> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.creditriskmonitor.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Search for a Business > Searches business entities using multiple search criteria including name, address, ticker symbol, tax ID, or phone number. Use the [**Login** endpoint](/api-reference/user/logs-a-user-in) to retrieve the **`SessionKey`**, then include it in the **Authorization** field for authentication. ## OpenAPI ````yaml get /v1/BusinessLookup openapi: 3.0.0 info: version: v2 title: Credit Risk Monitor API servers: - url: https://api.creditriskmonitor.com security: [] paths: /v1/BusinessLookup: get: tags: - BusinessLookup summary: Searches for a Business. operationId: BusinessLookup_LookupBusiness parameters: - name: BusinessName in: query description: Name of a Business to search for required: false schema: type: string - name: PageSize in: query description: Number of rows to return required: false schema: format: int32 type: integer - name: MatchType in: query description: >- How to match the Business. NM: Name Match. PN: Phone Match. TS: Ticker Symbol Match. TI: TaxId Match TW: Ticker Symbol Wildcard Match. required: false schema: type: string - name: StreetAddress in: query description: Street Address to search against required: false schema: type: string - name: CityName in: query description: City Name to search against required: false schema: type: string - name: ProvinceName in: query description: State / Province to search against required: false schema: type: string - name: PostalCode in: query description: Zip / Postal code to search against required: false schema: type: string - name: CountryCode in: query description: Two digit code of the country required: false schema: type: string - name: PhoneNumber in: query description: Phone Number to search against. required: false schema: type: string - name: TickerSymbol in: query description: Ticker Symbol to search against. required: false schema: type: string - name: FederalTaxId in: query description: Federal Tax Id to search against. required: false schema: type: string - name: Threshold in: query description: Match Threshold required: false schema: format: int32 type: integer - name: SearchUniverse in: query description: 'A: All businesses. P: Public companies only.' required: false schema: type: string responses: '200': description: OK content: application/json: schema: $ref: >- #/components/schemas/APIResponseContainer_APIBusinessCollection_ text/json: schema: $ref: >- #/components/schemas/APIResponseContainer_APIBusinessCollection_ text/html: schema: $ref: >- #/components/schemas/APIResponseContainer_APIBusinessCollection_ application/xml: schema: $ref: >- #/components/schemas/APIResponseContainer_APIBusinessCollection_ text/xml: schema: $ref: >- #/components/schemas/APIResponseContainer_APIBusinessCollection_ security: - Bearer: [] components: schemas: APIResponseContainer_APIBusinessCollection_: description: '' type: object properties: Success: description: '' type: boolean Data: description: '' type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/APIBusiness' ErrorCode: description: '' type: string APIBusiness: description: Holds a Business for the API type: object properties: BusinessId: format: int32 description: ID of the Business type: integer PrimaryBusinessName: description: Name of the Business type: string Address1: description: Address of the Business type: string Address2: description: Secondary Address of the Business type: string CityName: description: City of the Business type: string StateCode: description: Two Digit State / Province code type: string PostalCode: description: Zip / Postal code for the Business type: string CountryName: description: Country name for the Business type: string CountryCode: description: Two digit Country Code for the Business type: string PhoneNumber: description: Phone Number for the Business type: string TradingStatus: description: Trading Status for the Business type: string IncorporatedDate: description: Date the Business was Incorporated type: string IncorporatedIn: description: City the Business was Incorporated In type: string IncorporatedInState: description: State the Business was Incorporated In type: string TickerSymbol: description: Ticker Symbol for the Business type: string StockExchange: description: Stock Exchange the Business is in type: string FederalTaxId: description: Federal Tax Id for the Business type: string CIKNumber: description: Central Index Key for the Business type: string LatestStatementDate: format: date-time description: Date of the Latest Statement for the Business type: string Employees: format: int32 description: Number of Employees in the Business type: integer EmployeesAsOfDate: format: date-time description: Date the Number of Employees is accurate as of type: string MarketCap: format: int64 description: Market Capitalization for the Business type: integer BusinessNameOfMatch: description: Business Name found from Matching type: string Address1OfMatch: description: Address1 found from Matching type: string Address2OfMatch: description: Address2 found from Matching type: string CityNameOfMatch: description: City Name found from Matching type: string StateCodeOfMatch: description: State Code found from Matching type: string PostalCodeOfMatch: description: Zip/Postal Code found from Matching type: string CountryCodeOfMatch: description: Country Code found from Matching type: string PhoneNumberOfMatch: description: Phone Number found from Matching type: string FaxNumberOfMatch: description: Fax Number found from Matching type: string FriskScore: format: int32 description: FRISKScore of the Business type: integer FriskScoreDate: format: date-time description: Date of the FRISKScore type: string PayceScore: format: int32 description: PAYCEScore of the Business type: integer PayceScoreDate: format: date-time description: Date of the PAYCEScore type: string MoodysIssuerCount: format: int32 description: If the Business has a Moodys Rating type: integer FitchRatingCount: format: int32 description: If the Business has a Fitch Rating type: integer BankruptcyCount: format: int32 description: Count of Bankruptcies for the Business type: integer JudgmentCount: format: int32 description: Count of Judgements for the Business type: integer LienCount: format: int32 description: Count of Liens for the Business type: integer BusinessNewsCount: format: int32 description: Count of News for the Business type: integer TradePayments: description: If Trade Payments are available type: boolean ParentBusinessId: format: int32 description: >- The BusinessId of the Parent Business if this Business is a Subsidiary type: integer securitySchemes: Bearer: type: http scheme: bearer description: >- Enter the Session Key with the `Bearer ` prefix, e.g. "Bearer abcde12345". ````