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Candid Search API

Operations for searching the Candid nonprofit database.

Candid Search API is one of 9 APIs that Candid publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Search. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 4 operations across 4 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version v4.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.candid.org/essentials.

4 operations 4 paths 3 schemas 4 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
v4
Base URL
https://api.candid.org/essentials
Authentication
API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Candid Search API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Subscription-Key (apiKeyAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • apiKeyAuth — Candid subscription key required to call the Essentials API.

Paths & Operations 4

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 4 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Search 4

Operations for searching the Candid nonprofit database.

POST
/v4
Search Essentials v4
searchEssentialsV4 body → 200400401
POST
/v3
Search Essentials v3
searchEssentialsV3 body → 200
POST
/v2
Search Essentials v2
searchEssentialsV2 body → 200
POST
/v1
Search Essentials v1
searchEssentialsV1 body → 200

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is Error (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

SearchResponse
object
A generic search response object returned by Essentials endpoints.
SearchRequest
object
A generic search request object accepted by Essentials search endpoints.
Error
object
Generic error response.
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

candid-search-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Candid publishes across the network.

Candid Premier API
Candid Charity Check API
Candid Demographics API
Candid Grants API
Candid News API
Candid Taxonomy API
Candid Nonprofit Eligibility API
Candid Lookup API