Unicorn Screener

Unicorn Screener Screen Status API

The Screen Status API from Unicorn Screener — 1 operation(s) for screen status.

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GET /api/screen-status Read progress for a returned memo slug #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Unicorn Screener Agent Screen Status API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: 'Startup research for AI agents: look up existing unicorn-potential scores, resolve company identities, request a web research memo and follow its progress. Public HTTP API with no API key; usage limits apply. Scores support research and are not investment advice.'
  termsOfService: https://unicornscreener.vc/terms-and-conditions
  contact:
    name: Unicorn Screener
    url: https://unicornscreener.vc/contact
servers:
- url: https://unicornscreener.vc
security: []
tags:
- name: Screen Status
paths:
  /api/screen-status:
    get:
      operationId: getScreeningStatus
      summary: Read progress for a returned memo slug
      description: Poll a returned slug every 10 seconds with a finite timeout. running/refreshing continue; moved supplies publishedSlug to follow; ready/failed/refresh-failed are terminal. A failed refresh preserves the previous memo. Stop on unknown. Do not trigger another screening while waiting.
      parameters:
      - name: slug
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Slug returned by requestStartupMemo or publishedSlug from moved.
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Status fields vary by state.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ScreeningStatus'
        '404':
          description: No current status exists.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnknownStatus'
        '400':
          description: Invalid or missing input.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      tags:
      - Screen Status
components:
  schemas:
    UnknownStatus:
      type: object
      properties:
        state:
          type: string
          const: unknown
        slug:
          type: string
      required:
      - state
      - slug
    ScreeningStatus:
      type: object
      properties:
        state:
          type: string
          enum:
          - running
          - refreshing
          - ready
          - moved
          - failed
          - refresh-failed
        slug:
          type: string
        publishedSlug:
          type: string
        publishable:
          type: boolean
        score:
          type: number
        reason:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        startedAt:
          type: string
        step:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
        done:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        facts:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
        logoUrl:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        website:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
      required:
      - state
      - slug
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
        reason:
          type: string
          enum:
          - email
          - fingerprint
          - cookie
          - ip
        resetInSeconds:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
      required:
      - error
externalDocs:
  url: https://unicornscreener.vc/docs/ai-agents
x-provenance:
  method: harvested
  publisher: Unicorn Screener
  source: https://unicornscreener.vc/openapi.json
  note: split by refine-openapis from the provider's own published document, verified by fetch (openapi/_original/*.fetch.json);
    stamped by stamp-openapi-provenance.py (roadmap#793)