> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.captide.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Search Company

> Type-ahead search for companies by name or ticker symbol. Intended for frontend autocomplete.
        Matches company name (case-insensitive substring) or ticker symbol / ticker with exchange suffix (e.g. AAPL or AAPL.US).



## OpenAPI

````yaml GET /api/v2/companies/search
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Captide REST API
  description: >-
    API for accessing financial disclosures and AI-powered financial document
    analysis.
  version: 0.3.14
servers:
  - url: https://rest-api.captide.co
    description: Prod server
security: []
paths:
  /api/v2/companies/search:
    get:
      tags:
        - Companies
      summary: Search companies (type-ahead)
      description: >-
        Type-ahead search for companies by name or ticker symbol. Intended for
        frontend autocomplete.
                Matches company name (case-insensitive substring) or ticker symbol / ticker with exchange suffix (e.g. AAPL or AAPL.US).
      operationId: search_companies_api_v2_companies_search_get
      parameters:
        - name: q
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            minLength: 1
            description: >-
              Search query: company name or ticker (e.g. 'Apple', 'AAPL',
              'STO.AX')
            title: Q
          description: >-
            Search query: company name or ticker (e.g. 'Apple', 'AAPL',
            'STO.AX')
        - name: limit
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            anyOf:
              - type: integer
                maximum: 50
                minimum: 1
              - type: 'null'
            description: Maximum number of results (type-ahead)
            default: 20
            title: Limit
          description: Maximum number of results (type-ahead)
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Search results
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/CompanyResponse'
                title: Response Search Companies Api V2 Companies Search Get
              examples:
                search:
                  summary: Example search results
                  value:
                    - id: 77848abe-a215-41b7-8950-86e89ea1fadc
                      name: Santos Ltd.
                      tickers:
                        - STO.AX
                      countries:
                        - AU
                      filesWithSec: false
                      permid: '4295857141'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request parameters
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Invalid or missing API key
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      security:
        - APIKeyHeader: []
components:
  schemas:
    CompanyResponse:
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          title: Id
          description: Unique company ID
        name:
          type: string
          title: Name
          description: Company name
        tickers:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          title: Tickers
          description: >-
            List of ticker symbols with exchange suffixes (e.g., 'ASML',
            'ASML.AS')
        countries:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          title: Countries
          description: Company's country of domicile (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2)
        filesWithSec:
          type: boolean
          title: Fileswithsec
          description: Whether the company files reports with the SEC
        cik:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Cik
          description: Central Index Key (CIK) assigned by the SEC
        permid:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Permid
          description: PermID (Permanent Identifier) assigned by Refinitiv
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - name
        - tickers
        - countries
        - filesWithSec
      title: CompanyResponse
      description: Response model for single company retrieval.
    ErrorResponse:
      properties:
        detail:
          type: string
          title: Detail
      type: object
      required:
        - detail
      title: ErrorResponse
      description: Standard error response model for all API endpoints.
    HTTPValidationError:
      properties:
        detail:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          type: array
          title: Detail
      type: object
      title: HTTPValidationError
    ValidationError:
      properties:
        loc:
          items:
            anyOf:
              - type: string
              - type: integer
          type: array
          title: Location
        msg:
          type: string
          title: Message
        type:
          type: string
          title: Error Type
      type: object
      required:
        - loc
        - msg
        - type
      title: ValidationError
  securitySchemes:
    APIKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key

````