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# Crunchbase Scraping Parameters

Web Scraper API Crunchbase Parameters

Configure Crunchbase scraping parameters using Thordata's Web Scraper API, including URL, keywords, and other parameters.

Unique Identifier:

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<summary><code>token</code> <strong>，Access token (required)</strong></summary>

This parameter is used as the API access token to ensure the legitimacy of the scraping request.

**Request examples:**

`Authorization: Bearer ********************`

```sh
curl -X POST "https://scraperapi.thordata.com/builder" ^
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ********************" ^
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" ^
  -d "spider_name=crunchbase.com" ^
  -d "spider_id=crunchbase_company_by-url" ^
  -d "spider_parameters=[{\"url\": \"https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/apple\"}]" ^
  -d "spider_errors=true" ^
  -d "file_name={{TasksID}}"
```

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**Product - Scrape Crunchbase company information**

1. Crunchbase - Scrape company information by URL

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<summary><code>spider_id</code> ，S<strong>craper tool (required)</strong></summary>

Defines which scraper tool to use.

**Request examples:**

`spider_id=crunchbase_company_by-url`

```sh
curl -X POST "https://scraperapi.thordata.com/builder" ^
  -H "Authorization: Bearer Token-ID" ^
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" ^
  -d "spider_name=crunchbase.com" ^
  -d "spider_id=crunchbase_company_by-url" ^
  -d "spider_parameters=[{\"url\": \"https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/apple\"}]" ^
  -d "spider_errors=true" ^
  -d "file_name={{TasksID}}"
```

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<summary><code>url</code> ，<strong>URL (required)</strong></summary>

This parameter is used to specify the company URL to be scraped on Crunchbase.

**Request examples:**

`"url": "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/apple"`

```sh
curl -X POST "https://scraperapi.thordata.com/builder" ^
  -H "Authorization: Bearer Token-ID" ^
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" ^
  -d "spider_name=crunchbase.com" ^
  -d "spider_id=crunchbase_company_by-url" ^
  -d "spider_parameters=[{\"url\": \"https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/apple\"}]" ^
  -d "spider_errors=true" ^
  -d "file_name={{TasksID}}"
```

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2\. Crunchbase - Scrape company information by keyword

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<summary><code>spider_id</code>  ，S<strong>craper tool (required)</strong></summary>

Defines which scraper tool to use.

**Request examples:**

`spider_id=crunchbase_company_by-keywords`

```sh
curl -X POST "https://scraperapi.thordata.com/builder" ^
  -H "Authorization: Bearer Token-ID" ^
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" ^
  -d "spider_name=crunchbase.com" ^
  -d "spider_id=crunchbase_company_by-keywords" ^
  -d "spider_parameters=[{\"keyword\": \"apple\"}]" ^
  -d "spider_errors=true" ^
  -d "file_name={{TasksID}}"
```

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<summary><code>keyword</code>，keyword <strong>(required)</strong></summary>

This parameter is used to specify the keyword for searching companies on Crunchbase.

**Request examples:**

`"keyword": "apple"`

```sh
curl -X POST "https://scraperapi.thordata.com/builder" ^
  -H "Authorization: Bearer Token-ID" ^
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" ^
  -d "spider_name=crunchbase.com" ^
  -d "spider_id=crunchbase_company_by-keywords" ^
  -d "spider_parameters=[{\"keyword\": \"apple\"}]" ^
  -d "spider_errors=true" ^
  -d "file_name={{TasksID}}"
```

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