We used various field types to represent the data in the Crunchbase graph. In addition to providing the necessary structure for our graph (e.g. boolean vs. string vs. array, max length, etc.), field types also control what you can and cannot do with our data.

For example, field types control which data field is searchable as well as the search operator (e.g. equal, includes, contains, is blank, etc.) you can use via our search API.

Below is a list of available field types and operators for your reference.

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Field Type List

Field Type Name	Data Type	Description	Search Operators (if field is searchable)
boolean	boolean	Possible values: `true` or `false` example: `"is_lead_investor": "true"`	equal blank
date	string	example: `"announced_on": "2015-02-05"`	equal blank greater than or equal to (i.e. "After") less than or equal to (i.e. "Before")
datetime	string	example: `"created_at": "2015-02-02T23:00:05Z"`	equal blank greater than or equal to (i.e. "After") less than or equal to (i.e. "Before")
date_precision	object	This is used when a date field does not require a date to have a year, month, or day. More details can be found here. Possible values for `"precision"`: `day`, `month`, `year`, `none` example: `"founded_on": {` `"value": "2014-10-01",` `"precision": "month"` `}`	equal blank greater than or equal to (i.e. "After") less than or equal to (i.e. "Before")
enum	string	example: `"operating_status" = "active"`	equal / not equal blank includes / not includes
enum_multi	array	example: `"facet_ids": ["investor", "company"]`	blank includes / not includes includes all / not includes all
identifier	object	example: `"identifier": {` `"uuid": "74a20af3-f4dd-6188-de60-c4ee6cd0ca4a",` `"value": "Ant Financial",` `"image_id": "ou8jmfz9upjucrzhhkgm",` `"permalink": "ant-financial",` `"entity_def_id": "organization"` `}`	equal / not equal blank starts with contains / not contains includes / not includes includes all / not includes all
identifier_multi	array	example: `"categories": [` `{"uuid": "275ddcbc-27de-ff4f-4e50-6dc26ebf9570",` `"value": "E-Commerce",` `"permalink": "e-commerce-275d",` `"entity_def_id": "category"},` `{"uuid": "90b4194f-1d4f-ff5c-d7a6-6b6f32ae4892",` `"value": "Financial Services",` `"permalink": "financial-services",` `"entity_def_id": "category"}` `]`	blank includes / not includes includes all / not includes all
integer	number	example: `"num_investors": 5`	equal / not equal blank greater than or equal to less than or equal to between
money	object	example: `"money_raised": {` `"value": 30000000,` `"currency": "USD",` `"value_usd": 30000000` `}`	equal / not equal blank greater than or equal to less than or equal to between
money_decimal	object	example: `"ipo_share_price": {` `"value": 45.10,` `"currency": "USD",` `"value_usd": 30000000` `}`	equal / not equal blank greater than or equal to less than or equal to between
uuid	string	Serves as the unique identifier of an entity. More details can be found here. example: `"uuid" = "74a20af3-f4dd-6188-de60-c4ee6cd0ca4a"`	equal blank includes
permalink	string	Serves as the unique identifier of an entity and is a more human-readable version of an identifier (compare to UUID). It can be used interchangeably with UUID to reference a specific entity./ example: `"permalink" = "ant-financial"`	n/a
text_blob	string	example: `"legal name" = "Internal Business Machines"`	n/a
text_long	string	example: `"description" = "Twitter is a social networking platform that allows..."`	blank contains / not contains
text_short	string	example: `"last name" = "Benioff"`	equal / not equal blank starts with contains / not contains
link	object	A link is a fully-qualified (http or https) website reference (e.g. website url, facebook url, etc.) example: `"website" = "https://www.crunchbase.com"`	n/a
url	string	A link is a fully-qualified (http or https) website reference (e.g. website url, facebook url, etc.) example: `"website_url": "https://www.crunchbase.com"`	domain_eq
image_id	string	id of the image	n/a

Available Operators

Operator Name	Value	Description
Blank	`"operator_id": "blank"`	Only values: `true` or `false` example: `{` `"type": "predicate",` `"field_id": "funded_organization_categories",` `"operator_id": "blank",` `"values": [false]` `}`
Equal	`"operator_id": "eq"`	example: `{` `"type": "predicate",` `"field_id": "identifier",` `"operator_id": "eq",` `"values": ["corevist-series-a--6ac64541"]` `}`
Not equal	`"operator_id": "not_eq"`	example: `{` `"type": "predicate",` `"field_id": "funded_organization_funding_stage",` `"operator_id": "not_eq",` `"values": ["early_stage_venture"]` `}`
Greater than	`"operator_id": "gt"`	example: `{` `"type": "predicate",` `"field_id": "founded_on",` `"operator_id": "gte",` `"values": ["07/18/2012"]` `}`
Greater than or equal	`"operator_id": "gte"`	example: `{` `"type": "predicate",` `"field_id": "announced_on",` `"operator_id": "gte",` `"values": ["2012"]` `}`
Less than	`"operator_id": "lt"`	example: `{` `"type": "predicate",` `"field_id": "money_raised",` `"operator_id": "lt",` `"values": [` `{` `"currency": "USD",` `"value": 5000000` `}` `]` `}`
Less than or equal	`"operator_id": "lte"`	example: `{` `"type": "predicate",` `"field_id": "money_raised",` `"operator_id": "lte",` `"values": [` `{` `"currency": "USD",` `"value": 5000000` `}` `]` `}`
Starts	`"operator_id": "starts"`	example: `{` `"type": "predicate",` `"field_id": "name",` `"operator_id": "starts",` `"values": ["Sequoia"]` `}`
Contains	`"operator_id": "contains"`	example: `{` `"type": "predicate",` `"field_id": "description",` `"operator_id": "contains",` `"values": ["SaaS"]` `}`
Does not contain	`"operator_id": "not_contains"`	example: `{` `"type": "predicate",` `"field_id": "description",` `"operator_id": "not_contains",` `"values": ["mobile"]` `}`
Between	`"operator_id": "between"`	example: `{` `"type": "predicate",` `"field_id": "money_raised",` `"operator_id": "between",` `"values": [` `{` `"currency": "USD",` `"value": 5000000` `},` `{` `"currency": "USD",` `"value": 9000000` `}` `]` `}`
Includes	`"operator_id": "includes"`	example: `{` `"type": "predicate",` `"field_id": "funded_organization_funding_stage",` `"operator_id": "includes",` `"values": ["early_stage_venture", "ipo"]` `}`
Does not include	`"operator_id": "not_includes"`	example: `{` `"type": "predicate",` `"field_id": "funded_organization_funding_stage",` `"operator_id": "not_includes",` `"values": ["early_stage_venture", "ipo"]` `}`
Includes all	"operator_id": "includes_all"`	example: `{` `"type": "predicate",` `"field_id": "funded_organization_categories",` `"operator_id": "not_includes_all",` `"values": ["edtech", "software"]` `}`
Does not include all	"operator_id": "not_includes_all"`	example: `{` `"type": "predicate",` `"field_id": "funded_organization_funding_stage",` `"operator_id": "not_includes_all",` `"values": ["early_stage_venture"]` `}`
Domain Equal	"operator_id": "domain_eq"	note: this operator will only extract the domain portion of the input values. e.g. for both "comcast.com" and "www.comcast.com", the operator will extract and only use the domain portion of the input, which is "comcast.com". example: `{` `"type": "predicate",` `"field_id": "website_url",` `"operator_id": "domain_eq",` `"values": ["comcast.com"]` `}` example2: `{` `"type": "predicate",` `"field_id": "website_url",` `"operator_id": "domain_eq",` `"values": ["www.comcast.com"]` `}`