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# Single Entity Lookup

#### Endpoint

```
POST /v1/company_report/company_search
```

[**Try it out in API Playground →**](https://api.orbitfin.ai/docs#/company/company_search_v1_company_report_company_search_post)

#### Request

**Headers**

| Name           | Type   | Required | Description        |
| -------------- | ------ | -------- | ------------------ |
| `Content-Type` | string | Yes      | `application/json` |
| `X-API-KEY`    | string | Yes      | your-api-key       |

**Request Body Parameters**

| Parameter | Type   | Required | Description                                                                                                                                                                 |
| --------- | ------ | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `name`    | string | No       | Full or partial name of the company                                                                                                                                         |
| `lei`     | string | No       | LEI (Legal Entity Identifier) is a unique 20-character code that identifies legal entities. Use this parameter in your API request to specify the entity you want to query. |
| `isin`    | string | No       | ISIN (International Securities Identification Number) code of the company's equity                                                                                          |
| `ticker`  | string | No       | Stock ticker symbol of the company's equity                                                                                                                                 |

> **Note:** At least one parameter must be provided. You can use multiple parameters to refine your search.

**Example Request**

```bash
curl -X 'POST' \
  'https://api.orbitfin.ai/v1/company_report/company_search' \
  -H 'accept: application/json' \
  -H 'X-API-KEY: <your-api-key>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "name": "NVIDIA",
  "ticker": "NVDA",
  "lei": "",
  "isin": "US67066G1040"
}'
```

#### Response

**Response Fields**

**Top-Level Fields**

| Field         | Type        | Description                                           |
| ------------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| `status_code` | integer     | HTTP status code (200 for success)                    |
| `data`        | array       | Array of company objects matching the search criteria |
| `detail`      | string/null | Additional error details (null on success)            |
| `message`     | string      | Response status message                               |

**Company Object (`data[]`)**

| Field             | Type   | Description                                    |
| ----------------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------- |
| `orbit_entity_id` | string | Unique identifier for the company entity       |
| `name`            | string | Official registered name of the company        |
| `png_logo_path`   | string | URL to the company's logo image                |
| `children`        | array  | List of securities associated with the company |

**Security Object (`data[].children[]`)**

| Field    | Type   | Description                             |
| -------- | ------ | --------------------------------------- |
| `isin`   | string | ISIN code for the specific security     |
| `ticker` | string | Ticker symbol for the specific security |

**Example Response**

```json
{
  "status_code": 200,
  "data": [
    {
      "orbit_entity_id": "1-4295914405",
      "name": "NVIDIA CORP",
      "png_logo_path": "https://ot-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/company-logos/v1/c820079af1c24e5c97dd511bcee95163.png",
      "children": [
        {
          "isin": "ARBCOM460184",
          "ticker": "NVDAm"
        },
        {
          "isin": "BRNVDCBDR008",
          "ticker": "NVDC34"
        },
        {
          "isin": "CA67080A1093",
          "ticker": "NVDA"
        },
        {
          "isin": "US67066G1040",
          "ticker": "NVDA"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "detail": null,
  "message": "Search successful"
}
```

#### Error Handling

All endpoints follow the standard error response format. When an error occurs, the API returns an appropriate HTTP status code along with a structured error response.

For detailed information about error codes, response formats, and troubleshooting guidelines, please refer to **Appendix A: Error Code Reference**.