Crunchbase category search API
One call returns a paginated list of all Crunchbase categories (e.g., 3D Printing, AI Infrastructure), optionally filtered by name or industry group. One item in the answer is a category with name, slug, and the groups it belongs to. The page held 200 items in our call; get the next page by incrementing the `page` parameter.
1 live route on Web / SEO, price on request. Every route below answered our last live test on 2026-10-06; the gateway re-tests them daily.
Price per call, by route
The upstream price you are metered at, cheapest first. A route without a published price says so.
| Provider | Endpoint | Price |
|---|---|---|
crunchbase-extractor-full-api3RapidAPI listing | category_searchGET category/search | price on request |
What it returns
From a real call to the route: crunchbase-extractor-full-api3.
data.pageCurrent page numberdata.totalTotal categories in Crunchbasedata.returnedNumber of categories on this pagedata.has_next_pageWhether more pages existdata.items[]Array of category recordsdata.items[].nameCategory namedata.items[].slugURL-friendly identifier for this categorydata.items[].uuidUnique ID for this categorydata.items[].groups[]Category groups this belongs toCall it
HTTP with your key in x-api-key, or the call_endpoint tool of our MCP server.
| Parameter | Type | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| page | integer · query | optional | Page number, starts at 1. Pages must be requested sequentially (1, 2, 3…) — skipping ahead returns 400. · default 1e.g. 1 |
| q | string · query | optional | Filter by text that appears anywhere in the name or slug (case-insensitive). For best-match ranking, use `category=` on `/search/companies` instead. |
| per_page | integer · query | optional | How many results per page (max 200). · default 200e.g. 200 |
| group | string · query | optional | Only return categories inside this industry group (slug or UUID). Browse groups via `/category-group/search`. |
curl "https://fetchapi.co/api/gw/rapidapi-crunchbase-extractor-full-api3/category/search?page=1&per_page=200" \ -H "x-api-key: YOUR_KEY"
call_endpoint("rapidapi-crunchbase-extractor-full-api3.category_search", {"page": "1", "per_page": "200"}){
"data": {
"page": 1,
"items": [
{
"name": "3D Printing",
"slug": "3d-printing",
"uuid": "ae8f68d2-9319-f2c2-3549-4f1ac2851660",
"groups": [
{
"name": "Manufacturing",
"slug": "manufacturing-133d"
}
],
"image_id": "83529862bc934a0797a14044f4609783"
},
{
"name": "3D Technology",
"slug": "3d-technology",
"uuid": "76c672c1-ef33-72f0-8027-d747c8c6e4ba",
"groups": [
{
"name": "Hardware",
"slug": "hardware-2e6e"
},
{
"name": "Software",
"slug": "software-85b6"
}
],
"image_id": "15bc6556f2e1479ea9b61ca9b205ee4c"
},
"… 2 more"
],
"total": 803,
"returned": 200,
"cached_at": "2026-04-17T15:43:06Z",
"request_id": "0e6e5189-c72e-34fa-de8e-78248160",
"has_next_page": true
},
"status": true,
"request_id": "0e6e5189-c72e-34fa-de8e-78248160",
"request_params": {
"page": "1",
"per_page": "200"
}
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Call it over HTTP or from any MCP client. Each key has a rate limit and a monthly cap; calls are metered at the upstream price.