Search APIs

The Search API allows you to retrieve lists of entities (companies or contacts) based on various criteria and includes the following features:

API Description Geographic Coverage
Criteria Search Locates possible entities from the Dun & Bradstreet Data Cloud using specified criteria when there is not enough known data for a Match, allowing a maximum of 1000 results. Global
Typeahead Search Enables users to quickly find company records without having to type the entire company information in the search request. Global
Contact Search: Standard V2
Contact Search: Premium V2
Contact Search: Email/Global ContactKey V2
Contact Search: Duns (GET) V2
Contact Search allows D&B Direct+ customers to search for individuals using several parameters.

IMPORTANT: The following version of the documentation is included only for customers who have already implemented the service. All new implementations should use v2.

Contacts data with emails, phones & social URLs (United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, India, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, Hong Kong, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, North Macedonia, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia) and all other data (Global).
Company List Search Identifies the entities from the data source that match all the specified criteria, allowing a maximum of 10000 results. Global
Competitors Search Allows D&B Direct+ customers to find competitors for a specified D-U-N-S Number®. Global
Shipping Insight Details Providing additional detailed insight of the shipping transaction, the Shipping Add-On will enable the user to narrow details regarding the shipment including disembarkment location, destination, cargo packaging, weight of the cargo, classification of dangerous goods where applicable among other details of the shipment. Global
Educational Data Institution Search Allows the customers to build a list of prospects out of best-in-class education data includes teachers, administrators, librarians, daycare directors, and other education professionals with a holistic view of key decision makers in the industry. Global

For more information on these features please see the Search guide.

Before using any API, you must have an access token; see the Authentication page for more information.

The following resources are available: