Y Combinator Search Companies

Name: Y Combinator Search Companies
Price: 0.01 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: Y Combinator

https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/ycombinator/search-companies

Search and filter the YC company directory via Algolia. Returns paginated results with company metadata including name, batch, industry, team size, and hiring status.

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Price: $0.01USD / callFirst 100 calls per day free (shared per organization)
Method: POST
Response: Async JSON
Parameters: 0 required · 7 optional

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Input

Page(integer)

Page number (0-indexed). Range: -9007199254740991 to 9007199254740991.

Batch(string)

Filter by YC batch name (e.g. 'Winter 2024', 'Summer 2023').

Limit(integer)

Number of results per page. Range: -9007199254740991 to 9007199254740991.

Query(string)

Search keyword to match against company name, description, and tags.

Industry(string)

Filter by industry (e.g. 'Fintech', 'B2B', 'Healthcare').

Is Hiring(string)

Filter by hiring status. Accepts 'true' or 'false'.

Top Company(string)

Filter for YC top companies. Accepts 'true' or 'false'.

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Specifications

Pricing

Base price: $0.01 / run
Daily free calls: First 100 calls per day free (shared per organization)

Request & response

Method: POST
Request body: application/json
Response: application/json
Execution: async

Parameters

page: integer · optional
batch: string · optional
limit: integer · optional
query: string · optional
industry: string · optional
is_hiring: string · optional
top_company: string · optional

Access

Provider: Y Combinator
API: Platform API
Base URL: https://api.sandbase.ai
Endpoint: /v1/api/ycombinator/search-companies
Authentication: Bearer API key

API README

Y Combinator Search Companies

Search and filter the YC company directory via Algolia. Returns paginated results with company metadata including name, batch, industry, team size, and hiring status.

Request

curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "ycombinator/search-companies"}'

This API runs asynchronously. /v1/run returns a task id with status pending; poll GET https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run/{id} until status is completed and read the result from outputs[0].data.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`batch`	string	No	Filter by YC batch name (e.g. 'Winter 2024', 'Summer 2023').
`industry`	string	No	Filter by industry (e.g. 'Fintech', 'B2B', 'Healthcare').
`is_hiring`	string	No	Filter by hiring status. Accepts 'true' or 'false'.
`limit`	integer	No	Number of results per page.
`page`	integer	No	Page number (0-indexed).
`query`	string	No	Search keyword to match against company name, description, and tags.
`top_company`	string	No	Filter for YC top companies. Accepts 'true' or 'false'.

Pricing

Flat price per call. Failed calls are not charged.

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Platform API endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.

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Platform API endpoint

https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/ycombinator/search-companies

Authorization header

Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY

# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
  -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/ycombinator/search-companies" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
printf '%s\n' "$result"

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Questions

FAQ

How do I use the Y Combinator Search Companies API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/ycombinator/search-companies with your SandBase API key in the Authorization header (Bearer) and the parameters as a JSON body. You can also try it in the Playground on this page without writing code.

How much does the Y Combinator Search Companies API cost?

$0.01 per call. Every organization gets 100 free calls per UTC day, shared across eligible SandBase APIs including this one; after that each call is billed at this price from your SandBase balance. There is no subscription.

What parameters does the Y Combinator Search Companies API accept?

No parameters are required. Optional: page (integer), batch (string), limit (integer), query (string), industry (string) and is_hiring (string) and 1 more. The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

What does the Y Combinator Search Companies API return?

A JSON result. This endpoint runs asynchronously, so the response tells you how to fetch the finished result.

Do I need a Y Combinator developer account or API key?

No. Y Combinator Search Companies runs through SandBase, so one SandBase API key covers this endpoint and every other API and model in the catalog. You do not need to apply for Y Combinator API access separately.