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.
Run this endpoint
Endpoint
https://scrappa.co/api/kununu/search?query=BMW
https://scrappa.co/api/kununu/search?query=BMW
x-api-key
query
= BMW
{
"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.
string
Required
Search query
BMW
integer
Optional
Max results (1-100)
10
integer
Optional
Number of results to skip (for pagination)
10
array
Optional
Country codes filter
["example"]
integer
Optional
Industry ID filter (1-44)
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
{
"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.
Unauthorized
API key is missing or invalid
{
"message": "Unauthenticated"
}
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"
}
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"
}
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.