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API Reference

Acquisitions

Acquisition and merger signals with acquirer, target, amount, and source context.

GET
/v1/acquisitions

Returns acquisition and merger events ordered by announcement date, newest first. Costs one credit per returned record.

X-API-Key<token>

In: header

Query Parameters

cursor?string

Opaque pagination cursor returned as pagination.nextCursor.

since?string

Return events announced on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). ISO-8601 timestamps are also accepted.

until?string

Return events announced on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD, inclusive). ISO-8601 timestamps are also accepted.

limit?number

Maximum records to return.

Default20
Range1 <= value <= 100
paymentType?array<>

Payment type filters. Repeat the query key for multiple values.

minAmountUsd?number

Minimum deal amount in USD.

Range0 <= value
maxAmountUsd?number

Maximum deal amount in USD.

Range0 <= value
isMerger?boolean

Filter to mergers or non-merger acquisitions.

countries?array<>

Headquarters country codes (OR). Repeat the query key for multiple values. Use unknown to match companies with no country on file.

industryGroups?array<>

Company industry groups (OR). Repeat the query key for multiple values. Values are the exact labels listed here — they are matched literally, so pick rather than type. Use unknown to match companies with no industry on file.

naicsCode?string

NAICS 2022 code for the target (acquired) company. Matches the code and everything beneath it, so "51" also returns 5132 and 5173. Sector ranges work: "31-33" returns all manufacturing. Pass "unknown" for companies we could not classify.

Value in"11" | "111" | "1114" | "113" | "114" | "21" | "2111" | "212" | "22" | "2211" | "2213" | "23" | "236" | "2361" | "238" | "2382" | "31-33" | "311" | "3111" | "3115" | "3116" | "3117" | "3118" | "3121" | "3122" | "313" | "315" | "316" | "3162" | "321" | "322" | "3222" | "323" | "325" | "3253" | "3254" | "3255" | "3256" | "3261" | "327" | "3272" | "331" | "332" | "3323" | "3325" | "3328" | "3331" | "3332" | "3334" | "3341" | "3342" | "3343" | "3344" | "3345" | "335" | "3351" | "3352" | "3353" | "3359" | "336" | "3361" | "3363" | "3364" | "3365" | "3366" | "337" | "3372" | "3391" | "3399" | "42" | "4231" | "4233" | "4234" | "4235" | "4236" | "4238" | "4244" | "4245" | "4246" | "4247" | "4248" | "44-45" | "4411" | "4441" | "4451" | "4491" | "4561" | "4571" | "458" | "4591" | "4593" | "48-49" | "4811" | "482" | "483" | "484" | "485" | "4851" | "4853" | "4921" | "493" | "51" | "5121" | "5122" | "5131" | "5132" | "5161" | "5162" | "5173" | "519" | "5192" | "52" | "5221" | "5231" | "5239" | "5241" | "5242" | "53" | "5311" | "5312" | "532" | "5322" | "54" | "5411" | "5412" | "5413" | "5414" | "5415" | "5416" | "5417" | "5418" | "5419" | "5511" | "56" | "5613" | "5614" | "5615" | "5616" | "5617" | "562" | "5621" | "611" | "6111" | "6113" | "6114" | "6115" | "621" | "6213" | "6214" | "6215" | "6216" | "622" | "623" | "6241" | "6242" | "6244" | "71" | "7111" | "7112" | "7115" | "712" | "7132" | "7139" | "721" | "722" | "7225" | "81" | "811" | "8111" | "812" | "8121" | "8123" | "8129" | "813" | "8131" | "8132" | "8134" | "8139" | "92" | "9211" | "9221" | "9281" | "unknown"
verticals?array<>

Target company verticals (OR). High-level sector buckets. Pass "unknown" to include companies we have not tagged with a vertical.

companyId?string

Return only events where this company is the acquirer or the target.

Response Body

application/json

application/json

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application/json

curl -X GET "https://example.com/v1/acquisitions"
{  "success": true,  "data": [    {      "id": "019e8a3c-0a12-7e88-a3d1-4f5a6b7c8d9e",      "dealAmountUsdCents": 25000000000,      "dealAmountUsd": 250000000,      "dealAmountOriginalCurrency": "USD",      "dealAmountOriginalCents": 25000000000,      "paymentType": "cash",      "isMerger": false,      "announcedAt": "2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z",      "closingAt": "2026-08-01T00:00:00.000Z",      "discoveredAt": "2026-05-30T12:00:00.000Z",      "acquirer": {        "id": "019e8a3c-2b10-7c44-8a1f-9d8e7c6b5a40",        "name": "Acme AI",        "domain": "acme.ai",        "description": "AI workflow automation for enterprise revenue teams.",        "linkedinHandle": "acme-ai",        "linkedinUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/acme-ai",        "linkedinGeoId": "90000084",        "linkedinIndustryId": "4",        "naicsCode": "5132",        "naicsLevel": 4,        "hqCity": "San Francisco",        "hqCountry": {          "code": "US",          "name": "United States"        },        "industryGroup": "Software Development",        "industrySubTags": [          "Artificial Intelligence",          "Sales Automation"        ],        "verticals": [          "ai",          "fintech"        ],        "employeeCountBucket": "51-200",        "foundedYear": 2021,        "businessModel": "B2B SaaS"      },      "target": {        "id": "019e8a3c-2b10-7c44-8a1f-9d8e7c6b5a40",        "name": "Acme AI",        "domain": "acme.ai",        "description": "AI workflow automation for enterprise revenue teams.",        "linkedinHandle": "acme-ai",        "linkedinUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/acme-ai",        "linkedinGeoId": "90000084",        "linkedinIndustryId": "4",        "naicsCode": "5132",        "naicsLevel": 4,        "hqCity": "San Francisco",        "hqCountry": {          "code": "US",          "name": "United States"        },        "industryGroup": "Software Development",        "industrySubTags": [          "Artificial Intelligence",          "Sales Automation"        ],        "verticals": [          "ai",          "fintech"        ],        "employeeCountBucket": "51-200",        "foundedYear": 2021,        "businessModel": "B2B SaaS"      }    }  ],  "pagination": {    "hasMore": true,    "nextCursor": "eyJpZCI6IjAxOWU4YTNjLTJiMTAtN2M0NC04YTFmLTlkOGU3YzZiNWE0MCJ9"  },  "meta": {    "endpoint": "funding_events.list",    "creditsUsed": 20,    "creditsRemaining": 980  }}
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