Startwave API

Put Startwave data
to work.

Search people and companies, match existing records and manage lists from your own application.

Build with the API.

Get request examples, field definitions and responses in the API reference. Download the OpenAPI schema to use with your tools.

  • POST/v1/searchSearch people and companies
  • POST/v1/people/resolveMatch person identifiers
  • POST/v1/companies/resolveMatch company identifiers
  • GET/v1/listsRead your workspace Lists
  • GET/v1/data-jobs/{identity}Check background work

What you need to get started.

A workspace API key

Create a key in Settings. Keep it on your server and follow the authentication examples in the reference.

Requests and responses

Use the OpenAPI schema for field types, pagination and errors. Start with an example request and adapt it to your workflow.

Background job status

Keep the returned job ID and check its progress. An accepted request is not a completed result.

Data purchase review

Review the data selection and price before confirming a purchase. The reference covers each step.

Start with an example request.