Industry Research Suite - Market Intelligence API

Industry research report built from real sources you connect: US Census Bureau County Business Patterns (your free Census key), IBISWorld and Statista (your own keys), plus an AI executive summary from Claude, GPT, or Gemini (your own key). Delivered as JSON, Markdown, and HTML, with optional webhook delivery to Zapier, Make, or n8n.

Updated 2026-10-15: what this actor no longer does. Earlier versions showed Google Trends, US Census Bureau, and SBA sections. Those numbers were not real: Google Trends values were simulated, the Census call had stopped working (the Census API now requires a key) and was replaced with random numbers, and the SBA figures were random. Google Trends and SBA are removed. Census is back with real numbers when you add your own free Census API key (see below). Anything you request that is not available is listed under unavailableSources with the reason, and nothing is charged for it. No figure in the output is generated by this actor; every number comes from a source you connected.

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Before You Start

You bring the keys:

• Census API key (free, recommended): sign up at api.census.gov/data/key_signup.html, then click the activation link in the email. With it, the report adds US Census County Business Patterns 2023 for your industry's NAICS code, for the US or the state in location: establishments, employees, annual payroll, establishments by employee size, and the change in establishments from 2022 (computed from the two published years). Without it, the Census section is listed under unavailableSources.
• IBISWorld (optional): your IBISWorld API key, from your IBISWorld account.
• Statista (optional): your Statista API key, from your Statista account.
• AI summary (optional): an Anthropic, OpenAI, or Google AI key, matching aiProvider.

Without any key, a live run succeeds with an empty report shell that lists what each key would add, and charges no per-event fees. The AI summary uses only the figures retrieved in that run; with no source data it stays qualitative and says so.

This actor runs in Demo Mode by default. A Demo Mode run returns a labeled sample (isSample: true) that shows the output format and contains no statistics.

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Quick Start

Test with Demo Mode (free, no API key needed)

{
  "demoMode": true
}

Live run with your keys

{
  "demoMode": false,
  "industry": "Coffee Shops",
  "location": "United States",
  "dataSources": { "censusBureau": true, "ibisworld": true, "statista": true },
  "censusApiKey": "YOUR_CENSUS_KEY",
  "ibisWorldApiKey": "YOUR_IBISWORLD_KEY",
  "statistaApiKey": "YOUR_STATISTA_KEY",
  "aiSummary": true,
  "aiProvider": "claude",
  "anthropicApiKey": "YOUR_ANTHROPIC_KEY",
  "reportType": "full_report"
}

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Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
industry	string	"Digital Marketing Agencies"	The industry or business category to research
naicsCode	string	-	NAICS 2017 code; looked up from the industry name when omitted. If none matches, Census is skipped rather than guessed
location	string	"United States"	United States or a state (California, TX, Miami, FL); sets the Census geography and the AI summary focus
dataSources	object	{"censusBureau":true,"ibisworld":false,"statista":false}	Which keyed sources to query
censusApiKey	string (secret)	-	Your free Census API key
ibisWorldApiKey	string	-	Your IBISWorld API key
statistaApiKey	string	-	Your Statista API key
aiSummary	boolean	true	Write an AI executive summary (needs the key for aiProvider)
aiProvider	string	"claude"	claude, openai, or gemini
anthropicApiKey / openaiApiKey / googleApiKey	string	-	Key for the chosen AI provider
reportType	string	"full_report"	executive_summary or full_report
webhookUrl	string	-	Send the finished report to this URL
webhookPlatform	string	"custom"	zapier, make, n8n, or custom
webhookHeaders	object	-	Extra headers for the webhook request
demoMode	boolean	true	Return the labeled sample instead of running

googleTrendsTimeframe and keywords are no longer used.

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Pricing

Per-event billing, live runs only (prices on the Pricing tab), plus the standard Actor start fee:

• Source Queried: once per source that returned data (Census, IBISWorld, or Statista on your key). Google Trends and SBA were removed and are never charged.
• AI Summary Generated: once when the AI summary is produced.
• Report Exported: once when the report has content (at least one source or an AI summary).
• Webhook Delivered: once when your webhook accepts a report that has content.

Demo Mode runs, failed source calls, and failed AI calls are not charged.

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Troubleshooting

"Invalid IBISWorld API key" or "Invalid Statista API key"

The provider rejected the key. Check the key and that your plan includes API access. The run continues without that source.

"The Census API rejected the key"

Census keys work only after you click the activation link in the sign-up email. Check the key, or request a new one.

The report has no data sections

No keyed source returned data. Check unavailableSources and the run log for the reason.

How do I test without an API key?

Enable Demo Mode. It returns a labeled sample of the output format.

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