Target Screening
Discovery
Target Screening
Identifies potential acquisition targets for an acquirer company based on strategic criteria.
Returns a request_id for async polling.
POST
Target Screening
Overview
The Target Screening API generates a long list of potential acquisition targets for a given acquirer, enriched with structured data. Optionally, you can refine the output by specifying keywords, sample companies, geography, company type, employee count, funding stage, and a detailed query to narrow the search scope. Returns a request_id as a response.Endpoint Details
- Method: POST
- Endpoint:
/api/enterprise/target-screening/enrich/
Authentication Requirements
- Include a valid JWT token in your request header
- If you don’t have a token yet, you can get one from the
/auth/token/endpoint first.
Request
Header Parameters
string
required
JWT token obtained from the Authentication request
Body Parameters
string
required
Permalink of the acquiring company or complete URL (e.g.
"microsoft" OR "https://www.microsoft.com/")object
Filter parameters object. All fields inside are optional, but must always be included in the request body — send empty values (
"", [], {}) for any fields you do not want to filter on.string
A descriptive query to refine the target search scope.
string[]
Keywords used to identify and filter relevant target companies.
string[]
Permalinks of representative companies to anchor the target search.
string[]
Geographic scope as ISO country codes. (e.g.
["USA", "GBR"])string
Type of company to include. Accepted values:
"private", "public", "all"string[]
Filter by employee headcount range. Pass an empty array to include all headcounts.Supporting array values:
1-10, 11-50, 51-100, 101-250, 251-500, 501-1000, 1001-5000, 5001-10000, 10000+object
string[]
Filter by funding stage. Pass an empty array to include all stages.Supporting array values:
Non-Equity Assistance, Angel round, Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F, Series G, Series H, Series I, Series J, Corporate-Funded, Debt-Funded, Private equity round, Othersobject
Response
A successful response returns arequest_id that can be used to track the status of the request.
Successful Response Fields
string
Unique identifier for the request posted. Use this with the
/api/enterprise/request/status/ endpoint to check the statusAuthorizations
JWT token obtained from the /auth/token/ endpoint.
Body
application/json