Crunchbase Deleted Entities API

The Deleted Entities API from Crunchbase — 2 operation(s) for deleted entities.

Operations 2

GET /data/deleted_entities Retrieve deleted entities. #
GET /data/deleted_entities/{collection_id} Retrieve deleted entities of a specific collection. #

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OpenAPI Specification

crunchbase-data-deleted-entities-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Crunchbase Data Deleted Entities API
  version: 1.1.0
  contact:
    email: partnerships@crunchbase.com
  termsOfService: https://data.crunchbase.com/docs/terms
  description: 'Operations tagged Deleted Entities across 6 of this provider''s published API definitions: crunchbase-data-advanced-financials-openapi.yml, crunchbase-data-core-financials-openapi.yml, crunchbase-data-firmographic-openapi.yml, crunchbase-data-insights-openapi.yml, crunchbase-data-predictions-insights-openapi.yml, crunchbase-data-predictions-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.crunchbase.com/v4
security:
- ApiKeyAuthHeader: []
tags:
- name: Deleted Entities
paths:
  /data/deleted_entities:
    get:
      tags:
      - Deleted Entities
      summary: Retrieve deleted entities.
      operationId: getDeletedEntities
      parameters:
      - name: collection_ids
        in: query
        description: Filter by collection id(s). Comma separated list of collection ids.  E.g. acquisitions, categories, event_appearances, events, funding_rounds, funds, investments, ipos, jobs, locations, organizations, ownerships, people, press_references
        style: form
        explode: false
        schema:
          title: collection_ids
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - acquisitions
            - categories
            - event_appearances
            - events
            - funding_rounds
            - funds
            - investments
            - ipos
            - jobs
            - locations
            - organizations
            - ownerships
            - people
            - press_references
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Number of results to retrieve; default = 10, max = 25
        schema:
          title: limit
          type: integer
      - name: before_id
        in: query
        description: Used to paginate search results to the previous page. before_id should be the uuid of the first item in the current page. May not be provided simultaneously with after_id
        schema:
          title: before_id
          type: string
          format: uuid
      - name: after_id
        in: query
        description: Used to paginate search results to the next page. after_id should be the uuid of the last item in the current page. May not be provided simultaneously with before_id.
        schema:
          title: after_id
          type: string
          format: uuid
      - name: deleted_at_order
        in: query
        description: Direction of sorting by deleted_at property
        schema:
          title: deleted_at_order
          type: string
          enum:
          - asc
          - desc
          default: asc
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/DeletedEntitiesResult'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/GenericBadRequestError'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/GenericInternalServerError'
    servers:
    - url: https://api.crunchbase.com/v4
  /data/deleted_entities/{collection_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Deleted Entities
      summary: Retrieve deleted entities of a specific collection.
      operationId: getDeletedEntitiesForCollection
      parameters:
      - name: collection_id
        in: path
        description: Filter by collection Id
        required: true
        style: simple
        explode: false
        schema:
          title: collection_id
          type: string
          enum:
          - acquisitions
          - categories
          - event_appearances
          - events
          - funding_rounds
          - funds
          - investments
          - ipos
          - jobs
          - locations
          - organizations
          - ownerships
          - people
          - press_references
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Number of results to retrieve; default = 10, max = 25
        schema:
          title: limit
          type: integer
      - name: before_id
        in: query
        description: Used to paginate search results to the previous page. before_id should be the uuid of the first item in the current page. May not be provided simultaneously with after_id
        schema:
          title: before_id
          type: string
          format: uuid
      - name: after_id
        in: query
        description: Used to paginate search results to the next page. after_id should be the uuid of the last item in the current page. May not be provided simultaneously with before_id.
        schema:
          title: after_id
          type: string
          format: uuid
      - name: deleted_at_order
        in: query
        description: Direction of sorting by deleted_at property
        schema:
          title: deleted_at_order
          type: string
          enum:
          - asc
          - desc
          default: asc
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/DeletedEntitiesResult'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/GenericBadRequestError'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/GenericInternalServerError'
    servers:
    - url: https://api.crunchbase.com/v4
components:
  responses:
    DeletedEntitiesResult:
      description: Results are identifiers matching the search query.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              entities:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    deleted_at:
                      type: string
                      description: Timestamp when entity was deleted
                      format: date-time
                    identifier:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/EntityIdentifier'
    GenericInternalServerError:
      description: Request Failed
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
    GenericBadRequestError:
      description: Bad Request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
  schemas:
    EntityIdentifier:
      type: object
      description: Every entity in the system has a unique identifier that contains all necessary properties to represent it.
      required:
      - entity_def_id
      - uuid
      properties:
        entity_def_id:
          type: string
          enum:
          - acquisition
          - address
          - category
          - category_group
          - degree
          - diversity_spotlight
          - event
          - event_appearance
          - fund
          - funding_round
          - investment
          - ipo
          - job
          - location
          - organization
          - ownership
          - person
          - press_reference
        image_id:
          type: string
          maxLength: 255
        permalink:
          type: string
          maxLength: 255
        uuid:
          type: string
          description: Universally Unique Identifier
          format: uuid
        value:
          type: string
          maxLength: 255
    Errors:
      type: object
      description: Developer friendly error message
      properties:
        value:
          type: string
          description: stuff
    EntityIdentifier_2:
      type: object
      description: Every entity in the system has a unique identifier that contains all necessary properties to represent it.
      required:
      - entity_def_id
      - uuid
      properties:
        entity_def_id:
          type: string
          enum:
          - address
          - category
          - category_group
          - degree
          - diversity_spotlight
          - event
          - event_appearance
          - investment
          - ipo
          - job
          - location
          - organization
          - ownership
          - person
        image_id:
          type: string
          maxLength: 255
        permalink:
          type: string
          maxLength: 255
        uuid:
          type: string
          description: Universally Unique Identifier
          format: uuid
        value:
          type: string
          maxLength: 255
    EntityIdentifier_3:
      type: object
      description: Every entity in the system has a unique identifier that contains all necessary properties to represent it.
      required:
      - entity_def_id
      - uuid
      properties:
        entity_def_id:
          type: string
          enum:
          - address
          - category
          - category_group
          - degree
          - diversity_spotlight
          - event
          - event_appearance
          - ipo
          - job
          - location
          - organization
          - ownership
          - person
        image_id:
          type: string
          maxLength: 255
        permalink:
          type: string
          maxLength: 255
        uuid:
          type: string
          description: Universally Unique Identifier
          format: uuid
        value:
          type: string
          maxLength: 255
    EntityIdentifier_4:
      type: object
      description: Every entity in the system has a unique identifier that contains all necessary properties to represent it.
      required:
      - entity_def_id
      - uuid
      properties:
        entity_def_id:
          type: string
          enum:
          - acquisition
          - address
          - award
          - category
          - category_group
          - market_insight
          - market_insight_reason
          - current_valuation_estimate
          - degree
          - diversity_spotlight
          - event
          - event_appearance
          - fund
          - funding_round
          - growth_insight
          - investment
          - investor_insight
          - investor_match
          - ipo
          - job
          - key_employee_change
          - layoff
          - legal_proceeding
          - location
          - micro_category
          - organization
          - org_similarity
          - product_similarity
          - ownership
          - partnership_announcement
          - person
          - press_reference
          - product
          - product_launch
          - research_insight
        image_id:
          type: string
          maxLength: 255
        permalink:
          type: string
          maxLength: 255
        uuid:
          type: string
          description: Universally Unique Identifier
          format: uuid
        value:
          type: string
          maxLength: 255
    EntityIdentifier_5:
      type: object
      description: Every entity in the system has a unique identifier that contains all necessary properties to represent it.
      required:
      - entity_def_id
      - uuid
      properties:
        entity_def_id:
          type: string
          enum:
          - acquisition
          - acquisition_prediction
          - address
          - award
          - category
          - category_group
          - market_insight
          - market_insight_reason
          - closure_prediction
          - current_valuation_estimate
          - degree
          - diversity_spotlight
          - event
          - event_appearance
          - fund
          - funding_prediction
          - funding_round
          - growth_insight
          - growth_prediction
          - investment
          - investor_insight
          - investor_match
          - ipo
          - ipo_prediction
          - job
          - key_employee_change
          - layoff
          - layoff_prediction
          - legal_proceeding
          - location
          - micro_category
          - remain_private_prediction
          - organization
          - org_similarity
          - product_similarity
          - ownership
          - partnership_announcement
          - person
          - press_reference
          - product
          - product_launch
          - research_insight
        image_id:
          type: string
          maxLength: 255
        permalink:
          type: string
          maxLength: 255
        uuid:
          type: string
          description: Universally Unique Identifier
          format: uuid
        value:
          type: string
          maxLength: 255
    EntityIdentifier_6:
      type: object
      description: Every entity in the system has a unique identifier that contains all necessary properties to represent it.
      required:
      - entity_def_id
      - uuid
      properties:
        entity_def_id:
          type: string
          enum:
          - acquisition
          - acquisition_prediction
          - address
          - category
          - category_group
          - closure_prediction
          - degree
          - diversity_spotlight
          - event
          - event_appearance
          - fund
          - funding_prediction
          - funding_round
          - growth_prediction
          - investment
          - ipo
          - ipo_prediction
          - job
          - layoff_prediction
          - location
          - remain_private_prediction
          - organization
          - ownership
          - person
          - press_reference
        image_id:
          type: string
          maxLength: 255
        permalink:
          type: string
          maxLength: 255
        uuid:
          type: string
          description: Universally Unique Identifier
          format: uuid
        value:
          type: string
          maxLength: 255
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuthHeader:
      type: apiKey
      name: X-cb-user-key
      in: header
externalDocs:
  description: API Reference doc
  url: https://data.crunchbase.com/docs
x-refined-from:
- crunchbase-data-advanced-financials-openapi.yml
- crunchbase-data-core-financials-openapi.yml
- crunchbase-data-firmographic-openapi.yml
- crunchbase-data-insights-openapi.yml
- crunchbase-data-predictions-insights-openapi.yml
- crunchbase-data-predictions-openapi.yml