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Kununu Search

Search Kununu companies by brand name, employer keyword, or industry category and return structured employer profile matches from the DACH region.

Use the Kununu Search API to discover company review profiles before fetching deeper employer data such as employee reviews, profile details, ratings, locations, industries, benefits, and open job counts. Filter results by country or industry to build HR tech products, employer reputation dashboards, competitive research workflows, and company-review datasets.

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Kununu Search 1 credit/request

Endpoint

GET https://scrappa.co/api/kununu/search?query=BMW
Request preview GET
https://scrappa.co/api/kununu/search?query=BMW
Auth header x-api-key
Cost 1 credit/request
query = BMW
Response preview 200 OK
{
    "success": true,
    "data": [
        {
            "id": "company-uuid",
            "uuid": "company-uuid",
            "name": "Example Company",
            "slug": "example-company",
            "url": "https://www.kununu.com/de/example-company",
            "logo": "https://example.com/logo.png",
            "industry": 1,
            "searchImage": "https://example.com/search-image.jpg",
            "location": {
                "city": "Munich",
...

Parameters

Start with the required fields, then add optional filters only when your use case needs them.

Runnable path

1 required parameter needed before sending a request.

4 optional filters available.

query string Required

Search query

Example value BMW
limit integer Optional

Max results (1-100)

Example value 10
offset integer Optional

Number of results to skip (for pagination)

Example value 10
countries[] array Optional

Country codes filter

Example value ["example"]
industry integer Optional

Industry ID filter (1-44)

Example value 10

Request Examples

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => "https://scrappa.co/api/kununu/search?query=BMW",
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
    CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
    ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
    echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
    echo $response;
}
<?php

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;

$response = Http::timeout(30)
    ->withHeaders(['x-api-key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'])
    ->get('https://scrappa.co/api/kununu/search?query=BMW');

if ($response->successful()) {
    echo $response->body();
} else {
    echo "Error: " . $response->status();
}
const options = {
    method: 'GET',
    headers: {
        'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
    }
};

fetch('https://scrappa.co/api/kununu/search?query=BMW', options)
    .then(response => {
        if (!response.ok) {
            throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
        }
        return response.text();
    })
    .then(data => console.log(data))
    .catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));
const axios = require('axios');

const options = {
    method: 'GET',
    url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/kununu/search?query=BMW',
    headers: {
        x-api-key: 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
    }
};

try {
    const response = await axios(options);
    console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
    console.error('Error:', error.message);
}
require 'net/http'
require 'uri'

uri = URI.parse("https://scrappa.co/api/kununu/search?query=BMW")
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == 'https'

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri)
request['x-api-key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'

begin
    response = http.request(request)
    puts response.body
rescue => e
    puts "Error: #{e.message}"
end
import http.client
import json

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("scrappa.co")

headers = {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}

try:
    conn.request("GET", "/api/kununu/search?query=BMW", headers=headers)
    res = conn.getresponse()
    data = res.read()
    print(data.decode("utf-8"))
except Exception as e:
    print(f"Error: {e}")
finally:
    conn.close()
import requests

headers = {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}

try:
    response = requests.get('https://scrappa.co/api/kununu/search?query=BMW', headers=headers)
    response.raise_for_status()
    print(response.text)
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
    print(f"Error: {e}")
import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
import okhttp3.Request;
import okhttp3.Response;
import java.io.IOException;

public class ApiExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

        Request request = new Request.Builder()
            .url("https://scrappa.co/api/kununu/search?query=BMW")
        .addHeader("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
            .build();

        try (Response response = client.newCall(request).execute()) {
            if (response.isSuccessful()) {
                System.out.println(response.body().string());
            } else {
                System.out.println("Error: " + response.code());
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
            System.out.println("Error: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }
}
package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    "io/ioutil"
)

func main() {
    client := &http.Client{}
    req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://scrappa.co/api/kununu/search?query=BMW", nil)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("Error creating request:", err)
        return
    }
    req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")

    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("Error making request:", err)
        return
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("Error reading response:", err)
        return
    }

    fmt.Println(string(body))
}
#!/bin/bash

curl -X GET \
    -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
    "https://scrappa.co/api/kununu/search?query=BMW"
using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

class Program
{
    static async Task Main()
    {
        using var client = new HttpClient();
        client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE");

        try
        {
            var response = await client.SendAsync(new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, "https://scrappa.co/api/kununu/search?query=BMW"));
            var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
            Console.WriteLine(content);
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"Error: {ex.Message}");
        }
    }
}
import axios from 'axios';

async function run(): Promise<void> {
    try {
        const response = await axios({
            method: 'GET',
            url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/kununu/search?query=BMW',
            headers: {
        'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
            },
        });

        console.log(response.data);
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error:', error);
    }
}

void run();
use reqwest::Client;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let client = Client::new();

    let response = client
        .get("https://scrappa.co/api/kununu/search?query=BMW")
        .header("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
        .send()
        .await?;

    println!("{}", response.text().await?);

    Ok(())
}

Response Schema

Example response fields are illustrative; inspect the JSON before integrating.

Example response fields

Scan these fields before integrating.

success data meta

Common data fields

id uuid name slug
JSON Response
200 OK
{
    "success": true,
    "data": [
        {
            "id": "company-uuid",
            "uuid": "company-uuid",
            "name": "Example Company",
            "slug": "example-company",
            "url": "https://www.kununu.com/de/example-company",
            "logo": "https://example.com/logo.png",
            "industry": 1,
            "searchImage": "https://example.com/search-image.jpg",
            "location": {
                "city": "Munich",
                "countryCode": "de"
            },
            "ratings": {
                "overall": 4.2,
                "rounded": 4
            },
            "reviewCount": 150,
            "totalJobs": 25,
            "isTopCompany": true,
            "benefits": []
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "pagination": {
            "currentPage": 1,
            "totalPages": 20,
            "resultsStart": 1,
            "resultsEnd": 10,
            "totalResults": 200,
            "limit": 10,
            "offset": 0
        },
        "filters": {
            "countries": [
                "de",
                "at",
                "ch"
            ]
        },
        "duration_ms": 123.45,
        "cached": false,
        "cached_at": null
    }
}

Errors

Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.

401

Unauthorized

API key is missing or invalid

{
    "message": "Unauthenticated"
}
422

Validation Error

One or more parameters failed validation

{
    "errors": {
        "query": [
            "The search query is required."
        ],
        "offset": [
            "The offset cannot be negative."
        ],
        "industry": [
            "The industry ID cannot exceed 44."
        ],
        "countries.0": [
            "Each country must be a supported Kununu country code."
        ]
    },
    "message": "Validation failed"
}
404

Not Found

Requested offset exceeds the available results

{
    "meta": {
        "max_offset": 44,
        "total_pages": 5,
        "total_results": 45,
        "requested_offset": 1000
    },
    "error": "Page not found",
    "message": "Requested offset 1000 exceeds the available results. Total results available: 45"
}
500

Internal Server Error

Service temporarily unavailable or failed to fetch data from Kununu API

{
    "error": "Failed to fetch data from Kununu API",
    "message": "Service temporarily unavailable. Please try again."
}

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Kununu API FAQ

Answers for developers using Kununu company search data in employer review, HR tech, and company intelligence workflows.

What data does the Kununu Search API return?

The search endpoint returns matching Kununu company profiles with fields such as company name, slug, profile URL, location, industry, employer rating, review count, job count, Top Company status, and benefit labels when available.

Can I filter Kununu company search results by country?

Yes. Pass countries[] with supported Kununu market codes such as de, at, or ch to focus search results on Germany, Austria, or Switzerland.

How does Kununu Search fit with the other Kununu endpoints?

Use search to find the right company slug and profile metadata, then call the company details or reviews endpoints to retrieve deeper employer ratings, employee feedback, and profile data for that company.

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