.forbes.com",
"industry": "book and periodical publishing",
"type": "privately held",
"employee_range": "201-500",
"followers_count": null,
"linkedin_id": null,
"logo_url": null,
"location": {
"country": "united states",
"state": "new jersey",
"city": "jersey city",
"address": "jersey city, nj, us",
"postal_code": null
},
"social": {
"linkedin_url": "linkedin.com/company/forbes-magazine",
"facebook_url": null,
"twitter_url": null
},
"signal": {
"name": "employee_growth",
"time_frame": 30,
"bucket": "low"
}
},
{
"name": "harvard business review",
"domain": "hbr.org",
"website_url": "http://www.hbr.org",
"industry": "book and periodical publishing",
"type": "nonprofit",
"employee_range": "201-500",
"followers_count": null,
"linkedin_id": null,
"logo_url": null,
"location": {
"country": "united states",
"state": "massachusetts",
"city": "brighton",
"address": "20 guest street,200,brighton, ma 02135, us",
"postal_code": null
},
"social": {
"linkedin_url": "linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review",
"facebook_url": null,
"twitter_url": null
},
"signal": {
"name": "employee_growth",
"time_frame": 30,
"bucket": "low"
}
},
{
"name": "tesla",
"domain": "tesla.com",
"website_url": "https://tesla.com",
"industry": "motor vehicle manufacturing",
"type": "public company",
"employee_range": "10001+",
"followers_count": null,
"linkedin_id": null,
"logo_url": null,
"location": {
"country": "united states",
"state": "texas",
"city": "austin",
"address": "13101 harold green rd,austin, texas 78725, us",
"postal_code": null
},
"social": {
"linkedin_url": "linkedin.com/company/tesla-motors",
"facebook_url": null,
"twitter_url": null
},
"signal": {
"name": "employee_growth",
"time_frame": 30,
"bucket": "low"
}
}
]
},
"meta": {
"confidence": 99,
"query": {
"signal_name": "employee_growth",
"time_frame": 30,
"bucket": "low",
"page": 1
},
"credits": {
"charged": 2,
"remaining": 9862
},
"pagination": {
"page": 1,
"has_more": true
}
}
}
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