A fully-featured PHP SDK for The Companies API, providing type-safe access to company data, locations, industries, technologies, job titles, lists, and more.
If you need more details about a specific endpoint, you can find the corresponding documentation in the API reference.
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- Expose all our 30+ endpoints and gives access to 50M+ companies from your codebase
- Type-safe API client with full access to our OpenAPI schemas
- Real-time company enrichment with both synchronous and asynchronous options
- Powerful search capabilities with filters, sorting and pagination
- Create and manage your company lists
- Track and monitor enrichment actions and requests
- Generate detailed analytics and insights for searches and lists
- Natural language querying for structured company information
- Lightweight with minimal dependencies
Install the SDK using Composer:
composer require thecompaniesapi/sdk-phpGet your API token from your settings page and initialize our client.
The API token is required to authenticate your requests and should be kept secure. Never commit your API token to version control or share it publicly.
<?php
require_once 'vendor/autoload.php';
use TheCompaniesApi\Sdk\Client;
$client = new Client([
'apiToken' => 'your-api-token',
]);🕹️ Use case: How to build a company search engine with our API
🔍 To learn more about our query system, please read our documentation.
// Search companies by industry and size
$response = $client->searchCompanies([
'query' => [
['attribute' => 'about.industries', 'operator' => 'or', 'sign' => 'equals', 'values' => ['computer-software']],
['attribute' => 'about.totalEmployees', 'operator' => 'or', 'sign' => 'equals', 'values' => ['10-50']]
],
'size' => 25
]);
$companies = $response->companies; // Companies that match the query
$meta = $response->meta; // Meta information🕹️ Use case: Add a company search with autocomplete to your application
$response = $client->searchCompaniesByName([
'name' => 'The Companies API',
'size' => 2
]);
$companies = $response->companies; // Companies that match the name
$meta = $response->meta; // Meta information// Search 25 companies for a specific prompt
$response = $client->searchCompaniesByPrompt([
'prompt' => 'SaaS Companies in the United States with more than 100 employees',
'size' => 25
]);
$companies = $response->companies; // Companies that match the prompt
$meta = $response->meta; // Meta information// Search 25 companies that are similar to Crisp and Intercom
$response = $client->searchSimilarCompanies([
'domains' => ['crisp.chat', 'intercom.com'],
'size' => 25
]);
$companies = $response->companies; // Companies that are similar to the domains
$meta = $response->meta; // Meta information// Count how many companies are in the computer-software industry
$response = $client->countCompanies([
'query' => [
[
'attribute' => 'about.industries',
'operator' => 'or',
'sign' => 'equals',
'values' => ['computer-software']
]
]
]);
$count = $response; // Number of companies that match the query// Fetch company data from our database without enrichment (faster response)
$response = $client->fetchCompany('microsoft.com');
$company = $response; // The company profile
// Fetch company data and re-analyze it in real-time to get fresh, up-to-date information (slower but more accurate)
$response = $client->fetchCompany('microsoft.com', [
'refresh' => true
]);
$company = $response; // The company profile🕹️ Use case: Enrich your users at signup with the latest information about their company
// Fetch the company profile behind a professional email address
$response = $client->fetchCompanyByEmail([
'email' => 'jack@openai.com'
]);
$company = $response; // The company profile// Fetch the company profile behind a social network URL
$response = $client->fetchCompanyBySocial([
'linkedin' => 'https://www.linkedin.com/company/apple'
]);
$company = $response; // The company profile// Fetch the company email patterns for a specific domain
$response = $client->fetchCompanyEmailPatterns('apple.com');
$patterns = $response; // The company email patterns// Ask what products a company offers using its domain
$response = $client->askCompany('microsoft.com', [
'question' => 'What products does this company offer?',
'model' => 'large', // 'small' is also available
'fields' => [
[
'key' => 'products',
'type' => 'array|string',
'description' => 'The products that the company offers'
]
]
]);
$answer = $response->answer; // Structured AI response
$meta = $response->meta; // Meta information// Get AI-generated strategic insights about a company
$response = $client->fetchCompanyContext('microsoft.com');
$context = $response->context; // Includes market, model, differentiators, etc.
$meta = $response->meta; // Meta information// Analyze company distribution by business type
$response = $client->fetchCompaniesAnalytics([
'attribute' => 'about.businessType',
'query' => [
[
'attribute' => 'locations.headquarters.country.code',
'operator' => 'or',
'sign' => 'equals',
'values' => ['us', 'gb', 'fr']
]
]
]);
$analytics = $response->data; // Aggregated values
$meta = $response->meta; // Meta information// Export analytics to CSV
$response = $client->exportCompaniesAnalytics([
'format' => 'csv',
'attributes' => ['about.industries', 'about.totalEmployees'],
'query' => [
[
'attribute' => 'technologies.active',
'operator' => 'or',
'sign' => 'equals',
'values' => ['shopify']
]
]
]);
$analytics = $response->data; // Aggregated values
$meta = $response->meta; // Meta information// Request an enrichment job on multiple companies
$response = $client->requestAction([
'domains' => ['microsoft.com', 'apple.com'],
'job' => 'enrich-companies',
'estimate' => false
]);
$actions = $response->actions; // Track this via fetchActions
$meta = $response->meta; // Meta information// Fetch recent actions
$response = $client->fetchActions([
'status' => 'completed',
'page' => 1,
'size' => 5
]);
$actions = $response->actions; // Actions that match the query
$meta = $response->meta; // Meta information// Retry a failed action
$response = $client->retryAction('action-id-123', [
'reason' => 'Network timeout resolved'
]);
$action = $response; // Updated action status// Search industries by keyword
$response = $client->searchIndustries([
'search' => 'software',
'size' => 10
]);
$industries = $response->industries; // Industries that match the keyword
$meta = $response->meta; // Meta information// Find industries similar to given ones
$response = $client->searchIndustriesSimilar([
'industries' => ['saas', 'fintech']
]);
$similar = $response->industries; // Industries that are similar to the given ones
$meta = $response->meta; // Meta information// Search technologies by keyword
$response = $client->searchTechnologies([
'search' => 'shopify',
'size' => 10
]);
$technologies = $response->technologies; // Technologies that match the keyword
$meta = $response->meta; // Meta information// Search cities by name
$response = $client->searchCities([
'search' => 'new york',
'size' => 5
]);
$cities = $response->cities; // Cities that match the name
$meta = $response->meta; // Meta information// Search counties by name
$response = $client->searchCounties([
'search' => 'orange',
'size' => 5
]);
$counties = $response->counties; // Counties that match the name
$meta = $response->meta; // Meta information// Search states by name
$response = $client->searchStates([
'search' => 'california',
'size' => 5
]);
$states = $response->states; // States that match the name
$meta = $response->meta; // Meta information// Search countries by name
$response = $client->searchCountries([
'search' => 'france',
'size' => 5
]);
$countries = $response->countries; // Countries that match the name
$meta = $response->meta; // Meta information// Search continents by name
$response = $client->searchContinents([
'search' => 'asia',
'size' => 5
]);
$continents = $response->continents; // Continents that match the name
$meta = $response->meta; // Meta information// Enrich "chief marketing officer"
$response = $client->enrichJobTitles([
'name' => 'chief marketing officer'
]);
$jobTitle = $response; // Contains department, seniority, etc.// Fetch your lists
$response = $client->fetchLists();
$lists = $response->lists; // Lists that match the query
$meta = $response->meta; // Meta information// Create a list of companies
$response = $client->createList([
'name' => 'My SaaS List',
'type' => 'companies'
]);
$newList = $response; // The new list// Update a list
$response = $client->updateList('1234', [
'name' => 'Updated SaaS List',
'description' => 'Updated list description'
]);
$updatedList = $response; // The updated list// Delete a list
$response = $client->deleteList('1234');
$result = $response; // Deletion confirmation// Fetch companies in a list
$response = $client->fetchCompaniesInList('1234');
$companies = $response->companies; // Companies that match the list
$meta = $response->meta; // Meta information// Fetch companies in a list with additional filtering
$response = $client->fetchCompaniesInListPost('1234', [
'query' => [
[
'attribute' => 'about.totalEmployees',
'operator' => 'or',
'sign' => 'gte',
'values' => ['100']
]
],
'size' => 10
]);
$companies = $response->companies; // Filtered companies in the list
$meta = $response->meta; // Meta information// Get a specific company in a list
$response = $client->fetchCompanyInList('1234', 'apple.com');
$company = $response; // The company in the list// Add companies to a list
$response = $client->toggleCompaniesInList('1234', [
'companies' => ['apple.com', 'stripe.com'],
'action' => 'add'
]);
$list = $response; // The updated list
// Remove companies from a list
$response = $client->toggleCompaniesInList('1234', [
'companies' => ['apple.com'],
'action' => 'remove'
]);
$list = $response; // The updated list// Fetch your team details
$response = $client->fetchTeam('team-id-123');
$team = $response; // Your team details// Update your team
$response = $client->updateTeam('team-id-123', [
'name' => 'Updated Team Name',
'description' => 'Updated team description'
]);
$team = $response; // Updated team details// Fetch current user details
$response = $client->fetchUser();
$user = $response; // Current user information// Fetch prompts history
$response = $client->fetchPrompts([
'page' => 1,
'size' => 10
]);
$prompts = $response->prompts; // Prompts history
$meta = $response->meta; // Meta information// Delete a prompt
$response = $client->deletePrompt('prompt-id-123');
$result = $response; // Deletion confirmation// Query the product prompt
$response = $client->productPrompt([
'query' => 'Find companies similar to Slack',
'context' => 'collaboration software'
]);
$result = $response; // Product prompt response// Convert a natural language query to segmentation
$response = $client->promptToSegmentation([
'prompt' => 'Companies in California with more than 100 employees'
]);
$segmentation = $response; // Generated segmentation query// Check API health status
$response = $client->fetchApiHealth();
$health = $response; // The health of the API// Fetch OpenAPI schema
$response = $client->fetchOpenApi();
$schema = $response; // The OpenAPI schemause TheCompaniesApi\Sdk\Generated\Requests\SearchCompaniesPostRequest;
use TheCompaniesApi\Sdk\Generated\Requests\CreateListRequest;
// Create a typed request object
$request = new SearchCompaniesPostRequest(
query: [
[
'attribute' => 'about.industries',
'operator' => 'or',
'sign' => 'equals',
'values' => ['technology']
]
],
size: 25,
page: 1
);
// Use the typed request
$response = $client->searchCompaniesPost($request);
// Create a list with typed request
$listRequest = new CreateListRequest(
name: 'Tech Companies',
type: 'companies'
);
$listResponse = $client->createList($listRequest);use TheCompaniesApi\Sdk\ApiException;
try {
$response = $client->fetchCompany('invalid-domain');
} catch (ApiException $e) {
echo "API Error: " . $e->getMessage() . "\n";
echo "Status Code: " . $e->getStatusCode() . "\n";
echo "Response Data: " . json_encode($e->getResponseData()) . "\n";
// Check error type
if ($e->isClientError()) {
echo "Client error (4xx)\n";
} elseif ($e->isServerError()) {
echo "Server error (5xx)\n";
} elseif ($e->isNetworkError()) {
echo "Network error\n";
}
}use TheCompaniesApi\Sdk\Configuration;
$config = new Configuration([
'apiToken' => 'your-api-token',
'baseUrl' => 'https://api.thecompaniesapi.com',
'visitorId' => 'unique-visitor-id',
'timeout' => 60,
'verifySSL' => true,
'defaultHeaders' => [
'X-Custom-Header' => 'custom-value'
]
]);
$client = new Client($config);This SDK is released under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.