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The G2 Activate API from Business Software and Services Reviews | G2 — 4 operation(s) for g2 activate.

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Demand Generation Management BC-400.40

Operations 4

POST /api/v2/products/{product_id}/g2_activate/industry_search Match a free-text business description to NAICS industry names #
GET /api/v2/products/{product_id}/g2_activate/locked_companies Lists locked companies (masked) showing intent for a product #
GET /api/v2/products/{product_id}/g2_activate/unlocked_companies Lists unlocked companies for a product #
GET /api/v2/products/{product_id}/g2_activate/unlocked_companies/{id} Shows a single unlocked company with resolved contacts #

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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: G2 Activate API
  version: v2
  description: '## Rate Limiting


    Cloudflare limits requests to the G2 API to **100 requests per second** per source IP address.

    '
servers:
- url: https://{defaultHost}
  variables:
    defaultHost:
      default: data.g2.com
tags:
- name: G2 Activate
paths:
  /api/v2/products/{product_id}/g2_activate/industry_search:
    post:
      summary: Match a free-text business description to NAICS industry names
      operationId: createG2ActivateIndustrySearch
      tags:
      - G2 Activate
      description: '**Requires `g2_activate.read` scope.**

        '
      security:
      - AccountAPIToken: []
        G2OAuth:
        - g2_activate.read
      parameters:
      - name: product_id
        in: path
        description: Product UUID or Slug
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '401':
          description: Unauthenticated
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              example:
                errors:
                - status: '401'
                  title: Bad Credentials
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '404':
          description: With unknown product id
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              example:
                errors:
                - status: '404'
                  title: Not Found
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
              examples:
                when missing g2_activate.read scope:
                  value:
                    errors:
                    - status: '403'
                      title: You do not have access to that resource
                when actor lacks intent_driven_leads component on product:
                  value:
                    errors:
                    - status: '403'
                      title: You do not have access to that resource
              example:
                errors:
                - status: '403'
                  title: You do not have access to that resource
        '400':
          description: With too-short query
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              example:
                errors:
                - status: '400'
                  title: 'query: size cannot be less than 2'
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '200':
          description: Returns matched industries
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              example:
                data:
                - id: Payroll Services
                  type: industry_matches
                  attributes:
                    industry: Payroll Services
                    industry_group: Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services
                    sector: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
                    confidence: 90
                - id: Tax Preparation Services
                  type: industry_matches
                  attributes:
                    industry: Tax Preparation Services
                    industry_group: Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services
                    sector: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
                    confidence: 85
        '503':
          description: LLM or embedding backend failure
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              example:
                errors:
                - status: '503'
                  title: AI industry matcher is temporarily unavailable. Retry with backoff.
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - query
              properties:
                query:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 2
                  maxLength: 500
                  description: Free-text business description to match against NAICS industries
                limit:
                  type: integer
                  minimum: 1
                  maximum: 20
                  description: Maximum matches to return (default 8)
  /api/v2/products/{product_id}/g2_activate/locked_companies:
    get:
      summary: Lists locked companies (masked) showing intent for a product
      operationId: getG2ActivateLockedCompanies
      tags:
      - G2 Activate
      description: '**Requires `g2_activate.read` scope.**

        '
      security:
      - AccountAPIToken: []
        G2OAuth:
        - g2_activate.read
      parameters:
      - name: product_id
        in: path
        description: Product UUID or Slug
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: sort
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - -intent_score
          - intent_score
        description: Sort order. Prefix with "-" for descending (e.g. "-intent_score").
      - name: page[size]
        in: query
        required: false
        description: 'Number of records per page (default: 25, max: 250)'
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 250
          default: 25
      - name: page[after]
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Cursor for fetching the next page of results
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: page[before]
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Cursor for fetching the previous page of results
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '401':
          description: Unauthenticated
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              example:
                errors:
                - status: '401'
                  title: Bad Credentials
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '404':
          description: Actor lacks intent_driven_leads component on product
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              example:
                errors:
                - status: '404'
                  title: Not Found
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '403':
          description: Missing g2_activate.read scope
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              example:
                errors:
                - status: '403'
                  title: You do not have access to that resource
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '400':
          description: With disallowed sort value
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              example:
                errors:
                - status: '400'
                  title: 'sort: must be one of: -intent_score, intent_score'
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '200':
          description: List of locked companies (masked)
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              example:
                data:
                - id: ff6dcd83f6feb7f8ab82d06792acf6e20d851e2d66d4867650962b91c4181ad1
                  type: locked_companies
                  attributes:
                    product_id: 5029634d-be8e-49cd-82c9-000000000001
                    company_country: United States
                    company_employees: 250
                    company_annual_revenue: 25000000
                    intent_score: 87
                    industry: Payroll Services
                    industry_group: Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services
                - id: 289d6dc95c56ec712cc9d6d62cbd075902339e6bb46b328e74b56ef896b7f588
                  type: locked_companies
                  attributes:
                    product_id: 5029634d-be8e-49cd-82c9-000000000001
                    company_country: Canada
                    company_employees: 30
                    company_annual_revenue: 3000000
                    intent_score: 55
                    industry: Advertising Agencies
                    industry_group: Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services
                links:
                  self: http://data.example.com/api/v2/products/5029634d-be8e-49cd-82c9-000000000001/g2_activate/locked_companies?sort=
                  next: null
                  prev: null
  /api/v2/products/{product_id}/g2_activate/unlocked_companies:
    get:
      summary: Lists unlocked companies for a product
      operationId: getG2ActivateUnlockedCompanies
      tags:
      - G2 Activate
      description: '**Requires `g2_activate.read` scope.**

        '
      security:
      - AccountAPIToken: []
        G2OAuth:
        - g2_activate.read
      parameters:
      - name: product_id
        in: path
        description: Product UUID or Slug
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: sort
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - -intent_score
          - unlocked_at
          - -unlocked_at
        description: Sort order. Prefix with "-" for descending (e.g. "-intent_score").
      - name: page[size]
        in: query
        required: false
        description: 'Number of records per page (default: 25, max: 250)'
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 250
          default: 25
      - name: page[after]
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Cursor for fetching the next page of results
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: page[before]
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Cursor for fetching the previous page of results
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: fields[unlocked_companies]
        in: query
        explode: false
        description: Comma separated list of fields for unlocked_companies to include in response
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - product_id
            - company_name
            - company_country
            - company_employees
            - intent_score
            - credit_cost
            - viewed_at
            - unlocked_at
            - contacts
      responses:
        '401':
          description: Unauthenticated
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              example:
                errors:
                - status: '401'
                  title: Bad Credentials
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '404':
          description: Actor lacks intent_driven_leads component on product
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              example:
                errors:
                - status: '404'
                  title: Not Found
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '403':
          description: Missing g2_activate.read scope
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              example:
                errors:
                - status: '403'
                  title: You do not have access to that resource
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '400':
          description: With disallowed sort value
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              example:
                errors:
                - status: '400'
                  title: 'sort: must be one of: -intent_score, unlocked_at, -unlocked_at'
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '200':
          description: List of unlocked companies
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              example:
                data:
                - id: aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-8ddd-000000000003
                  type: unlocked_companies
                  attributes:
                    product_id: 23cf363c-eabb-455c-8f4f-000000000001
                    company_name: Gamma Ltd
                    company_country: United Kingdom
                    company_employees: 51-200
                    intent_score: 25
                    credit_cost: 1
                    viewed_at: null
                    unlocked_at: '2021-12-31T00:00:00-06:00'
                    contacts: null
                - id: aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-8ddd-000000000002
                  type: unlocked_companies
                  attributes:
                    product_id: 23cf363c-eabb-455c-8f4f-000000000001
                    company_name: Beta Industries
                    company_country: Canada
                    company_employees: 201-500
                    intent_score: 60
                    credit_cost: 3
                    viewed_at: null
                    unlocked_at: '2021-12-30T00:00:00-06:00'
                    contacts: null
                - id: aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-8ddd-000000000001
                  type: unlocked_companies
                  attributes:
                    product_id: 23cf363c-eabb-455c-8f4f-000000000001
                    company_name: Acme Corp
                    company_country: United States
                    company_employees: 1001-5000
                    intent_score: 92
                    credit_cost: 5
                    viewed_at: null
                    unlocked_at: '2021-12-29T00:00:00-06:00'
                    contacts: null
                links:
                  self: http://data.example.com/api/v2/products/23cf363c-eabb-455c-8f4f-000000000001/g2_activate/unlocked_companies?sort=&fields%5Bunlocked_companies%5D=product_id,company_name,company_country,company_employees,intent_score,credit_cost,viewed_at,unlocked_at,contacts
                  next: null
                  prev: null
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - data
                - links
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        id:
                          type: string
                        type:
                          type: string
                        attributes:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            product_id:
                              type: string
                              description: UUID of the product this company was unlocked for
                              format: uuid
                            company_name:
                              type: string
                              description: Display name of the unlocked company
                              example: Salesforce
                            company_country:
                              type:
                              - string
                              - 'null'
                              description: Country of the company, if known
                              example: United States
                            company_employees:
                              type:
                              - string
                              - 'null'
                              description: Employee count band, if known
                              example: 1001-5000
                            intent_score:
                              type:
                              - integer
                              - 'null'
                              description: G2 intent score at the time of unlock (0-100)
                              example: 87
                            credit_cost:
                              type:
                              - integer
                              - 'null'
                              description: Activate credits spent to unlock this company
                            viewed_at:
                              type:
                              - string
                              - 'null'
                              description: When the seller first viewed the unlocked company
                              format: date-time
                            unlocked_at:
                              type: string
                              description: When the company was unlocked
                              format: date-time
                            contacts:
                              type:
                              - array
                              - 'null'
                              items:
                                type: object
                              description: Resolved contacts at the company. Excludes email and phone in v1. Null on index; populated array of contact objects on show.
                        relationships:
                          type: object
                      required:
                      - id
                      - type
                      - attributes
                  included:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/included'
                  links:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/cursor_pagination'
  /api/v2/products/{product_id}/g2_activate/unlocked_companies/{id}:
    get:
      summary: Shows a single unlocked company with resolved contacts
      operationId: getG2ActivateUnlockedCompany
      tags:
      - G2 Activate
      description: '**Requires `g2_activate.read` scope.**

        '
      security:
      - AccountAPIToken: []
        G2OAuth:
        - g2_activate.read
      parameters:
      - name: product_id
        in: path
        description: Product UUID or Slug
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: id
        in: path
        description: Ahoy g2_company_id (UUID)
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: fields[unlocked_companies]
        in: query
        explode: false
        description: Comma separated list of fields for unlocked_companies to include in response
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - product_id
            - company_name
            - company_country
            - company_employees
            - intent_score
            - credit_cost
            - viewed_at
            - unlocked_at
            - contacts
      responses:
        '401':
          description: Unauthenticated
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              example:
                errors:
                - status: '401'
                  title: Bad Credentials
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '404':
          description: Company exists but has no unlock for this product
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              example:
                errors:
                - status: '404'
                  title: Not Found
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '403':
          description: Missing g2_activate.read scope
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              example:
                errors:
                - status: '403'
                  title: You do not have access to that resource
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '200':
          description: Unlocked company with resolved contacts
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              example:
                data:
                  id: aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-8ddd-000000000001
                  type: unlocked_companies
                  attributes:
                    product_id: 23cf363c-eabb-455c-8f4f-000000000001
                    company_name: Acme Corp
                    company_country: United States
                    company_employees: 1001-5000
                    intent_score: 92
                    credit_cost: 5
                    viewed_at: null
                    unlocked_at: '2021-12-29T00:00:00-06:00'
                    contacts:
                    - id: '13'
                      full_name: Jane Doe
                      job_title: Head of Growth
                      departments:
                      - Marketing
                      job_functions:
                      - Growth
                      management_level: director
                      country: United States
                      state: California
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - data
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: string
                      type:
                        type: string
                      attributes:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          product_id:
                            type: string
                            description: UUID of the product this company was unlocked for
                            format: uuid
                          company_name:
                            type: string
                            description: Display name of the unlocked company
                            example: Salesforce
                          company_country:
                            type:
                            - string
                            - 'null'
                            description: Country of the company, if known
                            example: United States
                          company_employees:
                            type:
                            - string
                            - 'null'
                            description: Employee count band, if known
                            example: 1001-5000
                          intent_score:
                            type:
                            - integer
                            - 'null'
                            description: G2 intent score at the time of unlock (0-100)
                            example: 87
                          credit_cost:
                            type:
                            - integer
                            - 'null'
                            description: Activate credits spent to unlock this company
                          viewed_at:
                            type:
                            - string
                            - 'null'
                            description: When the seller first viewed the unlocked company
                            format: date-time
                          unlocked_at:
                            type: string
                            description: When the company was unlocked
                            format: date-time
                          contacts:
                            type:
                            - array
                            - 'null'
                            items:
                              type: object
                            description: Resolved contacts at the company. Excludes email and phone in v1. Null on index; populated array of contact objects on show.
                      relationships:
                        type: object
                  included:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/included'
components:
  schemas:
    Errors:
      type: object
      properties:
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              status:
                type: string
              title:
                type: string
              links:
                type:
                - object
                - 'null'
              source:
                type:
                - object
                - 'null'
    cursor_pagination:
      type: object
      properties:
        next:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        prev:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        self:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
    included:
      type: array
      items:
        type: object
        properties:
          id:
            type: string
          type:
            type: string
          attributes:
            type: object
          relationships:
            type: object
  securitySchemes:
    AccountAPIToken:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
    G2OAuth:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          tokenUrl: https://www.g2.com/oauth/token
          authorizationUrl: https://www.g2.com/oauth/authorize
          scopes:
            openid: OpenID Connect default scope
            profile: Profile information on current user
            data_subscriptions.read: Read Data Subscription records
            data_subscriptions.read_write: Modify Data Subscription records
            partner:partner-id.read: Access records created in Partner realm
            performance_analytics.read: Read Performance Analytics data