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Data Marketplace API

Public API for querying AINative's enriched business datasets. These datasets are packaged with ZeroTime products to provide day-one intelligence — pre-loaded prospects, domain intelligence, and industry benchmarks.

Base URL: https://api.ainative.studio/api/v1/public/data


Overview

DatasetRecordsDescription
SMB Directory500K+US businesses across NYC, SF, LA, Seattle, Austin
WHOIS Enrichment360+Domain intelligence — org names, infrastructure, age
Montana Livestock13Licensed auction markets (acquisition targets)
Montana Web339Crypto mining, blockchain startups, regulations
SC County Parcels97KSanta Cruz County property data

All endpoints support pagination, search, and filtering.


Authentication

Data Marketplace endpoints are public — no API key required for read access. Rate limited to 60 requests/minute.


Endpoints

GET /data/stats

Returns record counts and metadata for all available datasets.

curl https://api.ainative.studio/api/v1/public/data/stats

Response:

{
"datasets": [
{
"dataset": "smb_businesses",
"total_records": 500000,
"last_updated": "2026-06-14T02:00:00Z",
"description": "US SMB Directory — 500K+ businesses across NYC, SF, LA, Seattle, Austin"
}
],
"total_records": 597684
}

GET /data/smb-directory

Search and filter the US SMB business directory.

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
pageint1Page number
per_pageint50Results per page (max 500)
searchstringSearch business name, DBA, or category
citystringFilter by city: nyc, sf, la, seattle, austin
tech_onlyboolfalseOnly return tech/AI/SaaS companies
# Search for AI companies in San Francisco
curl "https://api.ainative.studio/api/v1/public/data/smb-directory?search=artificial+intelligence&city=sf&tech_only=true"

Response:

{
"data": [
{
"business_name": "OpenAI LLC",
"category": "Software Publishers",
"city": "San Francisco",
"state": "CA",
"is_tech": true,
"naics": "5112"
}
],
"total": 1234,
"page": 1,
"per_page": 50,
"has_more": true
}

GET /data/whois-enrichment

Query WHOIS domain intelligence — org names, registrar, infrastructure provider, domain age.

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
pageint1Page number
per_pageint50Results per page (max 500)
searchstringSearch domain or org name
infrastructurestringFilter by infra: AWS, Cloudflare, Google Cloud, Azure, GoDaddy
# Find companies using AWS infrastructure
curl "https://api.ainative.studio/api/v1/public/data/whois-enrichment?infrastructure=AWS&per_page=10"

Response:

{
"data": [
{
"domain": "stripe.com",
"org_name": "Stripe Inc",
"registrar": "Safenames Ltd",
"infrastructure": "AWS",
"domain_age_days": 11234,
"country": "US"
}
],
"total": 59,
"page": 1,
"per_page": 10,
"has_more": true
}

GET /data/montana/livestock

Montana livestock auction markets — 13 licensed markets flagged as acquisition targets.

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
searchstringSearch by name, city, or county
acquisition_targets_onlyboolfalseOnly show acquisition targets
curl "https://api.ainative.studio/api/v1/public/data/montana/livestock?acquisition_targets_only=true"

GET /data/montana/web3

Montana Web3/Crypto ecosystem — mining operations, startups, regulations, ATM operators.

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
searchstringSearch name, type, city, or description
entity_typestringFilter: bitcoin_mining, blockchain_startup, stablecoin, consulting, bitcoin_atm, regulation, legislator_champion
# Find all Bitcoin mining operations
curl "https://api.ainative.studio/api/v1/public/data/montana/web3?entity_type=bitcoin_mining"

GET /data/sc-county/parcels

Santa Cruz County property parcels — 97K properties with address, use type, zoning.

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
searchstringSearch address, APN, or use type
citystringFilter: SANTA CRUZ, WATSONVILLE, APTOS, SCOTTS VALLEY, CAPITOLA
use_typestringFilter by use description
# Find commercial properties in Santa Cruz
curl "https://api.ainative.studio/api/v1/public/data/sc-county/parcels?city=SANTA+CRUZ&search=commercial"

GET /data/seed

Get industry-relevant seed data to pre-populate a new ZeroDB project. Returns prospects from the SMB directory and WHOIS domain intelligence matching the selected industry.

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
industrystringgeneralIndustry: saas, ecommerce, finance, healthcare, realestate, general
citystringCity key: nyc, sf, la, seattle, austin
limitint500Number of prospects (10–5000)
# Get SaaS prospects in San Francisco
curl "https://api.ainative.studio/api/v1/public/data/seed?industry=saas&city=sf&limit=100"

Response:

{
"prospects": [
{
"business_name": "Acme SaaS Inc",
"category": "Software Publishers",
"city": "San Francisco",
"is_tech": true
}
],
"domains": [
{
"domain": "acme.com",
"org_name": "Acme Inc",
"infrastructure": "AWS",
"domain_age_days": 3650
}
],
"stats": {
"industry": "saas",
"city": "sf",
"prospects_count": 100,
"domains_count": 54
}
}

GET /data/industries

List available industry categories for seed data.

curl "https://api.ainative.studio/api/v1/public/data/industries"

POST /data/lead-score

Calculate a lead score (0–100) for a business prospect based on available signals.

Request body:

{
"business_name": "Acme AI Labs",
"is_tech": true,
"phone": "555-1234",
"city_key": "sf"
}
curl -X POST "https://api.ainative.studio/api/v1/public/data/lead-score" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"business_name":"Acme AI Labs","is_tech":true,"phone":"555-1234","city_key":"sf"}'

Response:

{
"score": 50.0,
"grade": "C",
"factors": {
"is_tech": true,
"has_phone": true,
"city": "sf"
}
}

Scoring factors:

FactorPointsCondition
Tech/SaaS company+30is_tech = true
Has WHOIS data+15Domain enriched
Modern infrastructure+15AWS, Cloudflare, GCP, Azure, Vercel
Has phone number+10Contact available
Top tech city+10NYC, SF, LA, Seattle, Austin
Known org name+10WHOIS org not redacted
Domain age > 2 years+10Established business

Data Refresh Schedule

DatasetFrequencySchedule
SMB DirectoryWeeklySunday 2 AM PT
WHOIS EnrichmentWeeklyWednesday 3 AM PT
Montana LivestockWeeklySunday 4 AM PT
Montana Web3WeeklySunday 4:30 AM PT
SC County ParcelsMonthly1st of month, 5 AM PT

Use Cases

ZeroPipeline (CRM) — Pre-loaded Prospects

Query /data/seed?industry=saas&city=sf on project creation to give sales teams 500+ qualified prospects on day one.

ZeroInvoice — Vendor Lookup

Search /data/smb-directory?search=<vendor_name> to auto-populate vendor details when creating invoices.

ZeroCommerce — Competitor Intelligence

Query /data/whois-enrichment?infrastructure=Cloudflare to identify competitors using similar infrastructure.

AcquireOS — Acquisition Targets

Query /data/montana/livestock?acquisition_targets_only=true for vetted acquisition targets with contact info.