Data Dictionary: Base Company API
Overview
Data dictionary for data retrieved using Base Company API endpoints.
This data dictionary shows all available data points, explains their values, and provides data samples from the Base Companies dataset. Full sample can be found here.
A null value means that the information was not listed on the company's profile.
Data points
Company information
url
Company's profile on the professional network
String
hash
Profile URL processed by the MD5 algorithm
String
name
Name
String
website
Website
String
size
Size category
String
industry
Associated industry
String
description
Description
String
followers
Profile follower count
Number (integer)
founded
Founding year
Number (integer)
headquarters_city
Headquarters location (city)
Note: legacy field that is rarely filled
String
headquarters_country
Headquarters location (country)
Note: legacy field that is rarely filled
String
headquarters_state
Headquarters location (state)
Note: legacy field that is rarely filled
String
headquarters_street1
Headquarters location (street address)
Note: legacy field that is rarely filled
String
headquarters_street2
Headquarters location (street address)
Note: legacy field that is rarely filled
String
headquarters_zip
Headquarters location (zip code)
Note: legacy field that is rarely filled
String
logo_url
Logo URL
String
last_response_code
Response code to the last scraping request
Integer
type
Company type
String
headquarters_new_address
Newly exposed company headquarters address
String
employees_count
Number of employees on the professional network who associated their experience with the company
Number (integer)
headquarters_country_restored
Country the company is based in (from our restored database)
Note: legacy field that is rarely filled
String
headquarters_country_parsed
Country the company is based in (as parsed by our in-house country parser)
String
company_shorthand_name
Dynamic part of the URL used to update the profile and identify companies
String
company_shorthand_name_hash
Shorthand name of the company processed by the MD5 algorithm
String
canonical_url
Most recent profile URL
String
canonical_hash
Canonical_url processed by the MD5 algorithm
String
canonical_shorthand_name
Dynamic part of a canonical_url, used to identify companies
(the part of the professional network URL that has the company name)
String
canonical_shorthand_name_hash
Canonical shorthand name processed by the MD5 algorithm
String
last_updated_ux
Date and time when the record was last updated (Unix timestamp)
Number (integer)
source_id
In-house company ID (static) on the professional network
Number (integer)
Refer to the table example from the data:
{
"id": 111371,
"url": "https://www.professional-network.com/company/luxury-store-brand",
"hash": "83627f1b6ccb868ce2450d63124a1562",
"name": "Luxury store brand",
"website": "http://www.luxury-store-brand.com",
"size": "1,001-5,000 employees",
"industry": "Retail Apparel and Fashion",
"description": "Luxury store brand is the go-to destination for chic, contemporary fashion. The brand evokes a mindset - an attitude, not an age. It's a true original, always defining fashion's next stride forward. Designed for the confident, sexy, modern woman, Luxury store brand is a global label that embodies a sensual, sophisticated lifestyle.\n\nChairman and Founder John Doe opened the first Luxury store brand boutique in 1980 in San Francisco. Recognizing a demographic that was neither junior nor bridge, Manny created the first contemporary fashion brand. Over 35 years later, Luxury store brand has established itself as one of the world's top fashion retailers.\n\nLuxury store brand STORES\n\nWithin its stores and on luxurystorebrand.com, Luxury store brand seeks to create an upscale, visually stimulating boutique environment while providing top-notch service to ensure an exceptional shopping experience. Stylists are knowledgeable, passionate about fashion and skilled at addressing clients' styling needs. Luxury store brand also offers a line of merchandise branded with the distinctive Luxury store brand logo for those who love to wear the Luxury store brand name.\n\nLuxury store brand markets its merchandise under the Luxury store brand and Luxury store brand outlet names through more than 200 retail stores, more than 100 international-licensee operated stores and luxury-store-brand.com. \n\nluxury-store-brand.com\nLaunched in 1998, luxury-store-brand.com continues the Luxury store brand store experience and provides a complete assortment of Luxury store brand merchandise to clients in the United States and internationally.",
"followers": 23288,
"founded": 1976,
"headquarters_city": null,
"headquarters_country": null,
"headquarters_state": null,
"headquarters_street1": null,
"headquarters_street2": null,
"headquarters_zip": null,
"logo_url": "https://media.prof-ntwk.com/dms/image/C560BAQFmmRv6bZ4u_A/company-logo_200_200/0/1519856046980?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=PihtlecPzQHcPSUJFPYlpCI_KxUnwqOvzJqWgkr7StY",
"created": "2016-06-17 20:08:21",
"last_updated": "2023-09-09 18:08:29",
"last_response_code": 200,
"type": "Public Company",
"headquarters_new_address": "Los Angeles, California",
"employees_count": 1246,
"headquarters_country_restored": "United States",
"headquarters_country_parsed": "United States",
"company_shorthand_name": "luxury-store-brand",
"company_shorthand_name_hash": "44584e20693d123abce7729e4a2b9acb",
"canonical_url": "https://www.professional-network.com/company/luxury-store-brand",
"canonical_hash": "83627f1b6ccb868ce2450d63124a1562",
"canonical_shorthand_name": "luxury-store-brand",
"canonical_shorthand_name_hash": "44584e20693d123abce7729e4a2b9acb",
"deleted": 0,
"last_updated_ux": 1694282909,
"source_id": 16753,Affiliated
company_affiliated_collection
Profiles of affiliated companies
Array of objects
affiliated_company_url
Affiliate company profile URL
String
affiliated_company_id
Identification key relating to the company table for the affiliate company Note: legacy field
Number (integer)
Refer to the table example from the data:
"company_affiliated_collection": [
{
"id": 735765,
"company_id": 7410562,
"affiliated_company_url": "https://www.professional-network.com/company/rental-company",
"affiliated_company_id": 7125453,
"created": "2020-02-04 08:32:23",
"last_updated": "2022-09-21 08:16:07",
"deleted": 1
}
],Also viewed
A legacy table that is no longer filled.
company_also_viewed_collection
Company profiles that were viewed in tandem with the record company profile
Array of objects
viewed_company_url
Company profile URL
String
viewed_company_id
Identification key relating to the company table
Number (integer)
Refer to the table example from the data:
"company_also_viewed_collection": [
{
"id": 448146,
"company_id": 111371,
"viewed_company_url": "https://www.professional-network.com/company/fashion-brand",
"viewed_company_id": null,
"created": "2016-06-17 20:08:21",
"last_updated": "2019-11-14 01:07:39",
"deleted": 1
}
],Financial website info
company_financial_website_info_collection
Company profile on the financial website
Array of objects
financial_website_url
Profile URL on the financial website
String
Refer to the table example from the data:
"company_financial_website_url_info_collection": [
{
"id": 258123,
"company_id": 111371,
"financial_website_url": "https://www.financial-website.com/organization/luxury-store-brand",
"created": "2023-02-06 14:06:55",
"last_updated": "2023-09-09 18:08:29",
"deleted": 0
}
],Featured employees
company_featured_employees_collection
List of associated employees
Array of objects
url
Employee profile URL
String
Refer to the table example from the data:
"company_featured_employees_collection": [
{
"id": 26392978,
"company_id": 111371,
"url": "https://www.professional-network.com/john-doe",
"created": "2019-11-14 01:07:39",
"last_updated": "2020-02-22 12:17:32",
"deleted": 1
}
],Investors
company_featured_investors_collection
Consists of
record metadata and company_investors_list objects
Array of objects
investor_id
Identification key relating to the company_investors_list table
Number (integer)
round_id
Identification key relating to the company_funding_rounds table
Number (integer)
company_investors_list
List of company investors
Object
name
Investor's name
String
hash
Investor's name processed by the MD5 algorithm
String
financial_website_url
Investor's profile URL on the financial website
String
Refer to the table example from the data:
"company_featured_investors_collection": [
{
"id": 812666,
"company_id": 111371,
"investor_id": 5311,
"round_id": 1822807,
"created": "2021-11-29 16:02:04",
"last_updated": "2021-12-28 09:06:11",
"deleted": 1,
"company_investors_list": {
"id": 5311,
"name": "The Investor Company",
"hash": "7b1fcd743ad2e20a8f72819749131678",
"financial_website_url": "https://www.financial-website.com/organization/the-investor-company",
"created": "2020-09-10 00:02:42",
"last_updated": "2022-02-07 10:32:06"
}
}
],Funding rounds
company_funding_rounds_collection
Last funding round details
Array of objects
last_round_investors_count
Number of investors who have participated in the funding round
Number (integer)
total_rounds_count
Total number of completed funding rounds
Number (integer)
last_round_type
Last funding round type
String
last_round_date
Last funding round date
String
last_round_money_raised
Amount of money raised in the last funding round
String
financial_website_url
Funding round record URL on financial website
String
Refer to the table example from the data:
"company_funding_rounds_collection": [
{
"id": 2,
"last_round_investors_count": 0,
"total_rounds_count": 4,
"last_round_type": "Seed",
"last_round_date": "2016-06-01 00:00:00",
"last_round_money_raised": "US$ 224.2K",
"financial_website_url": "https://www.financial-website.com/funding_round/software-company-seed--92e35c7f",
"created": "2020-09-07 13:01:57",
"last_updated": "2020-09-26 16:29:54",
"deleted": 1
}
],Locations
company_locations_collection
Company locations
Array of objects
location_address
Company address
String
is_primary
Denotes if the location is the company's primary location
0 – not a primary location
1 – primary location
Boolean
Refer to the table example from the data:
"company_locations_collection": [
{
"id": 11612582,
"company_id": 111371,
"location_address": "Los Angeles, California, US",
"is_primary": 1,
"created": "2019-11-14 01:07:39",
"last_updated": "2023-09-09 18:08:29",
"deleted": 0
},
{
"id": 11612583,
"company_id": 111371,
"location_address": "New York, US",
"is_primary": 0,
"created": "2019-11-14 01:07:39",
"last_updated": "2023-09-09 18:08:29",
"deleted": 0
}
],Similar companies
company_similar_collection
Companies similar to the record company
Array of objects
url
Similar company profile URL
String
Refer to the table example from the data:
"company_similar_collection": [
{
"id": 45310284,
"company_id": 111371,
"url": "https://www.professional-network.com/company/luxury-clothing-brand",
"created": "2019-11-14 01:07:39",
"last_updated": "2021-06-22 02:08:26",
"deleted": 0
}
],Specialties
company_specialties_collection
List of company specialties
Array of objects
specialty
Specialty
String
Refer to the table example from the data:
"company_specialties_collection": [
{
"id": 160305,
"company_id": 111371,
"specialty": "Luxury store brand stores",
"created": "2016-06-17 20:08:21",
"last_updated": "2022-07-25 04:42:17",
"deleted": 1
}
],Stock info
company_stock_info_collection
Stock details
Array of objects
ticker
Stock ticker
String
exchange
Stock exchange
String
Refer to the table example from the data:
"company_stock_info_collection": [
{
"id": 2789,
"company_id": 111371,
"ticker": "LSB",
"exchange": "OTCM",
"created": "2020-05-07 14:38:14",
"last_updated": "2020-07-19 09:39:38",
"deleted": 1
}
],Company updates
company_updates_collection
Company's posts/updates on professional network
Array of objects
urn
String-based identifier
String
followers
Number of followers
Number (integer)
date
Publish date (e.g., 1 month ago)
String
description
Published text
Note: may contain control characters
String
reactions_count
Number of reactions on the post
Number (integer)
comments_count
Number of comments on the post
Number (integer)
reshared_post_author
Reshared post author
String
reshared_post_author_url
Profile URL of the reshared post author
String
reshared_post_author_headline
Headline of the reshared post author
String
reshared_post_description
Reshared post text
String
reshared_post_followers
The number of followers of the reshared post author
Number (integer)
reshared_post_date
Date the reshared post was published (e.g., 1 month ago)
String
Refer to the table example from the data:
"company_updates_collection": [
{
"id": 193,
"company_id": 12695930,
"urn": "urn:li:activity:6991335602751201281",
"followers": 1371,
"date": "1mo",
"description": "We are delighted to share with you our success at the Expo 2022. Prime Minister spent the highest time in the expo at our Virtual Reality Aircraft Simulator, took an entire sortie on the virtual ALH MK III, experienced it to the fullest. \n\nKudos to the entire team of the Tech Company for this remarkable achievement ! Hands down by far the best show we've ever had !",
"reactions_count": 22,
"comments_count": 2,
"reshared_post_author": "John Doe",
"reshared_post_author_url": "https://www.professional-network.com/john-doe",
"reshared_post_author_headline": "Co-Founder at Tech Company, VR/AR Training Facilitator, TEDx & Keynote Speaker",
"reshared_post_description": "We are delighted to share with you our success at the Expo 2022. Prime Minister spent the highest time in the expo at our Virtual Reality Aircraft Simulator, took an entire sortie on the virtual ALH MK III, experienced it to the fullest. \n\nKudos to the entire team of the Tech Company for this remarkable achievement ! Hands down by far the best show we've ever had !",
"reactions_count": 22,
"reshared_post_followers": 30,
"reshared_post_date": "1mo",
"last_updated": "2023-01-04 10:09:34",
"deleted": 1
}
],Last updated
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