> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pav.bio/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# List and search companies

> List the biopharma companies Pav tracks. Provide `q=` to run relevance-ranked search that matches meaning as well as exact words; omit `q=` for a filtered, paginated listing. Filter by whether the company has a tracked pipeline (`has_pipeline`).



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json get /v1/companies
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Pav Enterprise API
  description: >-
    Read-only `/v1` API over Pav's biopharma dataset: drug programs, companies,
    clinical trials, deals, patent families, FDA records, a change feed, and
    dataset stats.


    Authenticate every request with a Pav API key as a bearer token:
    `Authorization: Bearer <api_key>`. Mint a key in [Pav developer
    settings](https://app.pav.bio/settings/developer).


    All endpoints are `GET` and return JSON. List endpoints return a `{ data,
    pagination }` envelope. Pass `q=` to run relevance-ranked search that
    matches meaning as well as exact words; omit it for a filtered, paginated
    listing. Errors return `{ error: { code, message, request_id } }`.
  version: 1.2.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.pav.bio
    description: Production
  - url: /
    description: This server
security: []
tags:
  - name: programs
    description: >-
      Search and filter drug pipeline assets by company, indication, target,
      modality, phase, or free text. Includes get-by-id, similar-programs, and
      facet autocomplete.
  - name: companies
    description: >-
      Tracked biopharma companies and their pipeline ownership. List a company's
      programs and change history.
  - name: trials
    description: >-
      Search clinical trials — ClinicalTrials.gov records plus Pav
      program/company links. Relevance-ranked search when `q=` is set; filtered
      browse otherwise.
  - name: deals
    description: >-
      Biopharma deals (M&A, licensing, collaborations, options, joint ventures)
      from SEC filings and press releases, with lifecycle state, headline
      economics, and source documents.
  - name: patents
    description: >-
      US patent families from USPTO with owners linked to Pav companies, member
      applications, ownership history, and statutory term.
  - name: fda
    description: >-
      FDA records with applicants linked to Pav companies: Orange Book products,
      patents and exclusivities, Purple Book biologics, orphan designations,
      warning letters, and recalls.
  - name: changes
    description: >-
      Detected pipeline movement events per company — added and removed assets
      and phase changes — with before/after phase and detection time.
  - name: stats
    description: High-level dataset counts and facet coverage.
paths:
  /v1/companies:
    get:
      tags:
        - companies
      summary: List and search companies
      description: >-
        List the biopharma companies Pav tracks. Provide `q=` to run
        relevance-ranked search that matches meaning as well as exact words;
        omit `q=` for a filtered, paginated listing. Filter by whether the
        company has a tracked pipeline (`has_pipeline`).
      operationId: list_companies
      parameters:
        - name: q
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            anyOf:
              - type: string
              - type: 'null'
            description: >-
              Free-text query. When present, runs relevance-ranked search that
              matches meaning as well as exact words.
            examples:
              - mRNA vaccine maker
            title: Q
          description: >-
            Free-text query. When present, runs relevance-ranked search that
            matches meaning as well as exact words.
        - name: has_pipeline
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            anyOf:
              - type: boolean
              - type: 'null'
            description: Restrict to companies that do (or do not) have a tracked pipeline.
            examples:
              - true
            title: Has Pipeline
          description: Restrict to companies that do (or do not) have a tracked pipeline.
        - name: limit
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: integer
            maximum: 5000
            minimum: 1
            description: Maximum rows to return (1-5000).
            examples:
              - 50
            default: 50
            title: Limit
          description: Maximum rows to return (1-5000).
        - name: offset
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: integer
            maximum: 2000000000
            minimum: 0
            description: Zero-based row offset for paging.
            examples:
              - 0
            default: 0
            title: Offset
          description: Zero-based row offset for paging.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CompanyListResponse'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key (`unauthorized`).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
        '404':
          description: Unknown id or route (`not_found`).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
        '422':
          description: Invalid parameter (`validation_error`).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded (`rate_limited`); honor `Retry-After`.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
      security:
        - EnterpriseApiKey: []
components:
  schemas:
    CompanyListResponse:
      properties:
        data:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Company'
          type: array
          title: Data
          description: Page of company rows.
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'
          description: Pagination metadata for this page.
      type: object
      required:
        - data
        - pagination
      title: CompanyListResponse
    ErrorEnvelope:
      properties:
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorBody'
          description: Error detail. Present only on 4xx/5xx responses.
      required:
        - error
      title: ErrorEnvelope
      type: object
    Company:
      properties:
        company_id:
          type: integer
          title: Company Id
          description: Durable Pav company identifier.
          examples:
            - 412
        short_name:
          type: string
          title: Short Name
          description: Company slug, a stable readable identifier.
          examples:
            - pfizer
        name:
          type: string
          title: Name
          description: Company display name.
          examples:
            - Pfizer
        country:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Country
          description: Headquarters country, when known.
          examples:
            - United States
        asset_count:
          type: integer
          title: Asset Count
          description: Number of pipeline programs Pav tracks for this company.
          default: 0
          examples:
            - 87
        last_checked_at:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
              format: date-time
            - type: 'null'
          title: Last Checked At
          description: When Pav last read this company's pipeline (UTC).
          examples:
            - '2026-06-19T04:12:00Z'
      type: object
      required:
        - company_id
        - short_name
        - name
      title: Company
    Pagination:
      properties:
        limit:
          type: integer
          title: Limit
          description: Maximum number of rows returned for this request.
          examples:
            - 100
        offset:
          type: integer
          title: Offset
          description: Zero-based row offset applied before returning results.
          examples:
            - 0
        total:
          anyOf:
            - type: integer
            - type: 'null'
          title: Total
          description: >-
            Total matching rows across all pages. Null on relevance-ranked
            search responses and on listings requested without `include_total`.
          examples:
            - 590355
      type: object
      required:
        - limit
        - offset
      title: Pagination
    ErrorBody:
      properties:
        code:
          description: >-
            Stable, machine-readable error code (e.g. `unauthorized`,
            `not_found`, `validation_error`, `error`).
          examples:
            - not_found
          title: Code
          type: string
        message:
          description: Human-readable explanation of the error.
          examples:
            - program 999999 not found
          title: Message
          type: string
        request_id:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          default: null
          description: >-
            Correlation id echoed in the `X-Request-ID` response header. Quote
            it when contacting Pav support about a failed request.
          examples:
            - 3f2b9c1d8a7e4f6b9c0d1e2f3a4b5c6d
          title: Request Id
      required:
        - code
        - message
      title: ErrorBody
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    EnterpriseApiKey:
      type: http
      description: >-
        Use a personal or organization Pav API key from Pav developer settings.
        Send it as Authorization: Bearer <api_key>.
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: Pav API key

````