Open Data Map: API v4.0

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Use the Open Data Map (ODM) to link your existing dataset to Crunchbase. The ODM includes everything you'll need to start the matching process for organization profiles. You can download the data map in CSV format or through the REST API.

The ODM includes basic Organization information, with the advanced search and filtering capabilities of API v4.0. A list of attributes can be found here:

• Organization Attributes

Download the Open Data Map in CSV Format

You can download the ODM in CSV format or access it via the REST API.

For a CSV download, follow these steps:

Locate your User Key. The user key is a 32 character string that you should have received by email after signing up for Crunchbase data. If you have not received your user key, please contact support.

Enter URL Into Your Browser. Once you’ve located your user key, type the following URL address into your browser and replacing "user_key" with the value that you received in your email.

https://api.crunchbase.com/odm/v4/odm.tar.gz?user_key=user_key

For example, if your "user_key" is 1a2b3c4d5e6f7g8h9i0j, you would type:

https://api.crunchbase.com/odm/v4/odm.tar.gz?user_key=1a2b3c4d5e6f7g8h9i0j

Press Enter Key to Begin Download. Once the correct URL is in the address bar, press “Enter” (or "Return") and the download should begin automatically. If the download does not begin, please contact support.

Decompress File. The file you download is a tar.gz file which needs to be "unpacked". On a Mac, just open the file and it will automatically expand. On Windows, you can use 7-zip to accomplish the same thing. Once expanded, you will find one file for Organizations and another for People.

Access the Open Data Map from the REST API

You can also access the ODM from the REST API.

With the ODM API endpoints, you have access to a limited set of Organization data fields (as covered in Organization Attributes) using the 3 API endpoints below:

• Organization Search endpoint: https://api.crunchbase.com/api/v4/searches/organizations
• Organization Entity Lookup endpoint: https://api.crunchbase.com/api/v4/entities/organizations/{permlaink}
• Autocomplete endpoint: https://api.crunchbase.com/api/v4/autocompletes

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Using the Open Data Map

We encourage you to leverage the Open Data Map to integrate Crunchbase into your own applications. There are no limitations on using the data beyond the terms and restrictions stated in the License Agreement and Data Access Terms and the below Attribution Requirements).

Attribution Requirements

You are required to attribute Crunchbase when using the Open Data Map. This prompts others to contribute to Crunchbase and improves the Crunchbase database for everyone’s benefit.

• Attribution must state “Powered by Crunchbase” and be accompanied by a hyperlink to Crunchbase (http://www.crunchbase.com)
• If content being attributed is primarily about one entity, link must point to that entity on Crunchbase
• Link is in close proximity to the attributed data
• Link is visible to Internet spiders (e.g. Googlebot)
• Link does not include the “nofollow” tag"